barrassments of rhyme and measure is impossible. The attempt has been made to tell the stories in prose, preserving so much

, of either sex, who wishes to comprehend the allusions so frequently made by public speakers, lecturers, essayists, and poe

ngle in cultivated society, a key to allusions which are occasionally made ; and last of all, those in advanced life, pleasur

of all work in Olympus. He built of brass the houses of the gods; he made for them the golden shoes with which they trod th

all. He even endowed with intelligence the golden handmaidens whom he made to wait on himself. Jupiter, or Jove, (Zeus,) tho

nd men. The thunder was his weapon, and he bore a shield called Ægis, made for him by Vulcan. The eagle was his favorite bir

the lyre. He found, one day, a tortoise, of which he took the shell, made holes in the opposite edges of it, and drew cords

, declarations of war and criminal executions were postponed, friends made presents to one another and the slaves were indul

was regarded as their protector through life. On their birthdays men made offerings to their Genius, women to their Juno. A

ooted beasts of the land. But a nobler animal was wanted, and Man was made . It is not known whether the Creator made him of

mal was wanted, and Man was made. It is not known whether the Creator made him of divine materials, or whether in the earth,

s. Prometheus took some of this earth, and kneading it up with water, made man in the image of the gods. He gave him an upri

and to coin money, the means of trade and commerce. Woman was not yet made . The story (absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made

e. Woman was not yet made. The story (absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made her, and sent her to Prometheus and his brother,

r of our ancestor Prometheus, and could renew the race as he at first made it! But as we cannot, let us seek yonder temple,

stole forth, unobserved by the family, her head covered with a veil, made her way to the monument and sat down under the tr

sion, and she looked pityingly and forgivingly on her husband when he made her understand the truth.   Moore, in his Legend

tress, and calling Mercury told him to go and despatch Argus. Mercury made haste, put his winged slippers on his feet, and c

e reeds, and placing them together, of unequal lengths, side by side, made an instrument which he called Syrinx, in honor of

en the father bathed the face of his son with a powerful unguent, and made him capable of enduring the brightness of the fla

be changed into gold. Bacchus consented, though sorry that he had not made a better choice. Midas went his way, rejoicing in

he son of Gordius, a poor countryman, who was taken by the people and made king, in obedience to the command of the oracle,

and son came driving his wagon into the public square. Gordius, being made king, dedicated his wagon to the deity of the ora

hen young, had grown old together. Not ashamed of their poverty, they made it endurable by moderate desires and kind disposi

he Tyanean shepherd still shows the two trees, standing side by side, made out of the two good old people.   The story of Ba

ints, and the house being changed into a church, of which Philemon is made the parson. The following may serve as a specimen

by new intestine wheels; And, what exalts the wonder more. The number made the motion slower; The flier, though’t had leaden

raining the bow against his knee, he attached the string, and, having made ready, shot the arrow with its barbed point right

other, you have been cruel in your fondness to your son. I would have made him immortal, but you have frustrated my attempt.

first set out, and stood by the banks of the River Cyane, where Pluto made himself a passage with his prize to his own domin

n indistinct murmur coming up as out of the depths of the stream: and made haste to escape to the nearest bank. The voice sa

This was enough to prevent her complete release; but a compromise was made , by which she was to pass half the time with her

r the sex, and resolved to live unmarried. He was a sculptor, and had made with wonderful skill a statue of ivory, so beauti

s of his brother, and direful prodigies following his brother’s death made him feel as if the gods were hostile to him. He t

e the stagnant air, and as she felt drowsiness creeping over her, she made her escape, and returned by her bow the way she c

haring with her the delights of her situation, preyed on her mind and made her begin to feel her palace as but a splendid pr

upon the mountains. The sisters, not satisfied with this reply, soon made her confess that she had never seen him. Then the

us you repay my love? After having disobeyed my mother’s commands and made you my wife, will you think me a monster and cut

e’s own.     His wedded bride, by holiest vow Pledged in Olympus, and made known     To mortals by the type which now     Ha

rians dipped their pitchers in the fountain, and the ingushing waters made a sound, than the glittering serpent raised his h

erpent. Such a block would have shaken the wall of a fortress, but it made no impression on the monster. Cadmus next threw h

m to take the dragon’s teeth and sow them in the earth. He obeyed. He made a furrow in the ground, and planted the teeth, de

ed to the country of the Enchelians, who received them with honor and made Cadmus their king. But the misfortunes of their c

and died in the very act of supplication! How often, while the priest made ready for sacrifice, the victim fell, struck down

— Hero and Leander. Nisus and Scylla. Minos, king of Crete, made war upon Megara. Nisus was king of Megara, and Sc

phs. Echo by her talk contrived to detain the goddess till the nymphs made their escape. When Juno discovered it, she passed

Clytie. Clytie was a water-nymph and in love with Apollo, who made her no return. So she pined away, sitting all day

e and rent it in pieces, she then touched the forehead of Arachne and made her feel her guilt and shame. She could not endur

depicted her creation of the olive tree: — “Amongst these leaves she made a Butterfly, With excellent device and wondrous s

s too late. The terror of the people and grief of the attendants soon made Niobe acquainted with what had taken place. She c

veins ceased to convey the tide of life. Her neck bent not, her arms made no gesture, her foot no step. She was changed to

stone the gods have changed her, but in vain; The sculptor’s art has made her breathe again.” Tragic as is the story of Ni

s the story of Niobe, we cannot forbear to smile at the use Moore has made of it in Rhymes on the Road: — “’Twas in his car

dissolved all engagements, as death itself would have done.” Phineus made no reply, but hurled his javelin at Perseus, but

gratitude of the people for their deliverance was so great that they made Œdipus their king, giving him in marriage their q

a compound of the lion and the goat, and the hind part a dragon’s. It made great havoc in Lycia, so that the king, Iobates,

rs” arose, to describe any species of communication which a person is made the bearer of, containing matter prejudicial to h

a special favorite of the gods, gave him his daughter in marriage and made him his successor on the throne. At last Bellerop

n his winged steed, but Jupiter sent a gadfly which stung Pegasus and made him throw his rider, who became lame and blind in

e, Or nature there, imposing on her sons, Has written fables; man was made a lie.” Vol. II, p. 12. Pegasus, being the horse

ater writers tell of an army of Pygmies which finding Hercules asleep made preparations to attack him, as if they were about

ty of their family. Jason was pleased with the thought, and forthwith made preparations for the expedition. At that time the

e eastern end of the sea, and landed at the kingdom of Colchis. Jason made known his message to the Colchian king, Æetes, wh

their vessel before Æetes the king could arrest their departure, and made the best of their way back to Thessaly, where the

h the air, drawn by flying serpents. She ascended it, and borne aloft made her way to distant regions, where potent plants g

ts here for a good purpose, but not so in another instance, where she made them the instruments of revenge. Pelias, our read

: of the huntress-heroine, triumphing in the blood of her lovers, she made a lioness, and of her lord and master a lion, and

at Hippolyta had acted treacherously, slew her, and taking her girdle made sail homewards. Another task enjoined him was to

ntimate nature, yet it originated in the midst of arms. Pirithous had made an irruption into the plain of Marathon, and carr

ting them at one end with a rivet, and sharpening the other ends, and made a pair of compasses. Dædalus was so envious of hi

, attesting the river Styx, terrible to the gods themselves. Then she made known her request. The god would have stopped her

trated and begged him not to oppose the god. Their remonstrances only made him more violent. But now the attendants returned

Ariadne sat lamenting her fate, Bacchus found her, consoled her, and made her his wife. As a marriage present he gave her a

lds the serpent.   Spenser alludes to Ariadne’s crown, though he has made some mistakes in his mythology. It was at the wed

    That Theseus her unto his bridal bore,     Then the bold Centaurs made that bloody fray     With the fierce Lapiths whic

nd had his eye upon her a moment before, Neptune changed her form and made her assume that of a fisherman busy at his occupa

arms, sprang from a cliff into the sea. The gods, out of compassion, made her a goddess of the sea, under the name of Leuco

d it, and filled it with fragrant flowers. Plenty adopted my horn and made it her own, and called it ‘Cornucopia.’”   The an

the form of a snake because of its winding, and of a bull because it made a brawling or roaring in its course. When the riv

made a brawling or roaring in its course. When the river swelled, it made itself another channel. Thus its head was horned.

of his son, and wreaked his vengeance on the innocent workmen who had made the thunderbolt. These were the Cyclopes, who hav

k Admetus performed by the assistance of his divine herdsman, and was made happy in the possession of Alcestis. But Admetus

    In whom no good they saw, And yet unwittingly, in truth,     They made his careless words their law. “And day by day mo

a. Ulysses gave Penelope her choice, to stay or go with him. Penelope made no reply, but dropped her veil over her face. Ica

was seen by the shepherd Aristæus, who was struck with her beauty and made advances to her. She fled, and in flying trod upo

places in the wall. See Tennyson’s poem of Amphion for an amusing use made of this story. Linus. Linus was the instruc

rchin Cupid having dared to laugh at the queer face which the goddess made while playing, Minerva threw the instrument indig

tes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto’s cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek.” Chapter XXV.

are that his fortunes should not suffer by his inactive life, for she made his flock increase, and guarded his sheep and lam

the maiden by violence. Her father, incensed at this conduct, having made Orion drunk, deprived him of his sight and cast h

ge their form, and Jupiter in pity turned them into pigeons, and then made them a constellation in the sky. Though their num

ne, which on being struck emits a metallic sound, that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predisposed t

sel’s sail, and taking his instrument compacted of numerous pipes, he made the hills and the waters echo the music of his so

en sought as a bride by numerous suitors, and before her decision was made known, they all, at the suggestion of Ulysses, on

d Iphigenia, enveloped in a cloud, was carried to Tauris, where Diana made her priestess of her temple.   Tennyson, in h

  Slowly, — and — nothing more.” The wind now proving fair the fleet made sail and brought the forces to the coast of Troy.

from it, he called on them to proceed at once to the field. Agamemnon made a suitable reply, laying all the blame on Ate, th

nt forth to battle inspired with a rage and thirst for vengeance that made him irresistible. The bravest warriors fled befor

ierced through the shield of Æneas, but glanced near his shoulder and made no wound. Then Æneas seized a stone, such as two

no pause or abatement of their grief. The next day preparations were made for the funeral solemnities. For nine days the pe

tis his mother had dipped him when an infant in the river Styx, which made every part of him invulnerable except the heel by

rse, he told them that it was a propitiatory offering to Minerva, and made so huge for the express purpose of preventing its

b and sacrificing upon it, according to the rites of the ancients, he made himself known to his sister Electra, and soon aft

ds. The two friends were seized and carried bound to the temple to be made victims. But the priestess of Diana was no other

ers who they were, Iphigenia disclosed herself to them, and the three made their escape with the statue of the goddess, and

e his fate. The Erinyes brought forward their accusation, and Orestes made the command of the Delphic oracle his excuse. Whe

turn from Troy to his own kingdom Ithaca. From Troy the vessels first made land at Ismarus, city of the Ciconians, where, in

eir brains. He proceeded to devour them with great relish, and having made a hearty meal, stretched himself out on the floor

ered friends, and effect his escape with his surviving companions. He made his men prepare a massive bar of wood cut by the

ized two more of Ulysses’ companions and dashed their brains out, and made his evening meal upon them as he had on the other

that Ulysses and his men should not escape with them. But Ulysses had made his men harness the rams of the flock three abrea

n the shape of Mentor accompanied him and governed all his movements, made him repel her allurements, and when no other mean

the clothes which he wore as those which her maidens and herself had made ) from whom he received those garments. He told th

and the capture and conflagration of the city were the result, Æneas made his escape from the scene of destruction, with hi

houlders. Thus burdened, leading his son and followed by his wife, he made the best of his way out of the burning city; but,

eir future course, and having vented her wrath flew away. The Trojans made haste to leave the country, and next found themse

and lived in constant fear of the Cyclopes. While he spoke Polyphemus made his appearance; a terrible monster, shapeless, va

d the golden branch, at sight of which Charon’s wrath relaxed, and he made haste to turn his bark to the shore, and receive

heer and adorn life by their discoveries in the useful arts, and have made their memory blessed by rendering service to mank

explaining the plan of creation. The Creator, he told him, originally made the material of which souls are composed of the f

hat they are not fit to be intrusted with human bodies, and these are made into brute animals, lions, tigers, cats, dogs, mo

moves attended With all of brave and excellent and fair         That made the old time splendid.” Milton also alludes to

and Euryalus. In the meanwhile Turnus had collected his bands and made all necessary preparations for the war. Juno sent

ce of Æneas and surprise the Trojan camp. Accordingly the attempt was made , but the Trojans were found on their guard, and h

l be mine,” said Iulus, “and all that I have promised to you shall be made good to her, if you do not return to receive it.”

the enemy as they could without exciting alarm. In one tent Euryalus made prize of a helmet brilliant with gold and plumes.

Volscens hailed the two, and demanded who and whence they were. They made no answer, but plunged into the wood. The horseme

Evander into Italy. The poet says of him with simple pathos which has made the words proverbial, “He fell, unhappy, by a wou

ning every way to meet them. At last, after Mezentius had three times made the circuit, Æneas threw his lance directly at th

tants. Isis showed them first the use of wheat and barley, and Osiris made the instruments of agriculture and taught men the

anization, and taught them how to worship the gods. After he had thus made the valley of the Nile a happy country, he assemb

eturn. He then caused a box or chest to be brought in, which had been made to fit exactly the size of Osiris, and declared t

t burying place of the nation, and the spot to which pilgrimages were made from all parts of the country. A temple of surpas

hapels and a court for exercise, was assigned to him. Sacrifices were made to him, and once every year, about the time when

neid we have taken the story of Æneas, was one of the great poets who made the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus so celebr

at element is not to be wondered at. We accordingly find that a cloth made of the skin of salamanders (for there really is s

envelopes. These fire-proof cloths were actually produced, said to be made of salamander’s wool, though the knowing ones det

Puranas (the scriptures of the modern Hindu religion) no allusion is made to the original power of this god as a destroyer;

for it was without human beings. They therefore took an ash tree and made a man out of it, and they made a woman out of an

s. They therefore took an ash tree and made a man out of it, and they made a woman out of an elder, and called the man Aske

of all fraud and mischief. His name is Loki. He is handsome and well made , but of a very fickle mood and most evil disposit

eeded in chaining him. He broke the strongest fetters as if they were made of cobwebs. Finally the gods sent a messenger to

bwebs. Finally the gods sent a messenger to the mountain spirits, who made for them the chain called Gleipnir. It is fashion

chain called Gleipnir. It is fashioned of six things, viz., the noise made by the footfall of a cat, the beards of women, th

arently slight ribbon, he suspected their design, fearing that it was made by enchantment. He therefore only consented to be

nd another the whole night was lost, so that at dawn the work had not made the usual progress. The man, seeing that he must

g his mallet launched it with such force at the giant’s skull that it made a deep dint in it. Skrymir, awakening, cried out,

all Thor’s efforts, only one of his feet lifted up, seeing which Thor made no further attempt. “This trial has turned out,”

lt find three glens, one of them remarkably deep. These are the dints made by thy mallet. I have made use of similar illusio

them remarkably deep. These are the dints made by thy mallet. I have made use of similar illusions in the contests you have

those within are encompassed by the flames.” Many attempts have been made by Celtic writers to shake the testimony of the R

ny , “by a word in their language, which means ‘heal-all,’ and having made solemn preparation for feasting and sacrifice und

ends landed on the island of Iona in the year of our Lord 563, having made the passage in a wicker boat covered with hides.

or than that of the mere reading. In the telling, an attempt has been made to approach the original tales as they may have e

sions, also, to suit the immaturity of the pupils, but none have been made without careful consideration, and it is believed

