nks to the kind gods. The king of the gods was Jupiter, who ruled not only the people of the earth, but the mightier people

where but a moment before a fair young woman had stood, there was now only a shaggy, ugly bear. The poor bear, afraid of her

d Arcas, so she merely kept her eyes fixed on him. At first Arcas was only startled at coming so suddenly within a few feet

ad, lived dark King Pluto; and the days were very lonely for him with only shadows to talk to. Often and often, he had tried

eeking, and answered that until Proserpine was found, she could think only of her child, and could not care for the neglecte

a. It seemed a long time since she had left the land, although it was only a few hours. Toward morning, she was startled fro

l and inviting that Latona once more bent to drink of it. But the men only renewed their rude talk and threatened that, if s

ful tales. But one day she found out that Echo amused her in this way only to please Jupiter. For Jupiter sometimes grew tir

too ready. Poor Echo found that she could no longer speak; she could only mimic the last words of others. Now there was a y

, and he often roamed through the woods from morning till night, with only his bow and arrows for companions. One day he had

r boy’s madness, and although he had treated her so cruelly, she felt only sorrow at his trouble. Whenever Narcissus, in des

t how wonderful she was; and one day she boasted that, though she was only a humble girl, she was far greater in her skill t

spoken. I promise you that Minerva will grant it.” But the young girl only looked cross and ugly, as she answered in a very

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

’s heart. Then he flew away, satisfied. The golden arrow did its work only too well. For no sooner had the sun god caught a

t sun god Apollo.” Apollo Belvedere (Vatican, Rome). But Daphne was only the more terrified at these words, and fled more

ear the phrase “crowned with laurel,” you will know what it means, if only you remember the story of Apollo and Daphne. ———

d quickly to see whether she was still following. But alas! he caught only a glimpse of her, as, with her arms stretched tow

e green earth. He went up on a high mountain, and there he lived with only the birds and the trees and the wild animals; for

r, to play them some gay music. Now Orpheus, as you know, could think only of sad things since Eurydice had gone from him, a

llowed by a train of young girls, who hunted and rested with her. But only the fairest and best maidens were thought worthy

faces, but their bodies were so hideous that one could think of them only as ugly monsters. Instead of skin, they had large

ow had to do was to find out the way to Medusa’s island home, and the only people in the whole world who knew where that was

given as a peace offering to the sea serpent. But the oracle repeated only the same heartless answer, — “If you wish your to

that was another reason why she loved Perseus, who had saved her not only from the sea serpent, but from the man whom she d

who Jupiter was, for he came disguised as a boy; and she thought him only a pleasant companion for her walks. But Juno hate

e had no arms; and instead of the words she meant to speak, she heard only a strange “moo” which came from her own lips. She

hs, her former companions, did not recognize her; and even her father only patted her neck and plucked some fresh grass for

ter than Latona? I am a queen, and she is but a humble woman. She has only two children, and I have seven times that number,

om the altar, women of Thebes, and cast away your wreaths. Me, and me only , should you worship, for I am greater than Latona

ter and richer than you, for I have seven children left, and you have only two.” Now Apollo and Diana, on seeing Niobe’s ter

nd felt pained at the thought of the war which made him her enemy. If only she could fly out of the gates and tell him how m

uld love me; but I will not, for that would mean being a traitor, not only to my city, but to my own father.” The girl loved

the first cottage they came to, and asked for a night’s shelter. Not only was this refused, but harsh words were given in a

ves at the table, while the old couple filled their plates. There was only bread and milk, with sweet honey and a few grapes

rness. Through her tears, Halcyone pretended to laugh, and would talk only of the time when the ship would return homeward.

on the shore, waving her hand, until the boat passed out of sight and only the water, with the dazzling sunlight on it, met

alcyone. At last a large, green wave rose before him, and he had time only to cry, in sad farewell, “Halcyone! Halcyone!” be

y year seven calm days, during which the water is smooth as glass and only the gentlest breezes blow. Then the halcyon birds

ale, and then she would leave her home for a long time, and come back only when the soft rain clouds were again in the air.

lthy young people do not care much about what they eat or wear. Their only grief was at the loss of their lovely young mothe

ck to the king with their false report, that the oracle had said that only when Phryxus and Helle were dead would plenty and

erson in the world was a centaur named Chiron, and he might be called only half a person; for, you remember, the centaurs ha

lost in the rushing water; so he had to walk the rest of the way with only one shoe. He came at last to the palace of his fa

foretold that his kingdom would be taken from him by a youth wearing only one sandal, and one of Jason’s feet, as you know,

times.” “You are wrong!” cried Jason, “there are many heroes waiting only for the chance to do great deeds.” At this the ki

g laughed aloud, and said, “You have come on a very bold mission, for only he who performs aright the three tasks I have set

th was that Juno had not forgotten her promise to help Jason, and the only way she could do it was by making Medea love him

lf, with Medea at his right hand. In all that vast crowd, she was the only one who dared to hope that Jason would be success

teel from his breast. But it was too late the arrow had done its work only too well. The wounded stag lifted its head, and g

. Thy cheerful birds, thy liberal flowers,     Thy woods and waters, only , Gave him their sweet companionship,     And made

ble, loudmouthed, fierce-looking dogs. At first she thought they were only in the water, and she rushed to the shore. When s

d down from the pedestal. She loved him, of course; for Venus had not only turned the marble to life, she had also made Gala

come unto me who long for you.” Thus sang Polyphemus. But Galatea was only frightened at the great, shaggy monster, for such

napprehended rather than submit to it. Moreover, such sources give us only the dry facts without any of the charm of the ori

s they called the Mediterranean, and its continuation the Euxine, the only seas with which they were acquainted. Around the

fied all things, producing life and joy. Saturn and Rhea were not the only Titans. There were others, whose names were Ocean

the god of wine, was the son of Jupiter and Semele. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but its social an

l one were always open. In peace they were closed; but they were shut only once between the reign of Numa and that of August

lid; but, alas! the whole contents of the jar had escaped, one thing only excepted, which lay at the bottom, and that was h