, it is hoped that the judicious will still not disapprove of the use made of the material on the subject. The poetry select

. When the farmer sowed the seeds in the field, it was a goddess that made the green stalks come up and be fruitful. The tre

ho helped men to do whatever was beautiful and brave and useful. They made men merry and mischievous and clever and happy. T

was one of his sisters. She was the stately and beautiful goddess who made the fields grow green and yield their crops. Nowa

loved. But the murmur was not like that of earthly rivers. Somehow it made her shudder and shrink back, for it seemed to be

n earth. There were columns, all of gold, and statues of rare beauty, made each of one precious stone; there were flowers ma

s of rare beauty, made each of one precious stone; there were flowers made of jewels, and birds which seemed to fly: but all

hough she would eat nothing and often wept for her mother, Proserpina made the grim old palace seem a very different place,

ade, But not one biding trace impress    Of all the darkness that she made ;    The greater soul that draweth thee    Hath le

, for he thought of what Prometheus had said of the danger. He almost made up his mind not to take the gift; then he opened

she would think. “What evil can there be in so blessed a box? It has made the whole world happy. It must be good.” Then she

s began to sputter and go out, nor could the torches by any effort be made to burn well. “Bring other torches,” cried Orpheu

into the kingdom of Pluto. The moment he appeared, a host of monsters made a rush at him. As they came near, Orpheus began t

p behind him. He could hear her gentle breathing. The joy and delight made him forget all else. “It is true, after all,” he

brilliant stars. Orpheus with his Lute. Orpheus, with his lute, made trees, And the mountain-tops that freeze,        

plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun and showers         There had made a lasting spring. Everything that heard him play

e. Armed with his bow and arrows, and with a club that he himself had made of a wild olive tree which he tore up by the root

his life. Then Jupiter, who loves heroes, took him up to Olympus and made him divine, and he became the special protector a

bride. When he returned with her to Thessaly, the people feasted and made merry and were glad. All loved Alcestis from the

t before him. The strong man even crowned his head with garlands, and made merry in the house of mourning. But while he was

Thy doves be bought and sold!” * * * * * * “O maiden, in mine image made !    O grace that shouldst endure! While temples f

— Pygmalion was a sculptor of the isle of Cyprus. He is said to have made an image of a maiden which was so beautiful that

hrodite) to give life to the image. By her grace, accordingly, it was made into a live woman, whom, then, Pygmalion married.

eak to control the horses and he burned to be able to say that he had made the dizzy ride. At last Helios led him to the hal

beneath him he saw the earth spread out like a great map. The height made him dizzy. He dropped the reins and clung to the

ought, would he easy if she were without her son Perseus, so the king made a plan to be rid of him. On a certain feast-day a

ound the palace of the Gorgons. Putting on the helmet of Pluto, which made him invisible, he went in; but he walked backward

the big fellow, but Atlas grew more and more enraged. When at last he made a move toward the hero and would have crushed him

h sacrifices were offered to the gods of Ocean, and preparations were made for a great feast of thanksgiving. But Perseus sa

re — stone. Thus Danaë was saved. The people of the island would have made Perseus king in the place of Polydectes, but he r

t the stone was firm. Ten ordinary men could hardly have moved it. He made a third trial. The muscles of his body stood out

o the bedroom. Now, Procrustes had only one bed for strangers, and he made them all fit it. If they were too long to lie in

lives in a great and mysterious building called the Labyrinth. It is made up of curving halls and blind ways, of winding st

nized, among these poor people. He helped them tend their flocks, and made the wild creatures of the glens his friends, and

from all the ships. Thus the fighting began. But next day a truce was made . Ulysses, the wise warrior, and King Menelaus cam

, the daughter of a priest of Apollo. All captives in those days were made slaves, and in dividing up the spoils Chryseis ha

harm, even though you shall anger Agamemnon himself.” Then the priest made known how Agamemnon had offended Apollo by insult

is share of the spoil of battle, and, as king, he demanded that it be made good; and when Achilles, with violent words, rebu

camp. But near the shore a curious thing was found — a gigantic horse made of wood and leather. The body was supported high

to Neptune, the god of ocean, and it seemed plain that the Greeks had made this monster in honor of Neptune, so that they mi

of joy. “Tell us about this horse,” continued King Priam. “Why was it made , and why is it so large?” “I will tell you all,”

urn in a few weeks. This great wooden horse is an offering which they made to Minerva before setting out. It was built large

w to let in the monster, so the wall was torn down and a great breach made to admit it. Three times the shaking horse stuck

ast of his sons died with him. His daughters were taken captive to be made slaves. When morning came, the beautiful city of

Ho, Cyclops, you who eat the strangers within your gates, Jupiter has made you pay well for your cruelty.” In his rage Polyp

words, the men rowed back to the rest of the fleet. All set sail and made haste to leave that land. After this they voyaged

the hungry men took the chance, killed some of the sacred beasts, and made a hearty meal of them. A few days later the weath

Minerva took off the disguise she had put upon Ulysses, and the hero made himself known. With tears of joy the young man fl

ell her who he was, but he wished even more to punish the men who had made her miserable; so, because of the talkative maids

ed next, but could not bend it in the least. Then Antinoüs had a fire made , and over it he melted some lard with which he ru

e Sun, 230. (See Helios). Palla΄dium. Trojan statue of Minerva which made the city impregnable; carried off by Ulysses and

Hephaestus. Son of Jupiter. The lame workman and genius of the gods; made Pandora and the wonderful box, 47; made the armor

rkman and genius of the gods; made Pandora and the wonderful box, 47; made the armor of Achilles, 193. 1. From John Stua

ings, so that they might not be recognized. The people of Greece, who made up all the stories I am going to tell you, believ

ou; for she was selfish and jealous, and, like all such people, often made herself and others very unhappy. She had one grea

ed toward Callisto by taking away her human form, but now Jupiter had made her and her son far greater than human beings. Sh

ng about the frogs into his tale. As he had not liked them at all, he made them seem very bad and ugly; but that is no reaso

there lay a little rowboat without any oars; and the ripples of water made soft music as they plashed against its sides. The

ordered the poor mother to leave the island at once; and, although it made Latona very sad to go from the home where she had

e hills, the face in the pool seemed touched with a golden light that made it more beautiful than ever; and at night, when D

n her spare moments she amused herself by doing just such work as had made Arachne famous, — embroidery in wool, or tapestry

, was forced to admit that Arachne had won the contest. But this only made her wrath the greater; and when Arachne saw the l

attle. The people were then very happy; and you may be sure that they made a great ado over Apollo, so that he left the coun

ou how wonderful his arrows were. Some of them were sharp-pointed and made of shining gold, and whoever was pierced by one o

hese at once fell deeply in love. But the other arrows were blunt and made of dull lead, and, strange to say, they made peop

er arrows were blunt and made of dull lead, and, strange to say, they made people hate one another. You will hear, in a mome

e people hate one another. You will hear, in a moment, what use Cupid made of these curious arrows of his. When Apollo met C

he fell deeply in love with her; and just as quickly, Daphne had been made to hate Apollo, and she turned to flee from him i

prayer and gave him leave to lead Eurydice back with him to earth. He made one condition, however, — that Orpheus must not l

him dearly, and tried to show their gratitude for the sweet music he made for them. They did, indeed, comfort him, and he l

er again be parted. ——— Orpheus with His Lute Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze,     Bow

sic, plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun and showers     There had made a lasting spring.     Everything that heard him p

ly monsters. Instead of skin, they had large scales; their hands were made of brass; but most horrible of all, in place of h

turned to stone, and the thought of what would probably happen to him made him so sad that he could not keep the tears from

h, they readily consented. Pluto lent him his wonderful helmet, which made the wearer invisible; Minerva gave her shield whi

one day, when he had been away from home for many hours, she suddenly made up her mind to go down to earth and see the maide

her servants, Argus, to watch the cow. And a very good watchman Argus made ; for he had a hundred eyes, and no matter how tir

arshy banks. Then he gave a deep sigh, and his breath among the reeds made a soft, murmuring sound, like music. Pan was so c

that he fastened some of the hollow reeds together with wax, and thus made a musical pipe, which he named Syrinx, in memory

s was sound asleep, with all his eyes closed. With his magic wand, he made the slumber sounder, and then cut off the head wi

he side of the river Nile, and thought her so fair and good that they made her their queen. She lived happily for many years

queen saw this, she hit upon a new plan for making him unhappy, — she made him a slave to the king of Argos. Nothing could h

or Hercules to bear than slavery; for he had a restless spirit, which made him chafe night and day under the chains that bou

ed Daedalus, who was highly honored by all the people of the city. He made beautiful statues and carvings of all kinds, and

able young boy, who was anxious to learn to do those things which had made his uncle famous. Daedalus became the boy’s teach

self into trouble by interfering with the king’s household, and Minos made both father and son prisoners on the island. Daed

ir king severely for this cruel act, had not something happened which made them forget all about the young prince of Crete.

nd to speak with him, and felt pained at the thought of the war which made him her enemy. If only she could fly out of the g

sed his eyes and seemed to see the body of his murdered boy, and that made him as hard and cruel as ever. Standing by the ki

means cloud, and there was something about the fair young queen that made one think of soft, pink and gold-edged clouds on

l, Ino, who was very much in love with the king. Ino was a witch, who made the king forget all about his wife Nephele, and b

e seized a large stone and hurled it into the midst of his foes. This made them turn from Jason against one another, for eac

uts. Again she gave him a drug, to put the dragon to sleep, and Jason made his way alone into the dark wood. He had not gone

y woods and waters, only, Gave him their sweet companionship,     And made his hours less lonely. Then part thy mantle, fri

behind him, looked almost like the waves on which it floated. He was made the god of the fishermen; and, remembering his ow

pretend to grant his wish. In her heart she hated Scylla, and she had made up her mind to do something very cruel. She hande

quoits were flat circular discs about twelve inches across; they were made of iron or some other heavy substance. The player

e side of his dead friend, and wept and moaned, so that it would have made you cry, too, if you had seen him. Then, at last,

seem like an image; the rosy sunset gave the marble a soft tinge that made it look like real flesh. The mouth was half open,

ourse; for Venus had not only turned the marble to life, she had also made Galatea return the sculptor’s great love. Pygmali

emember reading in another story how Pan, the god of the woods, first made the flute from the reeds that grew by the river.

flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle; A gown made of the finest wool, Which from our pretty lambs w

re very few of the references in the following pages which I have not made myself directly from the originals. It will also

m the nature of my works, I feel myself interested. As our silence is made an argument against us, it becomes every author t

that sum bears little proportion to what the proprietors have already made by it, and the copyright has yet twenty years to

sea ; Palæmôn was probably in its origin Halæmôn, and the change was made after the institution of the Isthmian games. Page

origin the following legend was related. A Samian named Elpis, having made a voyage to Africa, saw as he was one day on the

ther, resolving to halt and give battle at the spot where the line he made of them should terminate. These instances may suf

at the fables of heathenism were only a distortion of the revelations made to man by the true God ; and, at the present day,

r, Ward and some others, with the various translations that have been made from the Sanscrit, present a large mass of materi

r, began to be employed63. It was thus that the wine-god Dionysos was made one with the sun-god Helios, and this last again,

s dominion had been Crete, where he died and was buried, after having made five progresses through the world, all whose king

he says, that she was the first who reduced gallantry to an art, and made a trade of it, that she might not appear more wan

devoured. When Zeus was grown up, he and the other children of Kronos made war on their father and the Titans. The scene of

o classes of gods. Imitation is also everywhere to be traced. Zeus is made to mutilate Kronos as Kronos did Uranos160. The l

f, his chariot and his horses, were received into a magic cup or boat made by Hephæstos, which, aided by the current, convey

ation Selene is the sister of Helios, but another view of the subject made her his daughter, he being the source of her ligh

his daughter, he being the source of her light252; while a third view made her the mother by him of the four Seasons253. In

ny291 this goddess is the daughter of Perses and Asteria. Bacchylides made her a daughter of Night, and Musæus gave her Zeus

owed with intelligence360 ; his tripods could move of themselves ; he made the golden shoes, or rather soles (πέιλα)361 with

gods386. A very ancient tradition, however, (for it occurs in Hesiod) made the isle of Crete the scene of the birth of the m

festival named the Diasia was held at Athens, in which offerings were made to Zeus, the Mild or Appeased, (μειλίχιος)411, an

in Arcadia under the title of Hippios426. One legend of that country made him the sire of the steed Areiôn427; and another

hearth, on which the sacred fire flamed, and where the offerings were made to Hestia497. In that of Athens there was a statu

ent from the enmity of Hera, who also, as shall hereafter be related, made Io, Semele, Alcmena and other women, pay dear for

ught on board. Interror the pirates carried it back to the shore, and made an offering of cakes to appease it. They then dep

the meat, and on what tree he sat. They then cut down that tree, and made an image from it. It is probable that the other c

combination of two such mythes ; for beauty might naturally have been made the spouse of the god from whose workshop proceed

of them. One thing is remarkable concerning them, that they were all made of the various metals ; no wood, or stone, or any

owed with automatism. All the habitations of the gods on Olympos were made by Hephæstos, and were all composed of metal ; as

were all composed of metal ; as also were their chariots and arms. He made armour for Achilleus and other mortal heroes569.

olchis were the gift of Hephæstos to Æetes’ father Helios571 ; and he made for Alcinoös, king of the Phæacians, the gold and

Apollo and Artemis, and soon Niobe was by the arrows of these deities made a childless mother, and stiffened into stone with

assigned to her correspond with this hypothesis ; for light, which is made to spring from darkness, may, in a reversed order

2. When however, in subsequent times, heroes and heroic families were made to derive their lineage from the residents of Oly

urn ; and the indignant deity, unable to recall what he had bestowed, made it useless by depriving her predictions of credit

f Amyclæ, was playing one day at discus-throwing with the god. Apollo made a great cast, and Hyacinthos running too eagerly

s a love-shunning maiden became the prevalent one687, the goddess was made to fly the pursuit of Alpheios688. The legend at

t parents. In the Orphic poems he was the son of Kronos766. Sappho767 made him the offspring of Heaven and Earth, while Simo

f the god in their city was of plain stone, but Praxiteles afterwards made for them one of Pcntelican marble of rare beauty7

r its birth, and fancy must always have a large share in the attempts made to develope its secret and real nature. All, ther

counts like this are very suspicious, and the later Greeks would have made little scruple about coining a term if they wante

f the Alpheios in the Peloponnese. He there fed and stalled the kine, made a fire, killed, cut up, and dressed two of them,

kine, made a fire, killed, cut up, and dressed two of them, and even made black-puddings of their blood, and then thriftily

erce858 ; and the skill and eloquence employed in commercial dealings made him to be the god of eloquence, artifice, and ing

of whom if the stranger could obtain the nursing her fortune would be made . The goddess bowed her thanks, and the princesses

ut four months. The vanity of the people of the hungry soil of Attica made them pretend that corn was first known and agricu

promises of more splendid and abundant sacrifices and offerings were made to them, their virtue might not be adequate to re

Aœde, Melete, and Arche (Beginning) 932. Alcman and some other poets made the Muses the daughters of Heaven and Earth933. T

med ‘Hebe's Wedding,’ where the gods appeared as thorough bon-vivans, made the seven Muses the daughters of Pieros and Pimpl

ildren of the year, and their number was increased to twelve962. Some made them seven or ten in number963. The Horæ seem to

ere the daughters of Helios and Ægle (Splendour) ; and Hermesianax981 made Peitho (Persuasion) one of their number. In Nonnu

rmed by Hermes in the Odyssey, in which poem there is not any mention made of Iris. Homer gives not the slightest hint of wh