She opened the box incautiously, and the blessings all escaped, hope only excepted. This story seems more probable than the

ers to their channels. Then Deucalion thus addressed Pyrrha: “O wife, only surviving woman, joined to me first by the ties o

ny part became bones; the veins remained veins, retaining their name, only changing their use. Those thrown by the hand of t

her eyes bright as stars; he saw her lips, and was not satisfied with only seeing them. He admired her hands and arms, naked

n’s early quarrel with the reviewers: —     “The herded wolves, bold only to pursue;     The obscene ravens, clamorous o’er

dog close upon him, with open jaws, snapping at his heels, but biting only the air. Cephalus was about to use his javelin, w

heavenly towers to the earth. There he laid aside his wings, and kept only his wand, with which he presented himself as a sh

thought it was Diana herself, had you seen her in her hunting dress, only that her bow was of horn and Diana’s of silver. O

she came to the bank of the river, where he overtook her, and she had only time to call for help on her friends the water ny

d what he supposed to be the form of the nymph, and found he embraced only a tuft of reeds! As he breathed a sigh, the air s

ave no intention of washing my limbs in it, weary though they be, but only to quench my thirst. My mouth is so dry that I ca

k his radiant head in warning. “I have spoken rashly,” said he; “this only request I would fain deny. I beg you to withdraw

arth or sea contains most precious — ask it and fear no refusal. This only I pray you not to urge. It is not honor, but dest

for the guests was laid a cushion stuffed with sea-weed; and a cloth, only produced on great occasions, but ancient and coar

turning their eyes below, they beheld all the country sunk in a lake, only their own house left standing. While they gazed w

rom the stone and went with them. As they walked he told her that his only son, a little boy, lay very sick, feverish, and s

ddess all she had witnessed, but dared not, for fear of Pluto; so she only ventured to take up the girdle which Proserpine h

much rain; the birds stole the seeds — thistles and brambles were the only growth. Seeing this, the fountain Arethusa interc

rits meet! Like him the river god, whose waters flow, With love their only light, through caves below, Wafting in triumph al

her, and when she tried to touch her limbs, she found her hands touch only the yawning jaws of monsters. Scylla remained roo

indeed the perfect semblance of a maiden that seemed to be alive, and only prevented from moving by modesty. His art was so

er it were living or not, and could not even then believe that it was only ivory. He caressed it, and gave it presents such

dded, “dear husband, let me go with you, otherwise I shall suffer not only the real evils which you must encounter, but thos

ould love better than her. But of all these prayers, the last was the only one destined to be granted. The goddess, at lengt

g, even the clothes and attitudes most characteristic of each. But he only imitates men, leaving it to another to personate

out her arms in her sleep, striving to embrace his body, but grasping only the air. “Stay!” she cried; “whither do you fly?

e kisses with her horny beak. Whether Ceyx felt it, or whether it was only the action of the waves, those who looked on doub

nowadays, who love any one they happen to see; he loves you, and you only . Add to this, he is young and handsome, and has t

now he cares nothing for fruits nor flowers, nor any thing else, but only yourself. Take pity on him, and fancy him speakin

and looked on her with amazement, paying her that homage which is due only to Venus herself. In fact Venus found her altars

ewed her way with chaplets and flowers. This perversion of homage due only to the immortal powers to the exaltation of a mor

of a full chorus. She had not yet seen her destined husband. He came only in the hours of darkness and fled before the dawn

by his loving wife? You are so ill-favored and disagreeable that the only way you can merit your lover must be by dint of i

h; Until her pining soul and weeping eyes     Had learned to seek him only in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart wer

ll hope of relief vanished, and men learned to look upon death as the only deliverer from disease. Then they gave way to eve

of his camp, or to open the gates to him, or to do any thing else, so only it might gratify Minos. As she sat in the tower,

war. But how? The gates are guarded, and my father keeps the keys; he only stands in my way. O that it might please the gods

ord to gain my object; but here there is no need of fire and sword. I only need my father’s purple lock. More precious than

of having the last word. Narcissus’s cruelty in this case was not the only instance. He shunned all the rest of the nymphs,

d tasted neither food nor drink, her own tears and the chilly dew her only food. She gazed on the sun when he rose, and as h

und or sight foreboding fear. His eye but saw that light of love, The only star it hailed above; His ear but rang with Hero’

eedle-work. She was also a warlike divinity; but it was defensive war only that she patronized, and she had no sympathy with

their groves and fountains to come and gaze upon her work. It was not only beautiful when it was done, but beautiful also in

children; and truly the happiest of mothers would Niobe have been if only she had not claimed to be so. It was on occasion

f my children, I should hardly be left as poor as Latona with her two only . Away with you from these solemnities, — put off

s strain, but Apollo interrupted her. “Say no more,” said he; “speech only delays punishment.” So said Diana also. Darting t

ender assistance, and fell stricken in the act of brotherly duty. One only was left, Ilioneus. He raised his arms to heaven

tood trembling, uncertain what course to take. Six were now dead, and only one remained, whom the mother held clasped in her

theory of some modern writers, namely, that the Gorgons and Grææ were only personifications of the terrors of the sea, the f

e mother more justly so, stood by, not able to afford protection, but only to pour forth lamentations and to embrace the vic

tor; but I will try to win her by services rendered, if the gods will only be propitious. If she be rescued by my valor, I d

. Many years afterwards Laius being on his way to Delphi, accompanied only by one attendant, met in a narrow road a young ma

forming a very degraded compound, and accordingly the Centaur is the only one of the fancied monsters of antiquity to which

d his crown to his brother Pelias on condition that he should hold it only during the minority of Jason, the son of Æson. Wh

and forthwith made preparations for the expedition. At that time the only species of navigation known to the Greeks consist

o a dove, which took her way between the rocks, and passed in safety, only losing some feathers of her tail. Jason and his m

edea prepared her caldron for him in a very different way. She put in only water and a few simple herbs. In the night she wi

absent and unknowing of the cause, felt a sudden pang. He burns, and only by courageous pride conquers the pain which destr

y by courageous pride conquers the pain which destroys him. He mourns only that he perishes by a bloodless and unhonored dea

pped again, but again came up with him. The goal was near; one chance only remained. “Now, goddess,” said he, “prosper your

and held several flourishing cities. It was their custom to bring up only the female children; the boys were either sent aw

n deny that he has deserved it.” The gods all gave their assent; Juno only heard the closing words with some displeasure tha

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

but his hunger continued unabated. At length he had spent all and had only his daughter left, a daughter worthy of a better

ssed with divine immunity from ills, Long centuries they lived; their only fate Was ripe old age, and rather sleep than deat

day more holy grew     Each spot where he had trod, Till after-poets only knew     Their first-born brother was a god.”

when death has at last relieved him from his sufferings: — “Alas! I only wished I might have died With my poor father; whe

h perfection that nothing could withstand the charm of his music. Not only his fellow-mortals but wild beasts were softened

away. Stretching out their arms to embrace one another, they grasped only the air! Dying now a second time, she yet cannot

t you to let go the chain, when he will make his escape. But you have only to keep him fast bound, and at last when he finds

his prayer, like the others, would have been unheeded, — they thought only of their booty, — but to hear so famous a musicia

went, full of love and happiness, forgetting his losses, and mindful only of what remained, his friend and his lyre. He ent

taining from ten to thirty thousand spectators, and as they were used only on festival occasions, and admission was free to

pious awe the sacred grove of Neptune. No living object was in sight, only a flock of cranes flew overhead taking the same c

onides was one of the most prolific of the early poets of Greece, but only a few fragments of his compositions have descende

made them a constellation in the sky. Though their number was seven, only six stars are visible, for Electra, one of them,

tearing a rock from the side of the mountain hurled it at him. Though only a corner of it touched him, it overwhelmed him. “

in size and of great courage, but dull of intellect; Diomede, second only to Achilles in all the qualities of a hero; Ulyss

hsayer thereupon announced that the wrath of the virgin goddess could only be appeased by the sacrifice of a virgin on her a

reached her she implored the gods to be allowed to converse with him only three hours. The request was granted. Mercury led

ting the contending armies and all other affairs of state, he thought only of her and let the battle go as it would. But thi

tment so far, and suffered his friend to fall a victim to it. But his only consolation was the hope of revenge. He would fly

ned arrow, which, guided by Apollo, wounded Achilles in the heel, the only vulnerable part about him. For Thetis his mother

vors should be judged most deserving of it. Ajax and Ulysses were the only claimants; a select number of the other chiefs we

Cyclopes were giants, who inhabited an island of which they were the only possessors. The name means “round eye,” and these

plunge his sword into him as he slept, but recollected that it would only expose them all to certain destruction, as the ro

t was all one burning coal, then poising it exactly above the giant’s only eye, they buried it deeply into the socket, twirl

tempted by the secure appearance of the cove, completely land-locked; only Ulysses moored his vessel without. As soon as the

aves, and utterly destitute of clothing, awaking and discovering that only a few bushes were interposed between him and a gr

hich by one legend is the transformed pinnace of Ulysses. “Almost the only river in the island is just at the proper distanc

hemus made his appearance; a terrible monster, shapeless, vast, whose only eye had been put out. 21 He walked with cautious

selected as the seat of their future home, they asked of the natives only so much land as they could enclose with a bull’s

find an end of his perils on the deep. Neptune consented, stipulating only for one life as a ransom for the rest. The victim

d longing to touch the opposite shore. But the stern ferryman took in only such as he chose, driving the rest back. Æneas, w

ch the Sibyl replied that they would commit no violence, that Æneas’s only object was to see his father, and finally exhibit

n his bark to the shore, and receive them on board. The boat, adapted only to the light freight of bodiless spirits, groaned

endeavored to enfold his father in his embrace, but his arms enclosed only an unsubstantial image. Æneas perceived before hi

Capitolinus, preserved in a stone chest, and allowed to be inspected only by especial officers appointed for that duty, who

ousand years may be intended to represent the various Sibyls as being only reappearances of one and the same individual.  

sman. A javelin from the hand of Iulus wounded the animal, and he had only strength left to run homewards, and died at his m

r home, here shall terminate the hostility of the heavenly powers, if only you faithfully persevere. There are friends not f

iled at once as their leader. With you I will join Pallas, my son, my only hope and comfort. Under you he shall learn the ar

Twas I, ’twas I; turn your swords against me, Rutulians, I did it; he only followed me as a friend.” While he spoke the swor

shout from both armies rent the skies. Mezentius asked no mercy, but only that his body might be spared the insults of his

the privilege of a conqueror in despoiling him of his arms. The belt only , adorned with studs and carvings of gold, he took

lesson they learned was silence; for a time they were required to be only hearers. “He [Pythagoras] said so,” (Ipse dixit,)

xit,) was to be held by them as sufficient, without any proof. It was only the advanced pupils, after years of patient submi

    The flowers that on the Nile-stream blush, Sits ever thus, — his only song     To Earth and Heaven, ‘Hush all, hush!’”

he world. He conquered the nations every where, but not with weapons, only with music and eloquence. His brother Typhon saw

cended into the cave by a narrow passage. This place could be entered only in the night. The person returned from the cave b

ugh the real facts have been disguised and altered. Thus Deucalion is only another name for Noah, Hercules for Samson, Arion

ny attempts four have been most celebrated, the first two known to us only by the descriptions of the ancients, the others s

the last ten years of his life, worn out with grief and anxiety. His only consolation in exile was to address his wife and

ons of early ages, and given to them that appearance of reality which only a master hand could impart. His pictures of natur

ied flexion, but advances lofty and upright. He kills the shrubs, not only by contact, but by breathing on them, and splits

eback the power of the poison conducted through the weapon killed not only the rider, but the horse also. To this Lucan allu

itten, the weasel retired for a moment to eat some rue, which was the only plant the basilisks could not wither, returned wi

head of the giraffe; but this also is short and blunt, and is not the only horn of the animal, but a third horn, standing in

firms this power of the salamander. According to them, the animal not only resists fire, but extinguishes it, and when he se

therefore sometimes be carried with the fuel to the fire, and wake up only time enough to put forth all its faculties for it

ished his work, seems to be regarded as no longer active, and has now only one temple in India, while Mahadeva and Vishnu ha

inviolable; and though they committed the greatest crimes, they could only be banished from the kingdom. They were to be tre

mpelled to do what no one else can do without pollution. They are not only considered unclean themselves, but they render un

use of flesh. The fourth is allowed to use all kinds except beef, but only the lowest caste is allowed every kind of food wi

ng to the Eddas there was once no heaven above nor earth beneath, but only a bottomless deep, and a world of mist in which f

akes. Asgard is the name of the abode of the gods, access to which is only gained by crossing the bridge Bifrost, (the rainb

x the apples which the gods, when they feel old age approaching, have only to taste of to become young again. Heimdall is th

d their design, fearing that it was made by enchantment. He therefore only consented to be bound with it upon condition that

e impregnable. In short, when it wanted but three days to summer, the only part that remained to be finished was the gateway

ks of Jotunheim. Thor sent Loki to negotiate with Thrym, but he could only prevail so far as to get the giant’s promise to r

away hastily, saying that he had just then awoke, and that as it was only midnight, there was still time for sleep. He, how

they met in the middle of the trough. But it was found that Loki had only eaten the flesh, while his adversary had devoured

and did his best to empty it; but on looking in found the liquor was only a little lower, so he resolved to make no further

t the cat, bending his back, had, notwithstanding all Thor’s efforts, only one of his feet lifted up, seeing which Thor made

ogi was in reality nothing else than Fire, and therefore consumed not only the meat, but the trough which held it. Hugi, wit

so, I shall again defend myself by other illusions, so that thou wilt only lose thy labor and get no fame from the contest w

tures. Ugly, long-nosed dwarfs, of a dirty brown color, they appeared only at night, for they avoided the sun as their most

umen ademptum. —  Virgil . A horrible monster, misshapen, vast, whose only eye had been put out. No. 11. Page 350. T

witchcraft, and was believed to wander by night along the earth, seen only by the dogs, whose barking told her approach. 12

he earth, the Hebrews alone were instructed by God, who gave them not only a full account of the creation of the world and o

usband swallow the babe. Time passed, and another child was born, but only to meet with the same cruel fate. One infant afte

throat of the voracious Cronus—a personification of Time, who creates only to destroy. In vain the bereaved mother besought

eir freedom they should supply him with thunderbolts, —-weapons which only they knew how to forge. This new engine caused gr