, whether as mother or nurse was uncertain. The image of this goddess made by Bupalos for the Smyrnæans had a hemisphere (πό

an. The gods, who live at ease, then hated him, and the son of Kronos made him blind ; nor was he long-lived, since he was o

ortal, but now they both are gods.’ Again1089, ‘gold-tressed Dionysos made blond Ariadne the daughter of Minôs his blooming

blond Ariadne the daughter of Minôs his blooming spouse, and Kroniôn made her ageless and immortal.’ Far perhaps inferior i

pirates were sailing by, who when they espied him jumped on shore and made him captive, thinking him to be of royal birth. T

hymn above-cited. The Egyptians had fabled that their god Osiris had made a progress through the world, to instruct mankind

ve Indian, who, having taught the art of wine-making in that country, made a conquering expedition through the world, to ins

h form Hermes conveyed him to the nymphs of Nysa, who were afterwards made the Hyades, and by whom he was reared. When he gr

he taught a man named Icarios the culture of the vine. Icarios having made wine, gave of it to some shepherds, who thinking

ns a beautiful maiden named Amaltheia, he became enamoured of her. He made her mistress of the adjacent fruitful country, wh

ry of the Christian æra, that Nonnus, a native of Panopolis in Egypt, made the history of Dionysos the subject of a poem, co

riginally of coextensive power with him, was gradually restricted and made a god of cattle alone, so Dionysos may have been

Musæos, Eumolpos, Orpheus, and that which was called the Minyas, were made public ; in all of which were scattered new fable

nd the cypress were considered sacred to her ; as from the former she made the pipes, and Attis was said to have been change

honour1142. As the Greeks had confounded her with Rhea, so the Latins made her one with their Ops, the goddess of the earth1

ite them to enter his service : they consented, and with their aid he made himself master of Egypt. He assigned them a settl

166, Pan and Arcas were the children of Zeus and Callisto. Aristippus made Pan the offspring of Zeus and the nymph Œneïs1167

It is amusing to read how all the attributes of the Arcadian god were made to accord with this notion. “Pan,” says Servius11

ve ; and by Virgil1215 bees are placed under his care. Fishermen also made offerings to him as the deity presiding over the

bee happened to come to Rhœcos as he was playing at draughts, and he made a rough reply. This so incensed the Nymph that sh

ather, and the Hamadryades conceived a strong affection for her. They made her their playfellow, and taught her to dance and

he head carry it about ; and the head with the horns is like the lyre made from the tortoise1244 ’ The word Nymph (νύμϕη) se

welt with his mother and royal father in a golden house.’ Later poets made him his father’s trumpeter. He was also multiplie

3 that he built and steered the Argo, and that during the voyage Zeus made him a god of the sea. Glaucos, we are told1274, s

er arms, sprang from a cliff into the sea. The gods out of compassion made her a goddess of the sea under the name of Leucot

nsferred the wonders of other mythic cycles to the West-sea, which he made the scene of his hero's adventures. It is a quest

t respecting the size of the Cyclopes in general, but every effort is made to give an exaggerated idea of that of Polyphemos

ident personifications of storms and of volcanic eruptions. Typhôn is made the sire of the Chimæra, Echidna, and other monst

ized one of them and killed and dressed him for dinner. The other two made their escape, pursued by the Læstrygonians, who w

us, whom by her magic art she changed into a bird1368. Another legend made her the mother of Faunus by the god of the sea136

e ancients, who were so anxious to localise all the wonders of Homer, made the straits of Messina the abode of Scylla and Ch

es of the fleets of king Solomon1436. It also appears that the Greeks made voyages to both the East and the West ; for the n

n his didactic poem the following venerable mythe1439. The gods first made the golden race of men, who were in the time when

are the bestowers of wealth. Such is their regal honour1440. The gods made a second far inferior race, called the silver rac

e to the gods. Zeus in indignation put a period to the race. Zeus now made a third, the brazen race of men, unlike the silve

d makes these races separate creations : the two first, he says, were made by the gods, the three last by Zeus, who attained

second or silver race. Earth covers each race before its successor is made . Aratus expressly says that the golden were the p

a state of innocence ; and the original framer of the mythe probably made the silver and brazen races, instead of successiv

ile it lived, and that it should be called Man (Homo), because it was made of earth (humus)1475. On the story of Prometheus

no gifts from Zeus, dazzled with her charms took her to his house and made her his wife. The evil effects of this imprudent

destroy the brazen race of men, Deucaliôn by the advice of his father made himself an ark (λὰρνακα), and putting provisions

th of the Mosaic account of the Deluge. Another Grecian tradition1504 made Ogyges (also a personification of water1505 ) to

ce, but the accounts remaining of him are very scanty. The historians made him a king of Attica or Bœotia. Deucaliôn was reg

er people. The names of rivers, mountains, and other natural objects, made persons, also largely contribute to swell the amo

s tasks which the haughty insolent king Pelias had imposed on him. He made her his spouse, and she bore to the ‘shepherd of

of Pelias, and deceived his daughters as above related1548. She then made the appointed signal to Iasôn, who landed and too

ease by sacrificing to Demeter and the Lemnian nymphs ; and that Zeus made love to her, but she would not hearken to his sui

on Mount Pelion, and Acastos taking his famous sword, which had been made by Hephæstos, and hiding it under the cowdung, we

that Hera herself selected Peleus for her spouse1567. Cheirôn, being made aware of the will of the gods, advised Peleus to

till, on his prayer to Zeus for relief, he was raised to the sky and made the constellation of the Bowman1598. It is the op

unt. In aftertimes, when the vanity of the different states of Greece made them send their national heroes to every war and

the incursions of the Illyrians, were told by the oracle that if they made Cadmos and Harmonia their leaders they should be

eians are spoken of more than once1628, the slightest allusion is not made to Cadmos ; in the Odyssey1629 the sea-goddess In

rtion of the Pelasgian race, and that in the usual manner the god was made a mortal king1637. We must confess that this inge

n should be hidden in the earth, and a brazen figure of that image be made , and bound with iron to the rock, and that then t

f of Moluris near Corinth into the sea. The gods took pity on her and made her a sea-goddess under the name of Leucothea, an

ived as a maid-servant unknown in the house of Athamas. Here Themisto made her the confidant of her design to destroy Ino's

While there he was descried by his mother and aunts, to whom Dionysos made him appear to be a wild beast, and he was torn to

e. Agaue (Illustrious) is an epithet of Persephone, who may have been made a heroine, as Thebes was a principal seat of the

they lay in blood, and there was none To bury them, for Kronides had made The people stones ; but on the tenth the gods Cel

ans. By Homer1673 Antiope is called the daughter of Asopos, and Asios made her the wife of Epopeus at the time of her concep

ces brought the guilt home to Œdipûs. Iocasta, on the discovery being made , ended her days by a cord, and her unhappy son an

and he married having slain his own father, and immediately the gods made this known to men. But he ruled over the Cadmeian

fy Athenian vanity that Sophocles, contrary to the current tradition, made Œdipûs die at Colonos ; his blindness seems also

a portion of the spoil to Delphi, according to the vow which they had made . In obedience to the command of the oracle, Manto

th the Thebans at the feast of Poseidôn at Onchestos, his son Erginos made war on them, and reduced them to an annual tribut

which, as the legend of Baucis and Philemôn might seem to show, early made its way into Greece. Müller regards the Phlegyans

He slew the lion, whose hide he ever after wore on his shoulders, and made the skin of his head serve him as a helmet1732. A

the Minyans. Incensed at this insult offered to his heralds, Erginos made war anew on Thebes ; but Heracles, having been fu

m. She added that when these tasks were all accomplished, he would be made immortal. The hero obeyed, went to Tiryns, and th

that the terror of Eurystheus was so great, that he had a brazen jar made , in which he used to hide himself underground, an

Amymone, where her hole was. He shot at her with fiery darts till he made her come out ; and he then grasped and held her,

s substituted another, and put him among his herds. Poseidôn in anger made the bull run wild and furious. When Heracles arri

at Hippolyta had acted treacherously, slew her, and taking her girdle made sail homewards. He stopped at Troy, then in great

e hero feigned consent, but begged him to hold the heaven till he had made a pad to put on his head. Atlas threw down the ap

skin, he flung his arms about his head, and grasping him by the neck made him submit, though the dragon in his tail bit him

fixed on her brother Podarkes, Heracles replied that he must first be made a slave, and then she might give something for hi

ll men of that time in strength1773. Heracles happening to fall sick, made a truce with the Molionids ; but when they heard

ed of her to Teuthras king of Teuthrania on the Caÿster in Mysia, who made her his wife. Telephos having, when grown up, con

he Dorians, against whom the Lapiths under the command of Coronos had made war, on account of a dispute respecting their bou

f the hero1781. Returning to Trachis, Heracles collected an army, and made war on Eurytos king of Œchalia (in Eubœa), whom h

n : but these noble qualities in him are of divine origin ; and he is made to be the son of the king of the gods, by a morta

Cerberos to light, as a proof of his victory. In the old mythe he was made to engage with and wound Aïdes ; and the Alcestis

ece are to be referred to the Greek colonists of the places which are made the scene of them. We have thus given a sketch of

Doric hero a new series of adventures was devised for him, and he was made the object of the persecution instead of the favo

to open it. Pandrosos was obedient ; but the curiosity of her sisters made them unclose the coffer, in which they beheld the

ther account of the birth of Erichthonios says, that Hephæstos having made golden seats for Zeus and the other gods, Hera wh

did not build in Daulis1815, the reason is plain why that country was made the scene of the legend. Ἐρϵχθϵύς. Erechtheus

obably one of some antiquity. Though, as we have seen, an attempt was made to convert Cephalos into a historic personage, he

s the wise son of Pelops. Pittheus, divining the sense of the oracle, made his guest drunk, and put him to sleep with his ow

as going to Thebes, where games were to be celebrated by Laïos. Minôs made war on Athens to avenge the death of his son. Meg

, he assigned him the short bedstead, and then cut as much off him as made him of the same length as his bed. But Theseus me

ld not be very remote, they resolved to wait for that event, but they made no secret of their intentions. The arrival of The

pay his vow : for ere setting out on his perilous expedition, he had made a vow to send annually, if successful, to the tem

rifices1845. He also consecrated in that island to Aphrodite a statue made by Dædalos, on account of the aid she had given h

; yet it had originated in the midst of arms. Peirithoös had one time made an irruption into the plain of Marathon, and carr

as the daughter of Pasiphae. During the absence of Theseus the queen made advances of love to her step-son, which were indi

ltars of Hephæstos, Butes and Poseidôn, on which last sacrifices were made to Erechtheus1849. In this temple also was the we

s Earth-shaker 1851. It need not surprise us to find this deity, when made a hero, assigned the origins above related. It is

to get away by sea, he resolved to attempt flight through the air. He made wings of feathers united by wax for himself and h

achieved his adventures. We do not well see how this narrative can be made to accord with the Homeric tale, which was howeve

her, directed Hermes to steal her away. The god of ingenious devices made the attempt ; but as a vulture always gave Argos

were gradually extended. The name of the Ionian sea caused her to be made to ramble along its shore ; when Byzantion was fo

ith the aid of Athena a fifty-oared vessel, — the first that was ever made , — in which he embarked with his daughters and fl

er of the Nile, on whose banks it stood ; but Libya is preposterously made the daughter and Egypt the grandson of that city,

e, and, bringing him back with an army of Lycians to the Peloponnese, made him master of Tiryns, which the Cyclopes walled f

the cure. He took a number of the ablest young men of the place, and made them with shouts and a certain inspired kind of d

scribe their madness to the anger of Hera ; the latter says that they made light of the statue of the goddess, — the former,

Danae in private with her son to the altar of Herceian Zeus, where he made her answer on oath whose was her son. She replied

was the object of the banquet, Polydectes replied horses, and Perseus made answer that he would bring him even the head of t

of the winged shoes, the magic wallet, and the helmet of Hades which made the wearer invisible. The Grææ complied with his

from his native land1963. He had a son named Pterolaos, whom Poseidôn made immortal by setting a golden lock of hair on his

chemos, Clytæmnestra the wife of Agamemnôn, and Philonoe whom Artemis made immortal. Zeus, taking the form of a swan, sought

ene. The Dioscuri (Zeus-sons), as Castôr and his brother were called, made war on Messene. Driving off all the cattle which

ïôn. She was in love with the river Enipeus, to whose waves she often made her moan. Poseidôn saw and loved her ; and assumi

f the mares touched the face of one of the infants with her hoof, and made it livid (πέλιον). The herdsmen took and reared t

ria, and thither Selene used to repair to visit him. Some said he was made immortal for his righteousness ; others that, lik

his righteousness ; others that, like Ixiôn, when raised to heaven he made love to Hera, was deceived by a cloud, and was hu

d him, he adds, to feast at their table on nectar and ambrosia, which made him immortal ; but he stole some of the divine fo

called after gods any more than after men. Pelops, the water-land, is made the son of Tantalos the flourishing, and the brot

blivion. Thyestes accepted the proffered reconciliation ; a feast was made to celebrate it ; but the revengeful Atreus kille

opids given in them. Of Agamemnôn’s sceptre it is said that Hephæstos made it and gave it to Zeus, who gave it to Hermes, by

quently alluded to by Æschylus2085, though he does not appear to have made the deeds of Atreus and Thyestes the subject of a

t length ventured to mount on his back. The disguised god immediately made off with his lovely burden, ran along the waves o

probably related the story at length ; but he does not appear to have made Europa a Sidonian, as was afterwards the practice

ated in the name of her father ; and as the legend very appropriately made Agenôr the sire of Cadmos, Europa was also said t

herd, and substituted an ordinary bull. Poseidôn offended at this act made the bull run wild, and inspired Pasiphae with a s

ull joined to the body of a man. Minôs, in compliance with an oracle, made Dædalos build for him the Labyrinth, an edifice w

elated. In the Theogony2105 it is said that The gold-haired Dionysos made the blond Ariadne Minôs’ maid his blooming spouse

s. When Poseidôn and Apollo were set to build the walls of Troy, they made him the associate of their toil2114. It is said,

dia, and scattered the pieces about2115 ; and application having been made to the oracle, the response given was, that it wo

nd offered her violence. Her father, incensed at this conduct, having made Oriôn drunk, blinded him when asleep, and cast hi

change their form, and Zeus in pity turned them to pigeons, and then made them a constellation in the sky2131. Though their

d and pressed, they are, as it were, taken out of his sight, or he is made drunk with new wine and blinded. His journey to t

him be correct), in order to augment the marvels of the sea, which he made the scene of his hero's wanderings, transferred t

n the Argonautics on her outward voyage. The fame of the Odyssey soon made it an established article of belief that the Argo

urned home through the Mediterranean, and, as we have seen, they were made to pursue the same route in it with Odysseus. The

, which they then entered and proceeded along it southwards. Hecatæus made them then sail down the Nile and so home, but acc

ay, leaving a hind in her place, and carried her to Tauria, where she made her immortal2214. The wind now proving fair the f

where she made her immortal2214. The wind now proving fair the fleet made sail, and reached the isle of Tenedos ; and here

Tenedos, a quarrel took place between him and Agamemnôn ; but it was made up, and the Achæan host passed over to the coast

hilleus. He is reconciled to Agamemnôn ; his mother brings him armour made by Hephæstos ; he goes forth to battle, routs the

and the body of his father with him to his mother's isle. Circe there made them immortal, and she herself married Telemachos

mencement of the Christian æra, and various poems appear to have been made from it. That of Quintus Smyrnæus in fourteen boo

tol his goodness and implore his favour. When, therefore, the papyrus made its way to Italy, though it might have found nume

ned between Etruria and Greece or her colonies, the Grecian mythology made most rapid progress in that country ; and the dei

y derived from Etruria. The Latin Religion. Late writers have made it extremely probable that the Latins were a mixe

vinities2270. It cannot perhaps be asserted that these divisions were made seriously, or were used by the hierarchy ; but Va

He regarded it as the pledge of empire ; and having had eleven others made exactly like it by the artist Mamurius, to deceiv

e M. Manlius, stood the temple of Juno Moneta2282. As this temple was made the mint, the word money oddly enough comes from

ing on the fifth day after the Ides2300 : the ignorance of the Romans made them extend the festival to five days ; it was fo

ht protect the pavement from the effect of the fires which used to be made on it in the night time. The people followed the

the 23rd of April, the second day from the Palilia. The offering was made to Jupiter, but the day was also sacred to Venus2

l of Kronos and Rhea at Athens (Paus. i. 18, 7.), and sacrifices were made to him on the Kronian hill at Olympia. (Id. vi. 2

eings, which have been confounded with the Corybantes and others, and made the subjects of much mystery, seem to be nothing

onis was the son of Phœnix and Alphesibœa. It is uncertain whether he made the latter daughter of the former or not. Panyasi

he made the latter daughter of the former or not. Panyasis (Id. ib.) made him the offspring of Theias, king of Assyria, by

Adonis. See also Milton, Comus, 992. seq. The Italian poct Marini has made Adonis the hero of a long poem. 753. Plut. Nicia

he Muses’ name, Pierides, from Pieria. 941. Apollod. i. 3. 2. Others made Apollo the sire of Linos and Orpheus. Hesiod (Fr.

e Nitzsch on Od. iv. 232. Hesiod (Sch. Od. iv. 231.) as well as Homer made Pæôn distinct from Apollo. Solôn would appear to

ouls (ψυχὰѕ) of the heroes were sent to Aïs, themselves (αὐτοὺѕ) were made a prey for dogs and birds ; while, in this place

ποτϵ Λήδαν Ὤἴον ϵὑρȋν. 2002. t was probably the war of Troy that made Nemesis the mother of Helena. Sch. Pind. Nem. x.