Mercury take her to Prometheus as a gift from heaven; but he, knowing only too well that nothing good would come to him from

Delphi, where he consulted the oracle; but, to his great dismay, the only reply he received was, “Follow the cow, and settl

to be her home. Jupiter vainly sought his absent mistress, and it was only long afterward that he discovered her and her lit

had ministered to the goddess for many years, and which she had left only to be married. The way was long and dusty: so the

ever her worship was held — some, the Greek Panathenæa, for instance, only every four years; others, such as the Minervalia

h be thy plumage black!’” Saxe. Apollo Citharædus. Vatican. The only reminder of this unfortunate episode was a young

ods to grant Admetus eternal life. His request was complied with, but only on condition, that, when the time came which had

As he ran he called aloud to Daphne, entreating her to pause were it only for a moment, and promising to do her no harm. “

imals matched in speed and endurance, that the chase bade fair to end only with the death of one or both of the participants

journey. The pawing, champing steeds were ready; rosy-fingered Aurora only awaited her master’s signal to fling wide the gat

The tidings of his death soon reached poor Clymene, who mourned her only son, and refused to be comforted; while the Helia

hia, Phœbe, Selene, Artemis), the fair twin sister of Apollo, was not only goddess of the moon, but also of the chase. “‘Go

opped an airy kiss upon his slightly parted lips. The youth Endymion, only partially awakened by this demonstration, half ra

ne.” Keats. The Story of Orion Endymion was not, however, the only mortal loved by Diana, for it is also related tha

ted by Œnopion’s watchfulness, and Orion was punished by the loss not only of his bride, but also of his eyesight. Blind, he

t unfortunately the goddess and her attendant nymphs had not been the only hunters out that day. Actæon, the huntsman, had r

goddess strove to catch the concealed meaning of this answer. It was only revealed to her when Anteros, god of passion, was

ht a torch and hold it aloft to guide him safely across the sea. Then only he departed. Venus. Capitol, Rome. Night came

ls her lover was braving for the sake of seeing her once more. It was only when the dawn began to whiten the east that the l

ound or sign foreboding fear; His eye but saw that light of love, The only star it hail’d above; His ear but rang with Hero’

ould be forced to leave her, never to return. “‘Dear, I am with thee only while I keep My visage hidden; and if thou once

wards the ground; but rested not, nor stopt One moment from his home; only the sward He with his wand light touch’d, and hea

and heavenward Swifter than sight was gone.” Keats. Mercury was not only the messenger of the gods, but was also appointed

his affair with even more than his usual secrecy visiting his beloved only when quite certain that his wife was asleep, and

andestine flirtation, and had screened its fair object from her wrath only by a sudden transformation. Dissimulating these s

veillance of Argus, one of her servants, who possessed a myriad eyes, only one half of which he closed at a time. “The eyes

orshipped together in the self-same temple, and their altars were the only ones ever polluted by human sacrifices. “And to

h time he reappeared, and resumed his former depredations, which were only checked by the sacrifice of a second virgin. Year

doomed to perish, until finally the lot fell upon Hesione, the king’s only daughter. He could not bear the thought of the te

mer ( Bryant’s tr.). The rivers, fountains, lakes, and seas were not only subject to his rule, but he could also cause terr

ce was heard to declare that the quarrel could be settled by Marpessa only , and that she should freely choose the suitor she

e his face; for, when he appeared on the surface of the earth, it was only in search of some victim to drag down into his di

was very difficult of access. According to Roman traditions, it could only be entered at Avernus, but the Greeks asserted th

bliged to rely upon the aid of Charon, an aged boatman, who plied the only available skiff — a leaky, worm-eaten craft — fro

blood the bridal bed.” Euripides ( Potter’s tr.). One of the brides only , Hypermnestra, loved her husband too dearly to ob

and too dearly to obey her father’s command, and, when morning broke, only forty-nine of Ægyptus’ sons were found lifeless.

of these superior attractions, Semele was excessively coy, and it was only with the greatest difficulty that Jupiter, disgui

acedly replied that he was wont to visit her in the guise of a mortal only ; whereupon Beroe, with feigned indignation, told

dvent of Bacchus Semele herself perished, burned to death; and the only person in all the building who escaped uninjured

ld a man As if he were a god; or know the god — Or dare to know him —  only as a man! O human love! art thou for ever blind?”

nd stood motionless among them. Her uncertainty as to his purpose was only momentary, for catching her in his brawny arms er

its meet! Like him, the river god, whose waters flow, With love their only light, through caves below, Wafting in triumph al

pend one half the year in Hades, and could linger on the bright earth only for six months at a time. Mercury was chosen to l

s were, however, so pure and vigilant, that during one thousand years only eighteen failed to keep their vows satisfactorily

. Lares, Manes, and Penates Among the Romans, Vesta was not the only goddess invoked on the family hearth, for she sha

e gates were closed but thrice in more than seven centuries, and then only for a very short period. Festivals in honour of J

of this month — a Roman custom in force to this day. Janus is not the only one among the Greek and Latin divinities whose na

hand, kept them closely confined in a great cave, and let them loose only one at a time, to stretch their limbs and take a

tus ( Hunt’s tr.). The ancients were not content to worship the gods only , but also offered up sacrifices to a few mortals,

g into the fire, and, we are told, slew his dearly beloved wife. Then only he recovered his senses, and suffered agonies of

his animal for many a weary mile before he could overtake him; and he only managed the capture by driving him into a deep sn

en, and that the pretended quest of the girdle was a mere excuse, and only intended to distract their attention from his rea

the apples could be found, and promised to get them if the hero would only relieve him of his burden for a little while. Gla

de known his love, she immediately promised to marry him. if he would only free her from the lover her father would fain for

she decreed it should henceforth be one of her attributes. The fight, only temporarily suspended, was now resumed with redou

bore Athwart the current.” Sophocles ( Francklin’s tr.). Hercules, only too glad to avail himself of the Centaur’s kind o

to hear rumours of his heroic achievements; but on this occasion the only report which reached her ear was that he had retu

s wending his way homeward again, and her heart bounded with joy, but only to sink more heavily when told that he was accomp

ra waited with fast-beating heart for the success of her venture. “I only wish the charm may be of power To win Alcides fro

killed by his grandson. Until then the king had been very fond of his only child, Danae, and until then, too, had thought wi

blest of all who came to woo. Now his plans were all changed, and his only wish was to keep her unmated, — a somewhat diffic

though immortal, had never had any claims to beauty; but Medusa, when only a girl, had been considered very handsome indeed.