55. Sch. Pind. Ol. i. 97. Anton. Lib. 36. 2056. ϴάλθαλς, for euphony made Ͳάνταλος : θ and τ, λ and ν are frequently commut

of iv. 514-520 being an interpolation be correct, Homer may not have made Ægisthos the son of Thyestes. 2088. Paus. vii. 1

ee Il. xxiv. 28. 2207. According to Herodotus (ii. 117.) the Cypria made Alexandros reach Troy on the third day. ……………………

seq. 2211. According to Tzetzes (Lyc. 570.) the poet of the Cypria made the Greeks stop at Delos, where Anios the son of

This idea of Destiny is the most beautiful confession that men have made of the necessity of one supreme God; but it was o

ve days the Senate did not sit; schools kept holy-days; presents were made to friends; no war was proclaimed; no offender wa

ey wished for. The shield with which he singly fought the giants, was made of the skin of the dead goat, and was called Ægis

gs; Olympius, because he resided on Mount Olympus; Xenius, because he made the laws and customs of hospitality; Zeus, becaus

thing but their images carved on the prows of the ships in which they made away. A further account of them will be given und

to live mildly and comfortably; which gave rise to the saying that he made a man with the aid of the goddess of wisdom. Henc

ot reform Juno. Having perceived that Jupiter loved the nymph Io, she made her the object of her revenge. Whereupon, in orde

then to Argus straight convey’d Her gift, and him the watchful keeper made . Argus’ head a hundred eyes possess’d, And only t

m the pestle, with which the ancients pounded their corn, before they made their bread. Intercidona was invoked, because sh

rinking at a spring. Her favorite retreat was Sicily, where every man made an annual sacrifice to her. The fountain of Cyann

not to give her a habitation; but Neptune, out of compassion for her, made the island Delos immovable, which had previously

eaped into the sea, and were changed into dolphins. Bacchus once more made the ship float onward, and instantly arrived at t

d Quinquatra, and celebrated in April. On these festival days, pupils made presents to their teachers. They were obliged to

s. Noble remains of it are still in being. The statue of the goddess, made of gold and ivory, 26 cubits high, was one of the

ulture and rural life should be preferred to the trade of pirates; it made wise and severe laws for securing the liberty of

ets say, of Juno alone. Flora showed her a flower, the touch of which made her pregnant. His education was entrusted to the

e riches which the commerce of the sea produces. The statue of Venus, made by Phidias, was the most perfect and elegant of a

gs, and often the most scandalous adventures, were the materials they made use of to form the history of their Venus. Painti

vious misunderstanding between the two families. A partition-wall was made to separate their houses. But nothing is impregna

sidering the inconveniences incident to a matrimonial life, seriously made up his mind to live single. He made an artificial

to a matrimonial life, seriously made up his mind to live single. He made an artificial image of Venus, where the finest fe

ever would be beaten by her, should be put to death. Accordingly they made their best efforts to beat her; but were all outr

e, we understand, one that is graceful, well proportioned, delicately made , and blessed with a symmetry of colour and featur

renders it probable that he was the same Tubalcain. The Grecians have made up the history of the third out of that of the fi

as the sons of Heaven and Earth. Their first settlement was probably made at the foot of Mount Etna; and the flames which i

Mercury, were the goat and the dog. Offerings of milk and honey were made to him, and the tongues were burnt on his altar w

ft arm. Sometimes he stands up, and sits down at others, in a chariot made of shell, and drawn by sea-horses or dolphins, an

ils of Apollo punished them by pulling off their wings, of which they made crowns. The Sirens appear as beautiful young fema

er the birth of flowers. Minerva and Venus were the fifth. The former made olive-trees grow, and the latter presided over ga

na and Vertumnus. “The god Vertumnus lov’d Pomona fair, A nymph that made the orchard’s growth her care; To gain her love a

ped; and offered to the goddess, milk, cheese, boiled wine, and cakes made of millet. This custom still lingers in Ireland.

us, or Good Success, was honoured with a peculiar worship. His statue made by Praxiteles, was set up in the capitol. He was

caused the corn to sprout forth from the earth. Nodosus, or Nodotus, made it his business to knot and join the stalks. Vol

ccording to some, of Mercury and Penelope, or Jupiter and Calisto. He made the most eminent figure in the rural world, presi

nto a bunch of reeds. Hearing the moaning but musical sound which was made by the whistling of the wind through them, he mad

al sound which was made by the whistling of the wind through them, he made of them pipes, which, from her, he called Syrinx,

ble of the tenderness of Pan; but Boreas, jealous of this preference, made use of his blasts to throw her headlong from the

lled “Pavique Penates,” or “small gods.” Their statues were sometimes made of wax, ivory, silver, or earth, and sometimes co

all tasted of their sportive joys: They drank, they danc’d they sung, made wanton sport, Enjoy’d themselves, for life they k

re extremely bitter; Styx, by which the gods used to swear, and which made nine times the circuit of hades; Cocytus, flowing

“Stretch’d in his kennel, monstrous Cerberus round, From triple jaws made all these realms resound’.” “Hell’s grisly porte

carried her with him to his subterraneous dominions, married her, and made her the partner of his throne. Pluto appears blac

parents. His palace was a deep and gloomy cavern with two gates, one made of clear ivory, through which false dreams escape

st with the other, and the heavens with his head. As soon as born, he made war upon heaven, to avenge the death of his breth

ded with those of the giants; but the difference is plain: the Titans made war on Saturn, because the birth of Jupiter was c

the birth of Jupiter was concealed, and overcome him; but the giants made war on Jupiter, who afterwards beat and precipita

o be considered as a god, he built a brazen bridge over the city, and made a great noise as he drove his chariot, to imitate

ooks caused death. They dwelt near the gardens of the Hesperides, and made sad ravages in the country, attacking travellers;

Bellerophon is said to have cleared the mountain of the Chimæra, and made it habitable. Others think that it was the captai

ver good faith in treaties and in commerce. The oath which the people made by her or by Jupiter Fidius, was deemed the most

ood. Finding no fault in the shape of Venus, he said that her sandals made a loud noise as she walked. He is usually depicte

erophon. Obs. 1. — Perseus built the city of Mycenæ, in Greece, and made it the capital of his dominions. After death, he

ne, after he had destroyed the Minotaur. He forgot the promise he had made to his father at the moment of his departure. The

destiny. — See Fig. 71. Fig. 71. Theseus and the Minotaur. Dædalus made the Cretan Labyrinth. Minos confined him there fo

yrinth. Minos confined him there for some offence, upon which Dædalus made wings for himself and his son Icarus, with wax an

Questions. Who was Theseus? What celebrated feat did he perform? Who made the Cretan Labyrinth? Who was Ariadne? Had Theseu

ched in the bottom of those waters, to catch the grains of gold. Ætes made use of this means to increase his riches. Alchymi

pyrrhick, or dance in armour, called “Castor’s dance.” When they were made constellations in heaven, they were called Gemini

ituation, that she substituted a goat in her stead; and Iphigenia was made , by king Thoas, priestess to Diana, and had the d

vated them into raptures of joy — rendered their sorrows charming, or made their rage heroic and delightful. —  See Fig. 75.

rds collected by the Muses, and laid in a sepulchre; and his harp was made the constellation Lyra. Amphion was the son of Ju

the injury done to Minerva by the profanation of the Palladium, they made a wooden horse, in which they shut up armed soldi

is sex, and urged him to go to the war. By Thetis’ persuasion, Vulcan made him impenetrable armour. He killed Hector, the so

venged her husband’s death. Having recovered the mangled pieces, Isis made an equal number of statues in wax, each containin

man, to whom was entrusted the duty of producing a universal deluge, made his appearance. He is taken for a star or a sun.

gg for a long time, he divided it into two equal parts, from which he made heaven and earth by breathing into it the breath

birds and quadrupeds. Xixutrus immediately executed these orders, and made a ship which was two stadia wide and five long. I

or of turf, raised in the midst of fields, were the sole preparations made for the offering up of sacrifices. Enclosed place

ed. In them were placed the statues of the gods, which were generally made of gold, ivory, ebony, or of some other valuable

sand talents. He mentions, also, a second statue, eighteen feet high, made of gold. This temple, so astonishing in its const

des, Pindar says that this temple was built by the Amazons, when they made war on the Athenians and on Theseus; but Pausania

ble an edifice, and to harden the ground tempered by the waters, they made use of pounded coal, over which they spread the s

knowledge of futurity; but they could obtain no reply, until they had made a considerable present. These presents were appro

tes of gilt bronze which covered the whole vault, and Pope Urban VIII made use of the beams of the same metal which were the

this extraordinary man — this great painter, architect, and sculptor, made a will, in which he declared that he had given no

heir shoulders, in a gilt ship. They pursued no particular route, and made it believed that the god drove them on. A numerou

o the conquest of the world. Before people consulted the oracle, they made numerous sacrifices, always with the air of great

a violent trembling seized on her whole body. In this situation, she made efforts to escape from the prophets, who retained

from the prophets, who retained her by force. Her cries and howlings made the temple resound, and filled the bystanders wit

appears, that the Pythia was but the instrument of which the priests made use to discover the will of Apollo. The priests o

re, which gave rise to the raillery, that Apollo, chief of the Muses, made very bad verses. But sometimes the Pythia made he

o, chief of the Muses, made very bad verses. But sometimes the Pythia made her answers in verse. In time, however, she was s

h except in the cold waters of the river Hercine. A sacrifice is then made to Trophonius, to his family, to Jupiter Rex, to

im, and caused his body to be thrust through the outlet of which they made use themselves to enter without being perceived.

the dens and caves, many marks of the imposture of the ministers who made them speak. The following remarks under this head

s: shall I immolate thee a white or black bull? A priestess of Dodona made an answer which became fatal to her. She said to

n Elis, which was four hundred and forty-two years after. Greece then made their celebration her principal epoch. The people

n honour of those who had won the prize in these games. They were all made by the most celebrated Grecian sculptors. The ode

in; his conquests; his arrival in the North, and the changes he there made . A celebrated tradition, confirmed by all the

ediately became his conquest. In this pleasant island, it is said; he made a long stay, and built the city of Odensus, which

lphe died, or was forgotten. Odin governed with absolute dominion. He made new laws introduced the usages of his country, es

tion. The desire of spreading his religion, his glory, and authority, made him undertake the subjugation of Norway. His good

soon obeyed a son of Odin, named Sæmungue, who did not fail of being made the author of the family, whose different branche

en him speech by his enchantments. He always carried it with him, and made it pronounce the oracles of which he stood in nee

s. They were ignorant even of their language, especially as the Celts made a scruple of unraveling to foreigners the thread

for centuries, directs all that is high and low, great and small. He made heaven, air, and man, who is to live forever; and

ir, and man, who is to live forever; and before heaven and earth were made , this god was already with the giants. It is lik

s; rocks, with his teeth, and the fragments of his broken bones. They made of his skull the arch of heaven, which is sustain

der heaven. Days were distinguished, and years had their number. They made the earth round, and girded it with the deep Ocea

unt it would seem, that the Scandinavians and the people of the north made war their chief occupation, and carried valour ev

Of his bones, the rocks high swelling,     Of his flesh the glebe is made ; From his veins the tide is swelling,     And his

were immolated. But the most solemn sacrifices were those which were made at Upsal every ninth year. Then, the king, the se

nders, either gods or imaginary heroes. We have shown that the Greeks made similar exertions to veil their real origin; but

he study of natural history induces us to believe, that they formerly made a part of the European continent; but neither the

de visited the place of his birth, and appeared to his mastiff, which made doleful howlings at its aspect. The most natural

cedes tempests was the roaring of the spirit of the hill. If the wind made the harps of bards resound, it was the shades, wh

ey still enjoyed supreme rights; for it was said in a treaty which he made with the Gauls: “If a Carthaginian should do wron

onsider death as a sure means of attaining to a more happy life. They made a great difference between those who died peaceab

e right hand, which must be covered with a part of the robe; and then made to pass into the left with swiftness, as if it ha

e sacred among them. It was always on the sixth of the moon that they made their principal acts of devotion. On the day inte

f possible, on the sixth day of the moon, and a golden sickle must be made use of to cut it; 3. All that are born derive the

habitable earth, they forgot and altered the revelation which God had made to Adam, Noah, and other patriarchs, and invented

om God is Revelation. We learn from the Bible that God manifested, or made himself known to some good men, and instructed th

bas revealed himself? At what different times were these revelations made ? After the patriarchs, who at different times ins

sea, the rivers, and the elements were worshipped, instead of him who made them all. How came men to forget the exact instr

hat one of his brother’s sons, contrary to a promise which Saturn had made him, was permitted to live, he made war upon Satu

ary to a promise which Saturn had made him, was permitted to live, he made war upon Saturn; conquered both him and Cybele, a

a. Saturn taught his subjects agriculture, and other useful arts, and made them so happy that the time of his reign was call

business was suspended, quarrels were forgotten, mutual presents were made , and the time was spent in mirth and friendly int

her cries were pretended to express the will of the god. The priests made the Pythia sit in the temple of Apollo upon a tri

, in order to secure the shield from being lost, caused several to be made , so exactly like it, that it was almost impossibl

here, accompanied by the evolution of fire. Before natural philosophy made this discovery, ignorant people fancied that thun

re, that the treasures hidden in the earth might be brought forth and made serviceable. Because Prometheus employed fire mor

ettled; before the hills was I brought forth: while as yet he had not made the earth nor the fields, nor the highest part of

from Athens to Elis, where he was beloved and cherished, and where he made a statue of Jupiter, that was reckoned among the

e condition, to one of greater industry and comfort. Ceres might have made some improvements in the art of cultivating the e

e word of God grew mightily and prevailed. A man named Demetrius, who made “silver shrines for Diana,” that is, little altar

d and turned away much people, saying, that they be no gods which are made with hands: so that not only this our craft is in

he smoke of sulphur, olive wood, box, laurel, and rosemary. They then made a fire of straw, round which they danced; and, af

nd Lethe, the stream of oblivion, or forgetfulness. To drink of Lethe made one forget all that was past. It was believed by