one tooth, which they handed about and used in turn, and who were the only living beings cognisant of the place where Medusa

s possession, he spoke to them, promising to restore it if they would only give him accurate directions for finding Medusa.

of a great mountain, and that in place of the trembling limbs he saw only the rents and clefts on a rough hillside.” Thus t

. In one place the Isthmus of Corinth was exceedingly narrow, and the only practicable pathway led along a rocky ledge, guar

however, did not satisfy Theseus, who said he would sheathe his sword only on condition that Sciron performed for him the me

promised Ariadne to take her with him to Athens as his bride, were he only successful in his undertaking. At dawn the next d

forced to resort to a hasty and secret flight, taking with them their only son, Jason. The king and queen soon found a place

nt one out before him. The dove flew safely between the rocks, losing only one of its tail-feathers as they again clashed to

e fugitives, who had, moreover, taken his most precious treasure, his only son and heir, Absyrtus. Although the Colchian men

, when the too credulous maidens carried out these instructions, they only slew the father whom they had so dearly loved. Da

Ætolia, were very happy in the possession of a little son, Meleager, only a few days old, until they heard that the Fates h

ld, until they heard that the Fates had decreed the child should live only as long as the brand then smoking and crackling o

e, and anxious to keep her freedom, had decreed that she should marry only the suitor who could beat her in a foot-race. It

e city, and end its feeble little life. The king’s mandate was obeyed only in part; for the servant, instead of killing the

related to him; “A drunken rev’ller at a feast proclaim’d That I was only the supposed son Of Corinth’s king.” Sophocles (

nce, by any manner of means, and soon concluded that the animal could only be man, who in infancy, when too weak to stand, c

rs to consult the Delphic oracle, who declared the plague would cease only when the former king’s murderers had been found a

scene of his awful crimes, accompanied by his daughter Antigone, the only one who loved him still, and who was ready to gui

to attack each other; and such was their courage that many fell, and only one of the seven chiefs returned to Argos. There

der the special protection of the gods; and this induced the king not only to forego further attempts to slay him, but also

n was widely worshipped in olden times, however; and the ancients not only decked his altars with flowers, but sang his prai

he great god Pan          (Laughed while he sate by the river!), ‘The only way since gods began To make sweet music they cou

riapus, god of the shade, was also a rural deity, but his worship was only known along the shores of the Hellespont. The fai

sh generosity. She was principally worshipped by young girls, and the only offerings ever seen on her altars were fruits and

ss his father in greatness. The Hero Achilles Thetis loved this only child so dearly, that when he was but a babe, she

les would die beneath the walls of Troy from a wound in his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body. With many tears Thet

d of dust enveloped their struggling forms, and the anxious witnesses only heard the dull thud of the blows and the metallic

idens, came to offer her aid. The brave queen afforded them, however, only temporary relief, as she was slain by Achilles in

im home. As for Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, he returned to Argos only to be murdered by his wife Clytæmnestra and her p

ytæmnestra, and then, terrified at what he had done, took flight, but only to be pursued by the Furies and Nemesis, goddess

h. The Greeks, although taken by surprise, fought bravely; but it was only when the sun was fast sinking, that they finally

ymph merely laughed at all his professions, and strolled on the shore only when he was sound asleep. Although she made fun o

eir morning meal. To prevent the Greeks escaping, he rolled the stone only partly aside, and allowed the sheep to pass out a

avourable winds, they were obliged to row against wind and waves, and only after many days came to the land of the Læstrygon

believed her husband dead to credit this marvellous news; and it was only after Ulysses had given her an infallible proof o

aped from burning Troy and the swords of the Greeks, their trials had only just begun. After many days’ sailing, they landed

n slumber. When she awoke and looked out of her palace window, it was only to see the last vessel sink beneath the horizon.

ared to meet the Latins and hold his own. Venus and Juno were not the only deities interested in the coming struggle, for al

respective beliefs will not be out of place. While philology compares only the “myths of races which speak languages of the

nd seeks for the origin of myths, not in language, which it considers only as a subordinate cause, but in the “condition of

rything in civilised mythologies which we regard as irrational, seems only part of the accepted and rational order of things

n of faith and love. The philologists’ interpretation of myths is not only the most accredited at the present time, but also

eeking an explanation of the natural phenomena, described them in the only way possible to him, and attributed to all inanim

same way the stone which Sisyphus painfully forced up a steep ascent, only to see it go rolling down and plunge into a dark

s the same in sound as the word ios, ‘poison’”), of which he is shorn only at death. Perseus also belongs to this category o

having visited the Phæacian land (the land of clouds or mists). It is only after he has slain the suitors of Penelope (the w

he had been carried away by Pluto to the underworld, whence she could only emerge at the command of Jupiter. During the time

myths, to which frequent allusion has already been made, comprise not only the cattle of the sun, the Centaurs, Nephele, Phr

yr′rha. Wife of Deucalion and daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora; the only woman who survives the Flood, 24-26 Pyr′rhus. Sa

lutus insisted upon bestowing his favours upon good and noble mortals only , Jupiter soon deprived him of his sight. Since th

c form, giving the allegorical meaning attached to the ancient myths, only where their application is clear and simple. For

ton immediately prayed that he might be allowed to drive, for one day only , the chariot of the Sun. Apollo tried to dissuade

cape seemed hopeless, as Argus had a hundred eyes, of which he closed only two in sleep, while the others watched. Jupiter c

were the most celebrated. They were at first participated in by women only but afterwards men were admitted to join in these

late the story of Pentheus? Ans. Pentheus was king of Thebes. He not only refused to acknowledge the divinity of Bacchus, b

olive? Ans. Because the olive is the emblem of peace, and war should only be made that a secure peace may follow; also beca

the patroness of modest and virtuous women. Ques. Did Minerva excel only in the art of war? Ans. No; she invented the dis

erva immediately changed her into a spider, and permitted her to live only that she might weave unceasingly. Ques. Why was

to the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, Discordia, or Discord being the only one excluded. This goddess was determined to reve

ch we have spoken, were really heard from this statue at sunrise; the only question is as to the means by which they were pr

d to be a personification of the earth. She is goddess, not of cities only , but of all things which the earth contains. She

and dancing. Ques. Who were admitted to these rites? Ans. Athenians only ; but Hercules, to whom no one dared refuse anythi