They were represented as being precipitated into Tartarus for having made war against Jupiter and the gods; they were Atlas

egion of grief and horror, proper for the punishment of those who had made themselves vile. Notwithstanding the heathens gen

Comus and Momus were social divinities. The English poet Milton has made all readers of poetry acquainted with Comus. Milt

f society — and Omphale, may be the love of pleasure, which sometimes made him remit his exertions, and indulge himself for

represents the people of Thessaly, who first bestrode the horse, and made him serviceable to man. Rude and ignorant people,

pon him, killed their children. This is a frightful story, but it was made very affecting by Euripides, who wrote a tragedy

they were doomed to slavery or death. On the day when the choice was made , all Athens was in tears. The parents were distra

mans. Among the Romans reports often prevailed that Castor and Pollux made their appearance in their armies, mounted on whit

she was recovered, and her numerous admirers, the princes of Greece, made a vow, if she should ever again be forced away, t

o the punishment of Paris? Iphigenia. The Greek princes having made suitable preparations for the siege of Troy, asse

to her temple in Taurica, (the Crimea of modern geography,) where she made her a priestess. After this, the Argive host, as

Hercules was expiring, he gave his bow and arrows to Philoctetes, and made the latter swear that he would never reveal the p

al arrows, among others, Paris, who had caused the war. Sophocles has made a drama of the history of Philoctetes, at Lemnos;

at generous strife took place between the friends? What discovery was made by Iphigenia? Did the lives of Orestes and Pylade

here the stranger lay, and awakened him by their voices. Ulysses soon made his forlorn state known to these young women. The

ded by a suit of impenetrable armour, which Thetis had procured to be made for him by Vulcan. Among the captives taken by Ac

, as a captive, to Ulysses, but that hero passing into Thrace, Hecuba made her escape from him, and lived and died in that b

ities of Asia Minor perhaps possessed as much knowledge, that is, had made as many discoveries in science, and had made as m

knowledge, that is, had made as many discoveries in science, and had made as many useful inventions as the most intelligent

the Ionian sect in philosophy. Thales was the first of the Greeks who made discoveries in astronomy, and foretold eclipses.

es maintained that the supreme God was eternal and uncreated; that he made all things; that the creation was perfect, being

Of his bones, the rocks high swelling     Of his flesh the glebe is made ; From his veins the tide is welling.     And his

birds of the morning celebrate the day when “God saw all that he had made , and behold it was very good.” The eleventh stan

ip which permitted human sacrifices: besides the loss of one religion made the Britons feel the want of another; and, in the

h before they can do any thing. A house cannot be built, or a garment made without much thought concerning it. If men are co

oon, the earth, and all that grows upon it; and they will inquire who made and takes care of the world they inhabit — who ga

es care of the world they inhabit — who gave them every comfort — who made man, and gave him the power to think and feel, an

them useful to man; so that ignorant men worship the things which are made , instead of him who made them. In time they give

at ignorant men worship the things which are made, instead of him who made them. In time they give names to these false gods

ls, and polishing of gems; displayed profound wisdom in laws which he made , and an excellent example in his conduct. Quet-za

t number of human sacrifices. Three great sacrifices to this god were made every year. These North American savages, besides

ght them how to pray to the god. If the children were able, they were made to dance before the image of the god; and after t

red not depart from it. When a Mexican took an oath, that is, when he made a solemn promise or declared an important truth,

sians, not thinking the gods to be of human shape, as did the Greeks, made no images, and worshipped in the open air, concei

deity of the place. Wherever the temple stood, if practicable, it was made to front the rising sun — the image of the god st

ythrean, and Cumea, Sibyls. In the Roman history, frequent mention is made of the Sibylline oracles. These were books kept,

does any Christian custom resemble this? Were temples and altars ever made use of, as asylums for the guilty and the unfortu

t Dodona, in Epirus. Here black pigeons congregated in oak trees, and made the usual noise of pigeons; but some persons fanc

persons resorted to the Delphic oracle, and such large presents were made to it, that the institution became immensely rich

the oracle was uttered by a poor old woman called the Pythia: who was made to sit upon a stool, called, from its three feet,

od; and to inhale some deleterious gas, which convulsed her body, and made her utter strange words; which artful priests exp

ung upon the walls, pillars, and roof, as was convenient. Poor people made such humble offerings as they could afford. One m

him. All important agreements, or covenants, among the ancients, were made with mutual oaths. False swearers are abhorred ev

were about to embark on a voyage, previously to their departure, they made a sacrifice, and put up prayers for safety and su

, was a religious order, called the Nazarites. These were persons who made a vow to devote themselves to the service of God,

nstead of attending to the common business of life. This vow was only made for a time. The Nazarite permitted his hair to gr

rite permitted his hair to grow during the time for which the vow was made . The other holy persons were the whole tribe of L

e called the Sanctuary. The Tabernacle was a movable tent, a building made of pillars, boards, and curtains, kept together b

kept in the Holy of Holies, within the veil. The Altar of Incense was made of wood covered with gold, and upon it a perfume

and meaning. Such is a brief outline of the myth interpretations, as made by the philologists. Anthropology may be defined

er, Thetis, plunged him, when an infant, into the Stygian pool, which made him invulnerable wherever the waters had washed h

areus. Æ′gis [Ægis], the shield of Jupiter, so called because it was made of goat-skin. “Where was thine Ægis Pallas that

eight from two feet to twenty, and some were built solid; others were made hollow to retain the blood of the victims. Some w

he gained great riches by his art. There is a pretty fable which has made the name of Arion famous. Once when traveling fro

′clopes [Cyclopes] were the gigantic, one-eyed workmen of Vulcan, who made Jove’s thunderbolts. Hesiod gives their names as

[Halcyons] were sea birds, supposed to be the Greek kingfishers. They made their nests on the waves, and during the period o

Arabian Satan. Ic′arus [Icarus], son of Dædalus, who with his father made themselves wings with which to fly from Crete to

a [Iphigenia] was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon made a vow to Diana, which involved the sacrifice of I

e help of Hercules, defeated the giants, the sons of earth, when they made war against heaven. Jupiter was worshiped with gr

when pursued by Pan, where she was changed into a reed, and where Pan made his first pipe. Læ′laps [Lælaps]. One of Diana’s

st wife, but, refusing to submit to him, was turned from Paradise and made a specter. Li′na [Lina]. The goddess of the art

The god of mockery and blame. The god who blamed Jove for not having made a window in man’s breast, so that his thoughts co

wer half of the body like a goat. He is generally seen playing a pipe made of reeds of various lengths, which he invented hi

a [Pandora], according to Hesiod, was the first mortal female. Vulcan made her of clay, and gave her life. Venus gave her be

. Pallas lent him her shield, and Mercury supplied him with wings. He made a speedy conquest of the Gorgons, and cut off Med

g the temple of Apollo at Delphi, he was sent to Hades, and there was made to sit with a huge stone suspended over his head,

ectra, Alcyone, Celæno, Maia, Sterope, Taygete, and Merope. They were made a constellation, but as there are only six stars

famous surgeon, a son of Æsculapius and Epione. His skill in medicine made him very serviceable among the soldiers in the Tr

of boxing. See Ædepol. Polybo′tes [Polybotes]. One of the giants who made war against Jupiter. He was killed by Neptune. P

Jupiter and Ceres. Pluto carried her off to the infernal regions and made her his wife. She was known by the names of “the

lion]. A famous sculptor who had resolved to remain unmarried, but he made such a beautiful statue of a goddess that he begg

us, a town in Attica, where she had a temple in which was her statue, made of one stone ten cubits high. Rhe′a [Rhea]. The

cleansing the ground. S Sacrifices were ceremonious offerings made to the gods. To every deity a distinct victim was

of musicians. The priest, clothed in white, was crowned with a wreath made of the leaves of the tree which was sacred to the

sic, and hymns, in praise of the god in whose honor the sacrifice was made . On great occasions as many as a hundred bullocks

red bullocks were offered at one time; and it is said that Pythagoras made this offering when he found out the demonstration

mportunities of Pan, was by Diana changed into reeds, out of which he made his celebrated pipes, and named them “The Syrinx.

any penalty they pleased. He was, of course, defeated, and the Muses made him blind. The′ia [Theia] or Thea. A daughter of

vengeance upon mankind. Ti′tan [Titan]. Elder brother of Saturn, who made war against him, and was ultimately vanquished by

s], see Typhon. Ty′phon [Typhon]. A monster with a hundred heads who made war against the gods, but was crushed by Jove’s t

hom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he

, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshiped with men’s hands

g, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on a

demand for some text-book adapted to the needs of the class-room has made necessary the preparation of this volume. For, wh

the preparation of the Text and Commentary more or less use has been made of: Roscher’s Ausführliches Lexicon der Griechisc

s directly to Baumeister and Roscher, in other cases to the selection made by Messrs. Allen and Greenough, in their admirabl

modern art. The Fable and the Myth. — Careful discrimination must be made between the fable and the myth. A fable is a stor

ral beings and events influenced by supernatural agencies. Fables are made by individuals; they may be told in any stage of

ghly civilized race of seventeenth century Europe. Fables are vessels made to order into which a lesson may be poured. Myths

made to order into which a lesson may be poured. Myths are born, not made . They are born in the infancy of a people. They o

child and every savage asks: What is the world, and what is man? Who made them? What else did the maker do? and what the fi

This method of explanation rests upon the assumption that the men who made the allegories were proficient in physics, chemis

nfluenced by the same set of religious doctrines; the other, that God made his revelation in the beginning once for all, and

ptian myth of Osiris. The theory, therefore, is open to the objection made to the theory of borrowing. (4) That similar myth

tes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto’s cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek.” 25 Other legend

neid we have taken the story of Æneas, was one of the great poets who made the age of the Roman emperor, Augustus, celebrate

world was not informed of the fact until 1609, when Arngrim Johnsson made the announcement in his Constitutional History of

laws to another, a shelly covering to a third. But Prometheus himself made a nobler animal than these. Taking some earth and

r animal than these. Taking some earth and kneading it with water, he made man in the image of the gods. He gave him an upri

e of manly men, but insolent and impious. And when they died, Jupiter made them ghosts of the underworld, but withheld the p

inherit.”61 § 26. A happy application of the story of Prometheus is made by Longfellow in the following verses: —62 “Of

en and earth; and as they quaffed the nectar that Hebe poured, Apollo made melody with his lyre, and the Muses sang in respo

ocial relations, and in the state. Prophecy was his; and his will was made known at the oracle of Dodona, where answers were

cloud like the skin of a gray goat (the Ægis), fearful to behold, and made by the god of fire. His special messenger was the

sed her horses, and driven forth the golden-wheeled chariot that Hebe made ready, and that the Hours set aside. Fearful, too

umes and flames of his smithy. He built the dwellings of the gods; he made the sceptre of Jove, the shields and spears of th

astalia and the stream Cephissus overflowed their bounds, and mankind made grateful offerings to the god. But his advent was

acle at Delphi, on the slopes of Parnassus in Phocis, the Pythian god made known the future to those who consulted him. He w

thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose; Cynthia’s shining orb was made Heaven to clear when day did close: Bless us then

ner, too, of mathematicians and astronomers. His agility and strength made him easily prince in athletic pursuits. His cunni

extended wide, A depth of leaves above, Beneath o’erarching boughs he made A place for sleep in russet shade. “His lips, mo

eys, amused himself with the chase, led the dances of the Dryads, and made love to them. But his suit was frequently of no a

h climbed the sky! ……………………………………… All these their mirth and pleasure made Within the plain Elysian, The fairest meadow that

une’s palace was in the depths of the sea, near Ægæ in Euboea; but he made his home on Olympus when he chose. The symbol of

t are: — (1) Saturn, an ancient Italian deity. Fanciful attempts were made to identify him with the Grecian god Cronus; and

; declarations of war and criminal executions were postponed; friends made presents to one another; and even slaves were ind

being, and was regarded as a protector through life. On birthdays men made offerings to their Genius, women to their Juno. (

eeds, of unequal lengths, and placing them together, side by side, he made an instrument and called it Syrinx, in honor of t

self, the thunderous shaker of the world, appeared above the sea, and made smooth the wave, and guided his brother on the sa

d-like are these deeds of thine.” … So spake she, and the horned bull made answer to her again: “Take courage, maiden, and d

, attesting the river Styx, terrible to the gods themselves. Then she made known her request. The god would have stopped her

emple on the height. It is sacred to Jupiter. Often, while the priest made ready for sacrifice, the victim fell, struck down

d Philemon had grown old together. Not ashamed of their poverty, they made it endurable by moderate desires and kind disposi

ints, and the house being changed into a church, of which Philemon is made the parson: — … They scarce had spoke, when, fai

by new intestine wheels; And, what exalts the wonder more, The number made the motion slower; The flier, though’t had leaden

with its berries and its dark green leaves. Amongst these leaves she made a Butterfly, With excellent device and wondrous s

e, and rent it in pieces; then, touching the forehead of Arachne, she made her realize her guilt. It was more than mortal co

rominent. Now when Mars, scourge of mortals, beheld noble Diomede, he made . straight at him. 38. Minerva. [Statue: Müller

hey asunder, for Mars, piercer of shields, began the battle and first made for Minerva with his bronze spear, and spake a ta

s dipped their pitchers in the fountain, and the ingushing waters had made a sound, than the monster, twisting his scaly bod

a huge stone and threw it with all his force at the monster. The blow made no impression. Minerva, however, was present, uns

nd Agave,135 and one son, Polydorus.136 But in spite of the atonement made by Cadmus, a fatality hung over the family. The v

d to the country of the Enchelians, who received them with honor, and made Cadmus their king. But the misfortunes of their c

hen the father, smearing the face of his son with a powerful unguent, made him capable of enduring the brightness of the fla

veins ceased to convey the tide of life. Her neck bent not, her arms made no gesture, her foot no step. She was changed to

on of this son, wreaked his vengeance on the innocent workmen who had made the thunderbolt. These were the Cyclopes, who had

an empty tortoise-shell He stretched some chords, and drew Music that made men’s bosoms swell Fearless, or brimmed their eye

nto a sweet half-sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed, And made him viceroy o’er his sheep. His words were simpl

youth, In whom no good they saw; And yet, unwittingly, in truth, They made his careless words their law. They knew not how

k Admetus performed by the assistance of his divine herdsman, and was made happy in the possession of Alcestis. But Admetus

rt, To keep back joy: procrastinate the truth Until the wife, who had made proof and found The husband wanting, might essay

day in a laurel tree’s shade, Was reminded of Daphne, of whom it was made , For the god being one day too warm in his wooing

ions are reversed. She was a water-nymph and in love with Apollo, who made her no return. So she pined away, sitting all day

d an indistinct murmur rising as out of the depths of the stream. She made haste to reach the nearest bank. A voice followed

sion of the maiden by violence. Her father, incensed at this conduct, made Orion drunk, deprived him of his sight, and cast

hange their form. Jupiter, accordingly, turned them into pigeons, and made them a constellation. Though their number was sev

relations with Anchises,175 the father of Æneas, mention is elsewhere made . The following is the myth of Venus and Adonis.

with dismay; but, at Psyche’s request, preparations for her fate were made . The royal maid took her place in a procession, w

upon the mountains. The sisters, not satisfied with this reply, soon made her confess that she had never seen him. Then the

form, and with a woman’s heart. To all suitors (for she had many) she made answer: “I will be the prize of him only who shal

orm: the huntress heroine, triumphing in the blood of her lovers, she made a lioness; her lord and master a lion, — and yoke

she yielded, that was won before. Hero’s looks yielded, but her words made war: Women are won when they begin to jar. Thus h

of her heart: And hands so pure, so innocent, nay, such As might have made Heaven stoop to have a touch, Did she uphold to V

or the sex and resolved to live unmarried. He was a sculptor, and had made with wonderful skill a statue of ivory, so beauti

at the sight, for though her eyes, Her very lips, were such as he had made , And though her tresses fell but in such guise As