Age; in the Silver Age, Astræa dwelt in the mountains, and descended only amid the shades of evening, when she was unseen b

Who was Terminus? Ans. He was the god of boundaries. His statue was only a square stone, or a painted log of wood. It is p

probable that the Romans did not suppose Terminus to be a person, but only used the name as another term for justice, which

her talkativeness. She was so far deprived of speech, that she could only repeat the last words of every sentence which she

ues. Were there many rural divinities? Ans. Yes, a great number; but only a few were well known. Among those we may mention

by sea-horses, and his attendants, who swim on either side, are human only to the waist, the body terminating like that of a

Ques. Did any escape who passed those coasts? Ans. History mentions only two; Ulysses [Ulys′ses] and Orpheus [Or′pheus]. T

same time. It excelled all other birds in beauty of plumage, and fed only on frankincense and sweet gums. When the Phœnix h

rtues were particularly honored as divinities? Ans. The ancients not only worshipped the different Virtues, but the abstrac

inity, and another, adjoining, to Honor. As the temple of Honor could only be reached by passing through that dedicated to V

ved to pity. Eurydice was permitted to return to the upper world, but only on condition that Orpheus did not look upon her b

n everything to their cupidity, if they would but spare his life. The only favor he could obtain was the choice of a grave.

. Who was Perseus? Ans. He was the son of Jupiter, and of Danaë, the only daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. This prince

e unhappy maiden and resolved to rescue her. He asked her hand as his only reward, which Cepheus readily promised. When the

he whole earth was covered with the waters. Of the entire human race, only Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, were saved. When

s still used to denote a period of bright and tranquil happiness. The only bird of modern times which at all resembles the h

misery and famished as before. He had one daughter called Mestra, an only child, whom he sold to procure food. The maiden s

ng the finest productions of human genius. Homer is distinguished not only for his sublimity, but for the high moral tone wh

rated afterwards to Orchomenos, in western Bœotia, where he died. The only complete works of Hesiod now extant are the “Work

nd lashed the waves of the boisterous Euxine on its desert shore. The only animated object was the wild Sarmatian driving hi

as, the soothsayer, was consulted; he declared that the goddess could only be appeased by the sacrifice of Iphigenia [Iphige

Greece, but he met with so many extraordinary adventures, that it was only after ten years of peril and hardships, that he w

Tauris with her brother. Their plans were so well laid, that they not only succeeded in escaping unobserved, but were also e

o fall before the walls of his native city, and that he could at best only postpone the ruin of his country for a little tim

tly followed by the overthrow of his father’s kingdom. Hector was not only distinguished as a warrior and a patriot; he was

ing himself to the utmost in defence of his country. Excepting Hector only , there was no Trojan who so distinguished himself

es of fate, they lingered many months in idle pleasure, and Æneas was only roused to action by the direct intervention of th

eeks usually counted time in this manner. The Olympiads were reckoned only from the year 776, B. C., although the games had

ighest degree absurd. The great theatre of Bacchus, at Athens, is the only structure of the kind of which a complete descrip

pendent principles, one of good, and one of evil, but they worshipped only the first. Ques. Did they not worship the sun?

conquered the country which now bears their name? Ans. No; they were only crossing the borders of India. Ques. In what for

alled Pariahs, who are treated with the utmost contempt, and employed only in the vilest offices. They cannot enter the hous

nter the house of any one belonging to a pure caste, and they are not only unclean themselves, but are supposed to contamina

onfucius left one grandson, Tse-tse, whose descendants constitute the only hereditary nobility in China. In the seventeenth

octrine is called the religion of Tao, or Reason. The priests are now only cheats and jugglers, living on the superstition o

quered nation found a ready welcome, Christianity obtained a foothold only after three centuries of persecution. Chapter 

nd sublimity. Ques. Was this mythology transmitted by oral tradition only ? Ans. This must have been the case for a long ti

een the case for a long time; as the oldest of the Eddas was compiled only in the eleventh century, and the stories which it

e Norns, who correspond to the Fates of Greek mythology. Asgard could only be entered by crossing the bridge Bifrost, (the r

etry, but he scorned all lighter strains, and was the patron of those only who sung the praises of the gods and the deeds of

et certain apples which the gods, when they felt age approaching, had only to taste to renew the vigor and bloom of youth. O

the rocks and stones were covered with a glittering dew. One old hag only , sat in a cavern, and refused to weep, saying, “

ty so terrible as the denunciation of the sacred bards. Music was the only gentle art known to the rude tribes of Gaul and B

t the mystic learning of the Druids was handed down by oral tradition only . The few inscriptions they have left are in symbo

t appear to have played either so terrible or so important a part. We only know that at Tara, certain virgins of royal blood

rs. Ques. Were these sacrifices numerous? Ans. They were introduced only about two hundred years before the Spanish Conque

occasionally offered in sacrifice, but Tlaloc, the god of rain, could only be propitiated by the blood of young children and

ged in the most complete barbarism: the will of the strongest was the only law; war was their pastime; they worshipped the v

e children of the Sun. The High Priest, called Villac Vmu, was second only to the Inca, and was chosen from among his brothe

flowers and sweet-scented gums. Human sacrifices were rare, and were only offered on great occasions, such as a coronation,

itiate him by any form of worship. Cupay seems, in fact, to have been only a personification of sin. Supplement. A brief

written by him on various subjects, both in prose and verse, we have only his “Commentaries,” in ten books. Seven of these

lla, in Macedon. This poet is inferior to Æschylus and Sophocles, not only in dignity of sentiment, but in the moral tone of

is author, his Natural History, in thirty-seven books. It treats, not only of natural history, properly so called, but also

amatic excellence, he is generally considered the first. The poet was only sixteen when he was selected to lead the chorus o

n the stories told of the gods and heroes is that they are in reality only slightly different ways of describing natural app

roserpine*). She was believed to wander by night over the earth, seen only by the dogs, whose barking announced her approach

), of Apollo and Artemis* (Diana). Hera* (Juno) was recognized as his only legitimate queen. She was the mother of Ares* (Ma

ing star, or of the twilight (dawn and dusk). They were venerated not only in their native Sparta, but throughout the whole

the pale and tender light which precedes the sun’s rising re-appears only to die out in the western heavens at eventide.”