’ address to the statue is the following: — “O maiden, in mine image made ! O grace that shouldst endure! While temples fall

g magical properties of youth and beauty. As a consequence of the use made of it by Phaon, the women of Lesbos went wild for

ward into a cave at Pylos. There rubbing laurel branches together, he made fire, and sacrificed, as an example for men to fo

ounsellors begged him not to oppose the god. Their remonstrances only made him the more violent. § 103. The Story of Acetes.

this apprehension, he mounted his chariot, drawn by black horses, and made a circuit of inspection to satisfy himself of the

said, “Mother, thou hast been cruel in thy fondness; for I would have made thy son immortal. Nevertheless, he shall be great

t and famine, flood and plague, until, at last, the fountain Arethusa made intercession for the land. For she had seen that

s seen by the shepherd Aristseus, who was struck with her beauty, and made advances to her. In flying she trod upon a snake

the ruler of the deep was known to effect convulsions of nature that made Pluto leap from his throne lest the firmament of

a satyr, Neptune gave ear to her cry for help, despatched the satyr, made love to the maiden, and boring the earth with his

s changed with his victim into stone. For the heavenly powers who had made both, and rejoiced in the speed of both, were not

and o’er her shoulders cast Her crimson weed; with faltering fingers made „ Her golden girdle’s clasp to join and past Down

of Ceÿx met his death. The direful prodigies that followed this event made Ceÿx feel that the gods were hostile to him. He t

he other held a Pan’s pipe (fashion’d Like those of old) to lips that made The reeds give out that strain impassion’d. ’Twa

ndrous or too beautiful o be the guerdon of a daring heart. So Rhœcus made no doubt that he was blest, And all along unto th

fever-cooling fruit.”238 This nymph had scorned the offers of love made her by Pan, Sylvanus, and innumerable Fauns and S

in her arms, from a cliff into the sea. The gods, out of compassion, made her a goddess of the sea, under the name of Leuco

it as her symbol, named it Cornucopia. No writer in modern times has made more graceful poetic use of the divinities of the

phon, the following is related: — In Lycia a monster, breathing fire, made great havoc. The fore part of its body was a comp

e hero was beloved of the gods, gave him his daughter in marriage and made him his successor on the throne. It is said that

dventure was, in itself, successful. But on the same journey Hercules made the friendship of the centaur Pholus, who receivi

t Hippolyta had acted treacherously, slew her, and taking her girdle, made sail homeward. Fig. 81. Battle with the Amazon

of Pygmies which, finding Hercules asleep after his defeat of Antæus, made preparations to attack him, as if they were about

uest of the golden fleece. Jason, pleased with the thought, forthwith made preparations for the expedition. At that time the

ing the Golden Fleece. [Relief on sarcophagus: Roscher 18: 80.] Jason made known his message to the Colchian king, Æetes, wh

forty years younger. § 147. Pelias. 304 — In another instance, Medea made her arts the instrument of revenge. Pelias, the u

, who with spear straightening Pierced his cheek through; then Toxeus made for him, Dumb, but his spear shake; vain and viol

d was imprisoned by him. Seeing no other way of escape, the artificer made , out of feathers, wings for his son Icarus and hi

e sole delight, whose life, was her desperate daughter, — How Ariadne made less of the love of them all than of Theseus? Why

ssaly, son of Jupiter, originated in the midst of arms. Pirithoüs had made an irruption into the plain of Marathon, and had

Œdipus, the King. — In gratitude for their deliverance, the Thebans’ made Œdipus their king, giving him in marriage their q

racle forbade the people to let him go. Jocasta’s brother, Creon, was made regent of the realm for the two sons of Œdipus. B

rones, great goblets glint on the tables, Glitters the spacious home, made glad with imperial splendor, — Ay, but most — in

t most — in the hall midmost — is the couch of the goddess, Glorious, made of the tusks of the Indian elephant — polished— S

rious manly virtues, — Castor, a horse-tamer, Pollux, a boxer, — they made all expeditions in common. Together, they joined

ime past been sought by numerous suitors; but before her decision was made known, they all, at the suggestion of Ulysses, so

She was living happily with Menelaüs when Paris becoming their guest made love to her; and then, aided by Venus, persuaded

Iphigenia, enveloped in a cloud, was conveyed to Tauris, where Diana made her priestess of her temple.348 Iphigenia is rep

9 Protesilaüs and Laodamia. — The wind now proving fair, the fleet made sail and brought the forces to the coast of Troy.

from it, he called on them to proceed at once to the field. Agamemnon made a suitable reply, laying the blame on Ate, the go

t forth to battle, inspired with a rage and thirst for vengeance that made him irresistible. The bravest warriors fled befor

ierced through the shield of Æneas, but glanced near his shoulder and made no wound. Then Æneas, seizing a stone, such as tw

no pause or abatement of their grief. The next day, preparations were made for the funeral solemnities. For nine days the pe

rse, he told them that it was a propitiatory offering to Minerva, and made so huge for the express purpose of preventing its

ds, the two friends were seized and carried bound to the temple to be made victims. But the priestess of Diana in Tauris was

ers who they were, Iphigenia disclosed herself to them; and the three made their escape with the statue of the goddess, and

rn from Troy to his own kingdom, Ithaca. From Troy, the vessels first made land at Ismarus, city of the Ciconians, where, in

eir brains. He proceeded to devour them with great relish, and having made a hearty meal, stretched himself on the floor to

ered friends, and effect his escape with his surviving companions. He made his men prepare a massive bar of wood cut by the

seized two more of Ulysses’ companions, dashed their brains out, and made his evening meal upon them as he had on the other

that Ulysses and his men should not escape with them. But Ulysses had made his men harness the rams of the flock three abrea

s, and instructed him how to act. Meanwhile the companions of Ulysses made mournful plaint to their cruel mistress: — Huddl

om anchoring and passing the night on shore, that Ulysses yielded. He made them swear, however, not to touch the sacred floc

the clothes which he wore as those which her maidens and herself had made ) from whom he received those garments. He told th

a. Ulysses gave Penelope her choice, to stay or go with him. Penelope made no reply, but dropped her veil over her face. Ica

and the capture and conflagration of the city were the result, Aeneas made his escape from the scene of destruction, with hi

houlders. Thus burdened, leading his son and followed by his wife, he made the best of his way out of the burning city; but,

ourse, and having vented her wrath, flew away. Epirus. — The Trojans made haste to leave the country, and next found themse

and lived in constant fear of the Cyclopes. While he spoke Polyphemus made his appearance; terrible, shapeless, vast, and, o

d the golden branch, at sight of which Charon’s wrath relaxed, and he made haste to turn his bark to the shore, and receive

heer and adorn life by their discoveries in the useful arts, and have made their memory blessed by rendering service to mank

explaining the plan of creation. The Creator, he told him, originally made the material of which souls are composed, of the

Trojan Camp. — In the meanwhile, Turnus had collected his bands, and made all necessary preparations for the war. Juno sent

e of Eneas and surprise the Trojan camp. Accordingly, the attempt was made ; but the Trojans were found on their guard, and h

all be mine,” said Iulus, “and all that I have promised thee shall be made good to her, if thou dost not return to receive i

the enemy as they could without exciting alarm. In one tent Euryalus made prize of a helmet brilliant with gold and plumes.

Volscens hailed the two, and demanded who and whence they were. They made no answer, but plunged into the wood. The horseme

Evander into Italy. The poet says of him with simple pathos which has made the words proverbial, “He fell, unhappy, by a wou

rning every way to meet them. At last after Mezentius had three times made the circuit, Æneas threw his lance directly at th

or it was without human beings. They therefore took an ashen spar and made a man out of it; woman they made out of a piece o

hey therefore took an ashen spar and made a man out of it; woman they made out of a piece of alder; and they called the man

n of Farbanti, the Charon of Norse mythology. He is handsome and well made , but of fickle mood and evil disposition. Althoug

eeded in chaining him. He broke the strongest fetters as if they were made of cobwebs. Finally the gods sent a messenger to

bwebs. Finally the gods sent a messenger to the mountain spirits, who made for them the chain called Gleipnir. It is fashion

m the chain called Gleipnir. It is fashioned of six things: the noise made by the footfall of a cat, the beards of women, th

arently slight ribbon, he suspected their design, fearing that it was made by enchantment. He therefore only consented to be

nd another the whole night was lost, so that at dawn the work had not made the usual progress. The man, seeing that he must

g his mallet launched it with such force at the giant’s skull that it made a deep dint in it. Skrymir, awakening, cried out,

all Thor’s efforts, only one of his feet lifted up, seeing which Thor made no further attempt. “This trial has turned out,”

lt find three glens, one of them remarkably deep. These are the dints made by thy mallet. I have made use of similar illusio

them remarkably deep. These are the dints made by thy mallet. I have made use of similar illusions in the contests ye have

ermod has a second time ridden to Hel: — And the fleet-footed Hermod made reply: — 392 “Thou hast then all the solace deat

that the gift was Odin’s, a sword for the world to praise. Then all made trial, Siggeir and his earls, and Volsung and his

ot ride through the flames drawn up around her hall. After Gunnar had made two unsuccessful attempts, Sigurd, assuming the f

, though she knew well the deceit that had been practised on her, she made no sign; nay, was wedded according to her promise

ed to go, Nor for his land did homage, she inly yearned to know. She made request of Gunther, and begged it so might be, Th

hild had lost. The altercation came to the ears of the kings. Gunther made complaint to Siegfried. Then, … “Women must be i

from an unintended pun. Although, finally, Pyrrha was by myth-makers made the wife of Deucalion, the older myth of the orig

ades. In Art. — Of the statues of Juno, the most celebrated was that made by Polyclitus for her temple between Argos and My

present moves attended With all of brave and excellent and fair That made the old time splendid.” Milton, P. L. 3: 568, “

re design in clay by Teignmouth, of which prints may be obtained, was made to illustrate Gosse’s poem. § 67. Textual. — For

erseded by that of Apollo. § 74. Textual. — The Tyrian hue is purple, made from the juice of the murex, or purple shell-fish

stone the gods have changed her, but in vain; The sculptor’s art has made her breathe again.” There is a headless daughter

away by that goddess because Cupid laughed at the grimaces which she made while playing it. Marsyas found the instrument, b

nd the greater (lasting nine days), in September. Distinction must be made between the Festivals and the Mysteries of Eleusi

e, which, on being struck, emits a metallic sound that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predisposed t

rs” arose, to describe any species of communication which a person is made the bearer of, containing matter prejudicial to h

hy glowing chariot.” Translations of the Medea of Euripides have been made by Augusta Webster, 1868; by W. C. Lawton (Three

the shape of Mentor, accompanied him and governed all his movements, made him repel her allurements. Finally when no other

icago, 1877) will be of value to the beginner. Other translations are made by A. G. Foster-Barham (Lond.: 1887) and by W. N.

t condition destroy Iole in spite of his love for her. By some she is made the half-sister of Dryope; 241. I′on, Com. § 151.

co′pas: a Greek sculptor of Paros, first half of 4th century b.c.; he made the Niobe group; see also Com. § 43. Scyl′la, des

g the Romans, Mulciber, 88; his wife Maia, 89; myths of V., 117, 118; made the chariot of the Sun, 122; V. and Orion, 147; 2

que and gnome-like rascals, two of whom, while Hercules was sleeping, made off with his weapons; but, caught by him, were st

of these men could not be assigned to Prometheus, — unless they were made by him before the war of the Titans. 59. There i

had finished his daily course, a winged boat, or cup, which had been made for him by Hephæstus* (Vulcan), conveyed him, wit

rought. Clytie* was a water-nymph, and in love with the Sun-god, who made her no return. She pined away, nine days she sat

and eat. This was called the “Supper of Hecate,” and the offering was made that she might prevent the souls of the dead from

* were the parents of Æacus*, so renowned for his justice that he was made one of the judges in the lower world. Io*, daught

the train of Artemis, devoted to the pleasures of the chase, who had made a vow never to marry, but Zeus, under the form of

o kill her, when Zeus, transporting both mother and son to the skies, made them the constellations of the two bears, Ursa Ma

er to visit mankind and observe their proceedings. On one occasion he made a journey through Arcadia. Being recognized by th

cypress. It was said that at the close of the Titan war the Cyclopes made for Pluto a helmet which rendered the wearer invi

ed, and to torment the consciences of those whose crimes had not been made public. “Erinnys appears in Sanskrit as Sarunya,

d. In order to prevent its abstraction, Numa caused eleven more to be made exactly like it, and instituted for their protect

rary contests were crowns of olive, and painted vases filled with oil made from the sacred olive-tree. The Panathenaic* Proc

was celebrated on the 9th of June, on which occasion the Roman women made a pilgrimage, barefooted, to the temple of the go

im for nine years in a deep grotto of the sea, in return for which he made them many ornaments. Another story is that on the

s thunderbolts. He constructed the palaces in which the gods resided, made the golden shoes with which they trod the air or

chariots, and shod with brass the horses of celestial origin. He also made the tripods which moved automatically, and formed

moved automatically, and formed for Zeus the far-famed Ægis*. He also made various wonderful things for his favorites, or th

himself red-hot in the fire, and then embracing them. Hephæstus also made the armor of Achilles*, that of Æneas*, the shiel

ully for him. After many disappointments they were reunited, and Zeus made her immortal.10 “But never more they met! since

was surmounted by wings. Wishing to prove the truth of the assertion made by Apollo, that it had the power of uniting all b

staff entwined with vine-branches surmounted by a fir-cone), Dionysus made a triumphal progress through Syria, Egypt, Arabia

ncing on the leather bag. Out of the skin of the slaughtered goat was made a leather bag, which was inflated and smeared wit

Ganymedes*. Ganymedes* was a son of Tros*, king of Troy. He was made immortal by Zeus, and installed as cup-bearer to

of wit and ridicule, and was very unpopular. His comment upon the man made by Prometheus was, that the new being should have

ty of Aphrodite, but, failing to do this, he sneeringly said that she made too much noise with her feet when walking. It is

r the name of Fortuna*. Servius* Tullius erected a temple to her, and made the 24th of June the time for her festival. The R

vice and comfort. Offerings of wine, cake, incense, and garlands were made to them, particularly on birthdays. Janus*.

bordering on each other crowned the boundary-stone with garlands, and made an offering of a flat cake. Silvanus*. Silv

s were brought to appease the anger of the gods. Sacrifices were also made with a view of obtaining success in an enterprise

cup was always filled to the brim, to indicate that the offering was made without stint. Libations to the deities of the lo

Another tradition asserts that Prometheus, son of the Titan, Japetus, made men of clay and water, after which Athene breathe

to the verge of a rock, from which she sprung into the sea. The gods made them deities of the sea, Ino under the name of Le

*, if he desired it. The king accepted the proposal which Perseus had made rashly, and the latter was filled with terror at

inged shoes, the magic wallet, and the helmet of Aides (Pluto), which made its wearer invisible. Hermes contrived to take th

and was kindly received by the king, Prœtus*. The queen, Sthenobœa*, made false charges against Bellerophon. The rites of h

twelve tasks which should be imposed by him, after which he would be made immortal. The Twelve Labors of Heracles. 1.

y weapon. Heracles succeeded in strangling it with his hands. He then made himself a suit of armor of the skin, and a new he

thin reach of the birds, Athene brought him a pair of brazen clappers made by Hephæstus. He ascended a neighboring hill and

ce and fed on human flesh. All strangers who entered the country were made prisoners by Diomedes and flung before the horses

tal ignorance of the locality of the garden of the Hesperides, and he made several fruitless efforts before he succeeded in

acles, apparently agreeing, asked Atlas to hold the heavens whilst he made a pad for his head. When Atlas resumed his former

ne. After having been initiated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Heracles made his descent into the lower world at Cape Tænarum.