and set the hundred-eyed Argus* to watch her. When asleep, he closed only two eyes at a time. Hermes*, however, by the comm

ars the ruins of the oracle and shrine to which it owes its fame. Not only the surrounding countries of Africa, but the Ital

rriage,” and every living being was invited. The nymph, Chelone*, not only refused to attend, but indulged in raillery. Herm

elaus*, King of Sparta. Hera was so indignant that she persecuted not only him, but all the family of Priam, whose dreadful

od was the father of two giant sons called Otus* and Ephialtes*. When only nine years old, they attempted to scale heaven by

rought into prominence. From this point of view he is represented not only as sending nourishment to plants from the deep bo

sciousness, from which the intellect could be roused to full activity only by drinking of the blood of the sacrifices offere

t was said to encompass these realms nine times, and could be crossed only by the aid of Charon*, the ferryman, a grim, unsh

y the aid of Charon*, the ferryman, a grim, unshaven old man. He took only those whose bodies had received funereal4 rites o

l us here, and Atropos concludes our lives. Homer speaks of one Mœræ only , the daughter of Night, who represents the moral

grain, which, as it were, remains dead for a time in the dark earth, only to rise one day dressed in a newer and lovelier g

Those initiated in the Mysteries, however, were taught that death was only a resurrection of the soul to a brighter and bett

e the means to appease it, he sold all his substance, and finally his only daughter. As Poseidon had bestowed on this maiden

ature which yearly causes the most luxuriant vegetation to spring up, only , however, to die again in the autumn. In a somewh

wn, as though dead, but afterwards breaks forth into new life. It was only natural to associate with this last conception, i

a far higher significance than it does in modern life. It served not only for the preparation of meals, but was also esteem

intended to convey the idea that truly artistic works can be created only in harmony with beauty. The Romans called this go

the upper world. Clearly, the monster that deprived Adonis of life is only a symbol of the frosty winter, before whose freez

Dike*, or Dice* (justice), and Irene* (peace). The Greeks recognized only three seasons, nature being supposed to be wrappe

he poets as the brother and companion of Eros. Eros was venerated not only as the god that kindles love between the sexes, b

birth; Until her pining soul and weeping eyes Had learned to seek him only in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart wer

, which was considered the centre of the earth. The oracle was second only to that of Dodona. The priestess, or Pythoness*,

e existence of such song-loving goddesses. Originally, the Muses were only goddesses of song, though they are sometimes repr

vases holding musical instruments. In early times, too, they appeared only as a chorus, or company; but at a later period a

are allotted to man according to merit. Eventually, she was regarded only as the avenging goddess. She is represented as a

rum, was a sanctuary of this kind, closed with doors, which were open only in time of war. Janus is always represented with

en consulted, he evaded an answer by a sudden metamorphosis. To those only who held him fast did he appear in his real chara

st ancient temples known to us served a double purpose; they were not only consecrated to the service of the gods, but were

were recognized as a special social caste, and were distinguished not only by their sacerdotal vestments, but also by their

the altar and burned whole; but after the time of Prometheus portions only were sacrificed, the remainder being the perquisi

. She opened the box incautiously and the blessings all escaped, Hope only excepted. This story seems more consistent than t

r’s hands. The Iron race was last. The earth now yielded her increase only after much labor. The goddess of justice having a

of Agenor*, king of Tyre, away to Crete. Grieved for the loss of his only daughter, Agenor ordered his sons Cadmus*, Phœnix

deavored to prevent it. He concealed himself in a hiding-place, known only to his wife Eriphyle*, who was sister to Adrastus

, and that the oracle had informed him that his malady would be cured only when he placed the robe and collar in the temple

ons* were three sisters who dwelt by the ocean-stream. Medusa was the only one of them that was mortal. They turned to stone

but one eye and one tooth, which they shared in common. They were the only ones who could direct him to the abode of the Nym

n besought Poseidon to avenge them. He granted their request, and not only overwhelmed the land with disastrous floods, but

men and beasts. The oracle of Ammon declared the land could be saved only by the sacrifice of the king’s daughter, Andromed

acles, Theseus, Apollo, Achilles, Odysseus, and a host of others, are only different forms of the same person, and this pers

after the birth of Meleager, and informed her that her son would live only until a certain brand, that was then burning on t

lted, Ino bribed the messengers to say that the evil could be removed only by sacrificing Phryxus and Helle to Zeus. But the

other. The ground was soon covered with their slain bodies. Æetes not only refused to give Jason the Fleece which he had so

streams.” Seemann says: “The story of the Argonauts was originally only a Thessalian myth based on natural phenomena, but

e wearisome monotony of the siege for the first nine years was broken only by the single combat between Achilles and Troilus

the Greater Ajax* and other heroes, succeeded in rescuing his corpse only after a severe and obstinate struggle. The wrath

immediately ensue, and remembering the prediction of the oracle, that only his deserted wife, Œnone, could cure him if wound

ed to warn the hero of the numerous perils that would assail him, not only during his homeward voyage, but also on his retur

d until Odysseus returns, because the web of morning clouds reappears only at sundown.” Cox . Æneas*. Æneas* was th

country and the elaborate mysticism of the priesthood, that they not only identified their own deities with those of Egypt,

out of one God grew a host of lesser ones, regarded by the priests as only his attributes and manifestations, but becoming t

reverenced as incarnations of Deity. Other animals were considered as only emblems. Of these, the hawk, ibis, ape, cat,17 an

exposed to the malice of a host of unseen foes, whom he could subdue only by charms and exorcisms. The Assyrians apparently

or of any god, the king made special proclamation. During a fast, not only king, nobles, and people abstained from food and

ed as a reproducer; to destroy, according to Indian philosophy, being only to reproduce under another form. The Avatars* of

ished his work, seems to be regarded as no longer active, and has now only one temple in India, while Mahadeva, or Siva, and

long time this mythology must have been transmitted by oral tradition only . The word Edda means ancestress, and it is so cal

ng to the Eddas, there was once no heaven above or earth beneath, but only a bottomless deep, and a world of mist in which f

e human race. Asgard* was the abode of the gods. It could be entered only by crossing the bridge Bifrost* (the rainbow). It

product of a lower grade of culture and a more meagre intellect. Not only are the personages less characteristically portra

elementary as they are, is to raise the mind above mere utility, not only to employ the faculties of the young upon what is

ducated as Christians, often hear of other gods besides that true and only God who is represented to them as the father of a

ed that pure and holy Spirit, who has been represented to them as the only proper object of trust and praise: and in reading

thens, or pagans, are people who are not acquainted with the true and only God, and who worship false divinities. Heathens s

says, which signifies, that they believed in God, and worshipped him only . Who are heathens? How did men first learn that

e the names of Vestals, or Vestal Virgins. At first, the vestals were only four in number, but were, afterwards, increased t

was the destruction of the serpent Python. This serpent was probably only a pestilential disease which he cured. The Greeks

d herbs as the earth spontaneously affords, and had no laws. All this only describes rude men, living by hard labour in a st

the body, and she descended from heaven on this errand. Iris attended only dying persons of the female sex. Who was Juno? W

eld. Botanic Garden. The Egis was not often thus employed, — it was only used to affright the bad. The meaning of this fab

privilege were under the immediate protection of the goddess, and not only in this life, but after death. Those who broke th

ence of Proserpine, sought for her among the flowers of Enna, but she only found her daughter’s veil. It is related of Ceres