him Antiope*, sister of Hippolyte*. He carried her off to Athens and made her his queen. Their son was Hippolytus*, famed f

een Theseus and Pirithous* originated in the midst of arms. Pirithous made an irruption into the plains of Marathon and carr

n all the vessels, they could not leave the island by sea; so Dædalus made wings of feathers fastened together with wax, and

n him, but the powerful charm with which Medea had armed him suddenly made them tame and obedient. Without resistance, they

der the yoke, permitting Jason to put them to the plough, and quietly made the furrows into which he sowed the dragon’s teet

ly responded to their call for help, and thus ample preparations were made to receive the enemy. King Priam being too advanc

in the walls of the city. With Achilles at their head, the Greeks now made an attempt to take the city by storm, but they we

g his arrangements as before, he seized two more of his prisoners and made his evening meal upon them. Odysseus then approac

hat his own bed should be brought from his chamber. This bed had been made by Odysseus himself from an ohve-tree, which was

(Mercury) to the hero, commanding him to embark without delay. Æneas made the necessary preparations for departure, disrega

owers; and the third — the most popular of all among the people — was made up of forms and forces of Nature. Each town or ci

at burial-place of the nation, and the spot to which pilgrimages were made from all parts of the country. The soul of Osiris

pels, and a court for exercise, were assigned to him. Sacrifices were made to him, and once every year, about the time when

festivals. When a feast was to be held in honor of any god, the king made special proclamation. During a fast, not only kin

ashes on their heads, but all the animals within the city walls were made to join in the penitential observances. (See Jona

tar of Nineveh, etc. In worship, living sacrifices and offerings were made and oblations poured, the king taking the chief p

Varuna are addressed to him simply as a name for the One God who has made and who governs all things. Varuna is found in Gr

haracterizes the fables of Greece and Rome. The wild and rugged North made its own impress on the Scandinavian tribes, and t

Gunnar could not ride through the flame, and by magic arts Sigurd was made to assume the form and voice of Gunnar, and to ha

all it by a word in their language which means ‘heal-all,’ and having made solemn preparation for feasting and sacrifice und

st important of all things, and, realizing this, the primitive savage made Light his chief god. The light appears in the eas

, which, on being struck, emits a metallic sound, that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predisposed t

plan, the subject matter was carefully classified, and such additions made as were deemed necessary for completeness. As a f

as been chiefly taken from Clavigero and Prescott. Reference has been made throughout to the New American Cyclopædia. The wo

. Thus cursed steel, and more accursed gold, Gave mischief birth, and made that mischief bold: And double death did wretched

, the latter should succeed him in his kingdom. To ensure this, Titan made Saturn promise farther to destroy all his male ch

senger of the gods. He also swept the room where the gods supped, and made their beds. Ques. What else is said of Mercury?

goddess of youth, on account of her extraordinary beauty, and Jupiter made her his cup-bearer. She offended him by an unluck

Ans. Because the olive is the emblem of peace, and war should only be made that a secure peace may follow; also because she

a, or the Bald; because when the Gauls besieged Rome, the inhabitants made ropes for their military engines with the long ha

e taught the people the arts of civilized life. Janus, king of Italy, made Saturn partner of his kingdom, and that part of t

r devoured several of the companions of Ulysses, but the hero, having made him drunk with wine, put out his single eye with

me any works of Vulcan, beside those already mentioned? Ans. Yes, he made for Alcinoüs, king of the Phæacians, gold and sil

eptune, Vulcan, and Minerva contended for the prize of skill; Neptune made a bull, Minerva a house, and Vulcan a man. Momus

thing to criticise in the person of Venus, he complained of the noise made by her golden sandals. Momus was at length driven

hat had taken place. Ceres repaired immediately to Olympus, where she made her complaint to Jupiter, and demanded that Pluto

ceremonies without having been regularly initiated. Disclosures were made , however, which seem to prove that the person to

ed staff, and in the other a pipe of uneven reeds. The music which he made on this rude instrument was so sweet as to cheer

on is related of Pan? Ans. When the Gauls, under their King Brennus, made an irruption into Greece, and were about to plund

She was enriched with all the gifts of nature and fortune, and being made insolent by prosperity, she insulted Latona, and

Ques. How is he represented? Ans. As standing upright in a chariot made of a sea-shell; for a sceptre, he holds a trident

sang the praises of the gods, accompanying himself upon his lyre, and made such divine melody that the music of the Sirens a

hat she cast herself into the sea, where she was changed into a rock, made famous by the many shipwrecks that occurred upon

, before Charon could carry them to the other side. This superstition made the ancients very careful about burying their dea

d by goats; and the lowest part was infested by serpents. Bellerophon made this mountain inhabitable, and was therefore said

ength Hæmon, son of Creon, was destroyed by the monster, and the king made a public proclamation, that he would give the thr

idea of the spirits of the deceased watching over their descendants, made the Romans wish to bury the dead within, or very

Medea, whom he married, in fulfilment of the engagement which he had made . Ques. What else is related of Medea? Ans. She

resolved on attempting a flight through the air. For this purpose, he made wings for himself and his son Icarus [Ic′arus], w

ards abandoned this occupation, and spent some time in travelling. He made several voyages in the company of a sea captain n

saying that she was free to remain, if such was her desire. Penelope made no reply, but dropped her veil over her face. Ica

chus had much difficulty in dissembling his feelings when the suitors made his father a subject of mockery; and one of them

es. The guilty queen feigned to grieve at these tidings, but Ægisthus made no effort to conceal his satisfaction. Orestes wa

s death, and raise Troy from its ruins. Diligent search was therefore made for the child, who had been concealed by his moth

who so distinguished himself by his valor. When Troy was taken, Æneas made his escape from the burning city, bearing on his

y, and proceed to his destined settlement in Italy. Æneas obeyed, and made the necessary preparations for departure, disrega

allies, but was killed in the moment of victory. The family of Julii, made illustrious by Julius Cæsar, claimed descent from

command of the Emperor Honorius. Various collections were afterwards made , which are generally admitted to be forgeries. Di

Diodorus — The Pythia — Remarkable Responses — Unsuccessful attempts made to plunder this Temple — Despoiled by Nero and ot

opitious season. When Apollo was favorably disposed, his approach was made known by the moving of a laurel that stood before

would seem that the priests, who had probably some skill in medicine, made use of every means calculated to encourage the vo

f the Choral Dance — Chorus of the Furies — Story of Ibycus — Attempt made to revive the Ancient Chorus — Time occupied by T

supposed that the use of masks must have embarrassed the actors, and made them appear stiff and unnatural. This may have be

when the dread chorus of the Furies advanced with measured step, and made the circuit of the Theatre. The sound of instrume

me, and suffered the punishment they had deserved. Attempts have been made by French and German tragedians, to revive the an

temple right against the temple of God, On that opprobrious hill: and made his grove The pleasant valley of Hinnom, Tophet t

sts, and is much venerated by the surrounding tribes. Pilgrimages are made to this sacred fire from all parts of Asia. Ques

ibly remote period; they say the present arrangement of the Vedas was made by a sage named Vyasa, some five thousand years a

nd that the worship of the souls of deceased relations, the oblations made at their tombs, etc., were simply national custom

dually to decay, and there seems no prospect that any attempt will be made to restore them. The Bonzes, or Buddhist priests,

more gentle and refined. On the other hand, the wild and rugged North made its own impress on the Scandinavian tribes, and t

s were changed into mountains, his hair into trees; of his skull they made the heavens, and of his brain, clouds charged wit

e fiery eyes he saw gleaming from beneath the bridal veil, Loki again made an excuse which satisfied him, so he brought the

eeded in chaining him. He broke the strongest fetters as if they were made of cobwebs. Finally, the mountain spirits fashion

could not break. It was fabricated of the roots of stones, the noise made by the footfall of a cat, and other equally absur

be kept in Hell.” On hearing the result of Hermod’s mission, the gods made proclamation throughout the world, beseeching all

id the gods revenge the death of Baldur? Ans. They pursued Loki, who made use of his magical power to escape their wrath. H

und among the druidical remains in Ireland, which prove that they had made a certain progress in this science. Like the Pers

ncient paganism. Almost within our own day, many an Irish peasant has made his scanty harvest still smaller, rather than vio

away, he would revisit their descendants. He then embarked in a skiff made of serpent’s skins, and sailed eastward towards t

ts were brilliantly lighted even on the darkest night. The ascent was made , in some cases, by a stairway which led directly

he would consider that he had neglected a sacred duty, if he had not made at least one pilgrimage to the holy shrine. Ques

ly distinguished as Pliny the Younger. Under the care of his uncle he made such rapid progress in literature, that he was ge

Permission of Mr. Frederick Hollyer. Cronus, aware of his birth, soon made his appearance, determined to dispose of him in t

er sounds. Should she open the box? Just then a familiar step outside made her start guiltily. Epimetheus was coming, and sh

ing was but a season of the year; The sun his annual course obliquely made , Good days contracted, and enlarg’d the bad. The

Contrary to the custom current in similar cases, Philemon and Baucis made a modest and judicious choice, and proffered a ti

( Dryden’s tr.). After many years of faithful service, when age had made them long for death, Philemon and Baucis were tra

de that she would not hesitate to match her skill with Minerva’s. She made this remark so loudly and so frequently, that the

and move under Minerva’s flashing shuttle. “Emongst these leaves she made a Butterflie, With excellent device and wondrous

 so he flew off in haste to his master to report the discovery he had made . Desperate with love and jealousy, Apollo did not

Into a sweet half sleep, Three times his kingly beard he smoothed And made him viceroy o’er his sheep.” Lowell. Time passe

t joyous trust, they flocked around His feet who such a sudden summer made , His eyes, more kind than men’s, enthralled and b

ited his parents’ musical and poetical gifts. “Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain-tops, that freeze,     Bo

usic plants and flowers Ever sprung; as sun and showers     There had made a lasting spring. “Everything that heard him pla

Proserpina beside him, and the relentless Fates at his feet. Orpheus made known his errand, and succeeded in moving the roy

ything but a patient man, the delay was very unwelcome indeed, and he made up his mind to abduct his bride instead of marryi

curious shade     Dare itself to interpose; Cynthia’s shining orb was made     Heaven to clear, when day did close; Bless us

n’s tr.). As time did not soften Venus’ grief, but, on the contrary, made it more and more unendurable, she went to Olympus

when Winter, the cruel boar, slew him again with his white tusk, and made nature again droop, and mourn his departure.    

signal, Leander, who had already once been beaten back by the waves, made a second attempt to cross the strait, calling upo

, exchange a kiss or two. Sundry stolen interviews through this crack made them long for uninterrupted and unrestrained meet

k made them long for uninterrupted and unrestrained meetings; so they made an appointment to meet on a certain day and hour,

beam falling athwart her face revealed her unequalled loveliness, and made Cupid start back in surprise; but, as he did so,

h fear — And gazes on the god of Love.” Apollonius. The sudden pain made him open his eyes with a start. The lighted lamp,

should succeed in stealing it, they caused eleven other shields to be made , so exactly like the heaven-sent Ancile, that non

h and suffered so greatly in taking his mother’s part, she never even made the slightest attempt to ascertain whether he had

e intoxicated. In this condition, Bacchus led him passive to Olympus, made him release the Queen of Heaven, and urged him to

o thy dread command.” Homer ( Chapman’s tr.). Before this new ruler made his appearance, the Titan Oceanus had wielded the

ye beheld his chariot, foam’d along By noble winged creatures he hath made ? I saw him on the calmed waters scud, With such a

rother Podarces, later known as Priam, was redeemed by his people and made King of Troy. Laomedon’s failure to pay his just

xall’s tr.). In the midst of plenty, the gnawing pangs of hunger now made themselves felt; and the precious gift, which pre

w! The earnest trumpet spake, and silver thrills From kissing cymbals made a merry din —         ’Twas Bacchus and his kin!

, Bacchus inspired the Theban women with a species of dementia, which made them rush simultaneously out of the city and join

. The king’s spies reported all that had occurred, and their accounts made Pentheus long to view the ceremonies in secret. H

e she was seated. The noise of crackling branches and hasty footsteps made the assembled maidens swiftly turn. One glance su

anecdote illustrating Ceres’ power is told about a lad, Stellio, who made fun of the goddess when she was journeying, on ac

en were regarded as enemies unless by a special compact they had been made friends, so Vesta presided especially over true a

fault, was irresistibly charming; and, instead of obeying Jupiter, he made love to her, and by pantomime obtained her consen

h of the family whose hearth they graced, and the offerings generally made to them were a small part of each meal. Upon remo

at come through the carved ivory deceive With promises that never are made good; But those which pass the doors of polished

the inaccessible regions of snow and ice, where he detained her, and made her his wife. She became the mother of Zetes and

ew mistress, and who, governing him easily by his admiration for her, made him submit to occupations unworthy of a man, and,

em it necessary to secure the maiden’s good graces, and when Hercules made known his love, she immediately promised to marry

uch a pretty passenger as Deianeira over the river, and as he swam he made up his mind to gallop off with her as soon as he

and child. Here Perseus, the golden-haired, grew to manhood, and here made his first appearance in games and combats. In the

he great task of slaying Medusa. Pluto lent him a magic helmet, which made the wearer invisible at will; Mercury attached hi

e use of them to effect his escape. “Now Dædalus, the carpenter, had made a pair of wings, Contrived of wood and feathers a

of his brazen body. The returning vessel, favoured by wind and tide, made but one port, Naxos; and here youths and maidens

rch of adventures, which might help him forget his woes. He therefore made an excursion into the land of the Amazons, where

s. The latter, struck with admiration for the bride’s unusual beauty, made an attempt to kidnap her, which was frustrated by

s most faithfully, trained the young prince with great care, and soon made him the wisest and most skilful of his pupils. Th

and skill passed very quickly; and at last the time came when Chiron made known to him the secret of his birth, and the sto

unfortunate parents. This tale aroused the young prince’s anger, and made him solemnly vow to punish his uncle, or perish i

he refused to continue the expedition, and, deserting the Argonauts, made his way home alone and on foot. On another occasi

shores, and presented themselves before Æetes, the king, to whom they made known their errand. Loath to part with his golden

ard over his treasure. An opiate prepared by Medea’s magic skill soon made the dragon forget his charge in a profound sleep,

e fleece was rent.” Flaccus ( Elton’s tr.). His companions, who had made ready for a hasty departure, were already seated

distinguished themselves by their daring in the Calydonian Hunt, were made the deities of boxing, wrestling, and all equestr

n total ignorance of the unfortunate circumstances under which he had made his first appearance at court, until one day at a

nces hastily exchanged by the guests, excited Œdipus’ suspicions, and made him question the queen, who, afraid lest he might

g in her manner, however, left a lingering doubt in Œdipus’ mind, and made him resolve to consult the oracle of Delphi, whos

ts terrible presence. As Œdipus attached no special value to the life made desolate by the oracle’s predictions, he resolved

der pealed; but although, as soon as the storm was over, a search was made for Œdipus, no trace of him was ever found, and t

r lest he should incur judicial punishment for his involuntary crime, made him flee to the court of Argos, where he took ref

though her husband, Prœtus, treated her with the utmost kindness, she made up her mind to desert him, and tried to induce Be

y bread by selling the fish he caught in his nets. On one occasion he made a very fine haul, and threw his net full of fish

Tennyson. The Apple of Discord This omission angered her, and made her determine to have her revenge by troubling th

he had not perished, having been found and adopted by a shepherd, who made him follow his own calling. When Paris reached ma

prize to her.                                         “She to Paris made Proffer of royal power, ample rule Unquestion’d,

llows.” Homer ( Bryant’s tr.). Arrived before him, she breathlessly made known her errand, and the god promised that the a

ar-cry, the sound of which filled the enemy’s hearts with terror, and made them yield to the well-directed onslaught of Ajax

within the wooden horse. Although taken by surprise, the city guards made desperate attempts to repel the Greeks; but it wa

ing on their sweet food. These received the strangers hospitably, and made them partake of the lotus blossoms; but no sooner

their minds, while a dreamy, lethargic sensation stole over them, and made them long to recline there and feast for ever. “

-shell chariot drawn by bounding dolphins. Her unsurpassed loveliness made a vivid impression upon him, and he was soon deep

nd linger by his side on the white sandy beach, Polyphemus constantly made the most extravagant promises; but the dainty nym

and strolled on the shore only when he was sound asleep. Although she made fun of his ’ove, she was not so obdurate to the s

to a stratagem. When morning came, the giant rose, milked his flock, made his cheese, arranged the vessels, and then, witho

devised a cunning plan whereby they hoped to effect their escape, and made all their preparations to ensure its complete suc

swer convinced his would-be helpers that he needed no assistance, and made them disperse.     “‘If no man does thee violenc

e shores of Ithaca were discerned by the eager eyes on board, and all made their preparation for landing early the next morn

trench finished, he killed two black victims, furnished by Circe, and made their blood flow into the trench. Immediately all

f his crew. The sound of the rushing waters whirling around Charybdis made all on board tremble with fear, and the pilot ste

                   “He drew near And smote it with his open palm, and made The ship a rock, fast rooted in the bed Of the de

revelling in his palace, whence they refused to depart until she had made choice of a second husband; and also that Telemac

has slain the arrogant crew Of suitors, who disgraced his house, and made His wealth a spoil, and dared insult his son.’”

uttered by Celæno, one of these monsters — half woman and half bird —  made them embark again in great haste, and row on unti

the fleet by a terrible storm. “‘O Æolus! since the Sire of all Has made the wind obey thy call         To raise or lay th

e queen’s bosom, secretly thrust one of his darts into her heart, and made her fall in love with Æneas. Day after day now pa

autiful queen. The Trojans sailed onward until the threatening clouds made them take refuge in the Sicanian port, where they

e Cumæan shore in safety; and Æneas hastened off to the Sibyl’s cave, made known his wish to visit Hades, and entreated her

Latinus’ friendly offers of hospitality so suddenly withdrawn, Æneas made rapid preparations for war, and sailed farther up

the battlefield, finally encountered the long-sought Turnus, who had made his way back, and was now driving about in his ch

With the death of Turnus the war came to an end. A lasting peace was made with Latinus; and the brave Trojan hero, whose wo

ch had appeared quite natural to his ancestors in a savage state, and made an attempt to find out their primitive meaning, o

Myths The cloud myths, to which frequent allusion has already been made , comprise not only the cattle of the sun, the Cen

e one of these vessels, and the gilded shallop in which the sun daily made his pilgrimage back to the far east, another. As

74; Mars, son of, 116; Vulcan, son of, 122; Tityus insults, 145; love made to, by Ixion, 146; Æolus, servant of, 184; Hercul

n to Persephone, or Proserpina, 158 Phid′i-as. Noted Greek sculptor; made statues of the gods, 35. 43 Phi-le′mon. Husband

cleft by, 39; Venus, wife of, 84, 85; Periphetes, son of, 219; armour made by, 291, 336; significance, 364 Vul-ca-na′li-a.

make her miserable.” Venus had a son called Cupid. He was the god who made young people love whom he pleased. He could make

sisters, without appearing very unkind; but he was sorry that she had made the request, because he knew that the princesses

nners by teaching them to respect one another’s property; and she had made them comfortable by giving them bread, and kine,

ved Cupid with a gracious smile, and after he had heard his petition, made some good natured objections to matching the sons

will be exalted to that of the immortals.” The blooming pair then made a vow to love each other eternally, and a benedic

en left her daughter with the young maidens her companions, while she made long excursions to instruct the ignorant in plant

hat Proserpine took delight. She saw in Enna a fountain, whose waters made a mournful murmuring, where she had never seen wa

ery hungry, she devoured it voraciously. The little boy of Becubo was made to wait till the stranger-guest was satisfied. Th

, and all the friends of the parties joined in the festival which was made on the occasion; and they believed that the gods

ek women, and all other women of antiquity, practiced embroidery, and made pictures that represented facts. As they could no

and recorded histories in these pictures, or hieroglyphics. Philomela made signs to the old woman that she wanted a piece of

of Tereus cutting out her tongue. When she has finished her work, she made signs to the old woman to carry it to the queen,

. Yes; and that growing better is the progress of society. Ann. What made Tereus tell his wife that it was a long voyage to

r table; one leg was broken, hut she put a smooth stone under it, and made the table stand even, and then she rubbed it all

acon and cabbage were brought on smoking hot, and Jupiter and Mercury made a supper which even their godships relished, thou

ilomela bewailed her misfortunes in sweet melancholy music, which she made chiefly in the night. That is what the nightingal

That is, he brought men, women, and children, to settle in Greece. He made laws for them, and for the people whom he found i

he and his officers wore rich clothes and ornaments, which the people made ; and that the people had laws, and obeyed them. A

not do without it Mercury’s caduceus, when he touched people with it, made them wake, or fall asleep, just as he chose. Home

f the dead animal’s body was stretched across it. He pulled it and it made a low sound. Mercury thought that if he stretched

gs across. You may see a lyre in the hands of one of the muses. Poets made songs to be sung to the music of the lyre, and ca

unhappy; and malignant, or spiteful, and she was turned to stone, or made more hard-hearted. That shows that if we are wick

on, struck Tiresias blind; but the father of the gods pitied him, and made him amends for the loss of sight. He conferred up

s of Panope, the heifer stopped, and raising her head toward the sky, made it resound with her loud and continual lowings. A

armed men. When Cadmus sowed the dragon’s teeth, he only appeased, or made friends of the armed men who had killed his follo

ble. The ancients, thought, that there were three sister-deities, who made man wicked and miserable. These they sometimes ca

ild. Ann. Yes, because insane persons do not know what they do. What made the ancients think the gods were malicious, as th

d were changed to dolphins. Bacchus spared the captain, and afterward made him his high priest. The ship was then loosed, an

ests, shouting and dancing in the most frantic manner. Sometimes they made processions. A man, dressed to represent Bacchus,

ng what the scene meant. It was caused by a prediction which had been made long before, but which Atlas now recollected. An

girl and her parents consented to this request, and preparations were made for the wedding. On the appointed day, a marriage

a, and his sister, Diana, or the moon. Jupiter loved Latona, and that made Juno hate her. Juno found a hideous serpent, hatc

rtment of the Vatican which has a singularly fine prospect. Ann. Who made the statue? Mother. That is not known. About thr

t she worthy of your veneration? — the daughter of Tantalus, who once made a banquet for the gods — the sister of the Pleiad

re. Thus when the God, whatever God was he, Had formed the whole, and made the parts agree, That no unequal portions might b

, he assembled an army, marched against Saturn, (who by this time was made aware of the deception, but refused to destroy hi

ing was but a season of the year. The sun his annual course obliquely made , Good days contracted and enlarged the bad. Then

. Thus cursed steel, and more accursed gold, Gave mischief birth, and made the mischief bold, And double did wretched man in

he burden is too much, And is in mercy hidden from our eyes. Earth is made up of so much care and woe, The past, the present

ook to flight, and the prince, desolate at the loss of his favourite, made one of his attendants, some say his wife, the con

Which this poetic marble hath arrayed With an eternal glory, which if made By human hands, is not of human thought, And Time

cause this offering was most difficult to the vanity of youth. Apollo made known his oracles through the medium of a sibyl.

ke, and wished to be deceived: While the false youth his way securely made , His faith forgotten, and his vows unpaid; Then s

wrong course for Naxos, Bacchus threw himself at their feet, as they made for shore. “Those are not the trees of Naxos,” he

w. The earnest trumpet spake, and silver thrills From kissing cymbals made a merry din —     ’Twas Bacchus and his kin. “Li

ith sufficient velocity to break his thigh, an accident, which, as it made him lame, did not at all tend to render his appea

s celebrated for the ingenious works and automatical figures which he made , and many speak of two golden statues, which not

g loud, the roaring bellows blew.” Homer. It is stated that Bacchus made him intoxicated after he had been expelled from O

them of the glories of her marriage; though her bridegroom had never made himself visible to her, and though to her he had

city under the name of Palladium. Some authors maintain that this was made with the bones of Pelops — while Apollodorus asse

ck again.’ ‘No,’ said the child ‘it must not be, That little dart was made for thee.’” Moore. The result of his amour with

Ocean, in marriage, through the skill of a dolphin, although she had made to herself a vow of perpetual celibacy; and had b

auty, preserving the characteristics of both sexes. ‌ Offerings were made to him of milk and honey, because he was the God

ad altars chiefly on the coast of the sea, where the piety of mankind made offerings of milk, oil, and honey, and often of t

Immortals have no origin in history; but, as allusions are constantly made to them in the eloquent language of the orator, o

ueen; but there seeing the lion’s skin of Hercules, he fancied he had made a mistake, and repaired to that of the hero; wher

appearance of a beauty, of which hitherto he had been unconscious, he made every possible effort to grasp what appeared to b

e bloom of beauty and youth, she was termed the Goddess of youth, and made by her mother the cup-bearer to all the Gods. She

ame to grace the nuptial feast: In a cool cave’s recess the treat was made , Whose entrance, trees, with spreading boughs o’e

shade,                Bright wings play; Here the deer its couch hath made  —                      Come away! Where the smoot

our; but after it was done, she refused to fulfil the promise she had made to the god. When Achilles was killed by Paris, Th

esire to live in the sea. Upon this, he leapt into the water, and was made a sea deity by Oceanus, at the request of the mar

ing claws on their feet and hands, and spreading famine wherever they made their hideous appearance. Insérer image anonyme_h

ng the good and the virtuous. The people of Smyrna were the first who made her statue with wings, to show with what celerity

rding to the poverty or riches of the worshipper. When offerings were made to them, their shrines were crowned with garlands

y did was freely turned into ridicule. He laughed at Minerva, who had made a house, because she had not formed it moveable,

any truth to be mixed with his bitterness, he declared that the noise made by the goddess in walking was far too loud to be

, which was observed with jovial festivity: and in which free use was made of the gifts of Bacchus, accompanied with sports,

virtues he admires. And with his booty joyfully retires.” Ovid. He made his appearance in the field of Mars, he tamed the

act the butchery betrayed, They could not bear to see the wounds they made , ‌With stern regard she eyed the traitor king, A

is expeditions, but to wait for his orders without the walls. He even made himself a hiding place into which he retired when

nt in hell; and Cerberus also was granted to his prayers, provided he made use of no arms, but only force to drag him away.

Iole, although in possession of the heart of Dejanira, and therefore made war against her father, killing him, with three o

narch, however, resolved to remove every obstacle out of his way, and made a sumptuous banquet, decreeing that all who came

ds, however, are the protectors of innocence, and that of Perseus was made their peculiar care. Pluto lent him his helmet, p

when Cepheus ran and said; ‘Hold, brother, hold, what brutal rage has made Your frantic mind so black a crime conceive? Are

and new laws enacted. The renown he gained by his victory and policy, made his alliance courted in general; but Pirithous ki

n people.     Leonarde. “’Tis one of those bright fictions that have made The name of Greece only another word, For love an

leader crowned,     And armed for Greece that day; But the falchions made no sound     On his gleaming war array. In the ba

in both of which he was a proficient, and in Egypt, to which place he made a voyage, he was admitted to the sacred mysteries

re itself seemed charmed and animated by his presence, and the nymphs made his company their chief desire. It was not long b

ose charms touched the melodious musician; with her his happiness was made perfect by an union, at which Hymen presided. Thi

his melodious lyre, He forced the heart of hardest oak to groan, And made fierce tigers leave their rage and moan.” With h

on his arrival he would make known to him the resolution which he had made . Theseus came, and found Œdipus with his face cov

g Eteocles and Polynice; when they came to manhood an arrangement was made between them, by which it was agreed, that they s

24 Thus master of the kingdom of Pisa, and the hand of Hippodamia, he made bold war upon his neighbour, and conquered their

226 “Asked by his wife to his inhuman feast, Tereus, unknowingly, is made a guest: While she, her plot the better to disgui

d against him, had abandoned him, and that this horse was an offering made by the Greeks, to moderate the anger of Minerva,

oldiers disembarked, and penetrated through the breach which had been made to admit the horse. At the same time the warriors

d himself to feelings of grief and rage at not being able, his mother made known to him the uselessness of his efforts. Insé

teel thy guilty breast invade, And take the fortune thou thyself hast made !” Dryden. With one strong blow she smote hersel

and a superb temple replaced their lowly dwelling, of which they were made the priests. They lived long and happily, and hav

secure beneath the shade, Which boughs, with snowy fruit encumbered, made . A wide spread mulberry tree its rise had took Ju

nate. They are stated merely to have contained the reasons why he had made the innovations into the ceremonies of their reli

e spirits who surrounded him. ‌ The earth, being yet uninhabited, he made the first man and the first woman wherewith to pe

is admirable work on priestcraft) “was a superstitious opinion, which made the Northern nations regard the number three as s

small bundles of hay. When any solemn feast was in preparation, they made choice of a young and beautiful slave, whom, afte

e capital. On great occasions, when a sacrifice of prisoners is to be made , recourse however is had to them, to give an addi

lative to this subject. The god Balder dreamt that his life, although made to be immortal, was threat med with an imminent d

In poetry and works of elegant literature allusions are so frequently made to the Mythology of the Antients, as to render it

; who, wishing to preserve to his children their right of succession, made war on Saturn, conquered him, and confined both h

of the goat Amalthea, delivered his brothers and sisters from prison, made war upon Saturn, and being furnished with thunder

beard. In his right-hand, holding the thunder; in his left, a sceptre made of cypress wood, expressive of durability, and th

stles, by selling silver models of which, the silversmiths of Ephesus made great profit; which, being in danger of losing by

s erected in honour of her, which was adorned with her famous statue, made of gold and ivory, by the celebrated Phidias. Thi

, in order to secure it from being lost, caused several shields to be made , so exactly like it, that it was almost impossibl

e was said by the poets to be the son of Jupiter and Juno. For having made the formidable thunderbolts, which Jupiter hurled

nt robber. Who were the Cyclops? They were the workmen of Vulcan, and made Jove’s thunderbolts. By some, they are said to be

ch emitted fire, he took from them some flaming matter, with which he made the sun; he then placed it in the heavens to illu

he smoke of sulphur, olive wood, box, laurel, and rosemary. They then made a fire of straw, round which they danced; and, af

uitted the infernal regions, they drank of the waters of Lethe, which made them forget all past events. This idea was derive

itans were represented as being precipitated into Tartarus for having made war against Jupiter and the Gods; they were Atlas

d the wedge, the axe, the level, and the auger, and was the first who made use of sails, which, by poetical licence, were ca

lower regions were infested by serpents. Bellerophon, a famous hero, made this mountain habitable, and was, therefore, said

epresented by some as inculcating “a firm belief that one Supreme God made the world by his power, and continually governed

d An old unviolated sacred wood; Whose gloomy boughs thick interwoven made A chilly cheerless everlasting shade; There, not

Of his bones, the rocks high swelling,     Of his flesh the glebe is made ; From his veins the tide is welling,     And his

this was another apartment, in which was a gigantic statue of Belus, made of solid gold, and a throne of the same metal. Th

d Pallas teach the use? What were the Ancilia? Who caused them to be made ? Who brought the statue of Diana from the Taurica

ellona, and what sacrifices did her priests offer to her? By whom was made the famous statue of Minerva, and in which of her

of the Cyclops? By whom was Vulcan invoked as the Avenger, when they made treaties? How was Neptune represented? What was t