. That she was intrusted to the Hours and conveyed by them to heaven, only signifies that she passed her time happily:     

Cythera, and Idalia were the most celebrated. In some places incense only was offered to this goddess. The dove and the swa

ple of Venus, as if they had said. Time has robbed me of my beauty; I only see in this mirror that I am no longer young; I w

out life cannot be loved. The gift of life to an intelligent being is only of value according to the degree of understanding

f understanding, sensibility, and goodness which he possesses. We can only be beloved by the intelligent and good, according

, saying, that they be no gods which are made with hands: so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught,

and Rivers. The heathens deified the ocean, and believed that not only the sea itself, but every fountain and river had

ed to intoxicate Polyphemus, and while he was asleep extinguished his only eye. Phorcus, father of the Gorgons and of Proteu

with long claws like the talons of carnivorous birds. The Harpies not only injured but defiled whatever they lighted upon. T

fered to them. The other household gods, the Penates, were worshipped only in an interior apartment called the Penetralia. T

an, holding a staff encircled by a serpent. Esculapius was, probably, only an excellent physician, but ignorant men mistook

has sometimes been driven into solitudes, and now comes among men not only as a friend, but an avenger. Nemesis, the goddes

small numbers, inhabit large tracts of country; when their houses are only rude cabins, and where there are no considerable

which guarded the entrance of hell.   The Twelve Labours are not the only exploits of Hercules; many others are related of

rer of mankind. The fables which are related concerning Hercules, are only disguises of eminent services rendered by some go

th? The tenth? The eleventh? The twelfth? Were the twelve labours the only toils of Hercules? What was the transformation of

which is the noon or middle of the day of life, he walks on his feet only : and, in the evening of his days, when he is very

Troy, and that its walls were raised by the music of Apollo. This can only mean that Troy was a maritime city, and that its

ernment, and in his family, for he tenderly loved Penelope, and their only child, the infant Telemachus. When Ulysses was su

that he sunk the vessel, drowned the mariners, and permitted Ulysses only to escape on a single plank. Thus destitute and f

her son into the waters of the Styx. After this precaution, the heel only , the part by which his mother held him, was liabl

e was Andromache, the daughter of Ætian, an Asiatic prince, and their only child was Astyanax. The parting of Hector and And

l, elliptical rings, and maces, or battle-axes. In ancient times, not only sacrifices of beasts were common amongst the Hind

et; others, crowns richly ornamented with gems; whilst others display only large, bushy ringlets of curled or flowing hair.

are written, has long ceased to be a spoken tongue; and is understood only by the priests and learned. What singular fact e

r area, inclosed with one or two rows of large stones. This was their only temple. Close to that was the Cromlech or stone o

aces,” in the open air. Baal was the chief of Syrian gods; this name only signifies lord. Moloch was another name for this

of the Thebais, a region in Upper Egypt, were said to have worshipped only the immortal, uncreated God: and for this reason

ver of all they possess. The Hebrews in Asia were, without doubt, the only nation which, before the birth of Christ, preserv

he Greek chief, sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Diana. These are only a few of the analogies which may be found between

the gods. Alcibiades was obliged to fly for his life, because he was only suspected of irreverence to the images of Mercury

ll temples were the holy and the profane. Into the former the priests only could enter at all times. Besides these, was the

nd King of Rome, was the principal founder of these orders. They were only few in number, sometimes not more than fifteen pe

ship it was consecrated. The interior part was entered by the priests only . The apartment at the entrance of the temple was

rifices were laid. An altar, when men worshipped in the open air, was only a pile of turf, or of stones. Incense was a fragr

on, wrapped their heads in their robes or mantles. This Greek cap was only an ornament sometimes worn by men of fashion. “T

either as a heathen temple, or as a Christian sanctuary, was lighted only by means of lamps; it had no windows.” “The remai

ignified; or as proclaiming the awful mandate, which ordains that not only talents and virtue, but also states and empires,

re forced to pay for the information they sought; so that rich people only could be benefited by them. One of the most celeb

erity of Italy, both in the morning and in the evening.” The Spartans only prayed that the gods would grant what was honoura

cus. This worship or ceremonial, was not unlike that of the heathens, only it was paid to a true God, and not to false divin

complished; the heathens, false oracles and diviners, whose lies were only delusions. The heathens had a religion which last

destroyed, but improved, advanced, and perfected by the Messiah; who only laid aside the ceremonies of his country, but has

o God; or such objects, services, and thought, as belong to the Deity only . The Priests, the Nazarites, and the Levites, wer

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

place, and the innermost, called the holy of holies. The high-priest only entered this apartment, and that but once a year.

d the show-bread. This consecrated bread, according to the law, could only be eaten by the priests. The Candlestick was a pi

he whole person. The Mitre was a pointed cap worn by the High-Priests only . On the front of the Mitre was a plate of gold, u

ritten from perhaps a bad edition of a classic author. Finally, I was only a learner when I aspired to become a teacher ; an

as lands or houses. To these last the public have a right, but it is only on giving the full value of them, and on the prin

ience. For the Outlines of History in Lardner's Cyclopædia I received only 130l., and if I am not greatly misinformed, that

twenty-eight years. Otherwise the great publishers will be almost the only gainers by a change in the law ; for most authors

rily prove it, we have a strong notion that Geryoneus (from γηρύω) is only another form of Hades. They both, we may observe,

ythic, its first personages and actions are chiefly imaginary3. It is only gradually that the mist clears away, and real men

the minds of the weak and the ignorant4. An appearance so general can only be the result of some law of the mind ; and those

Milton called the regent of the sun. Personification properly accords only with qualities and attributes ; and we shall in o

t if this be a real original source of mythes10, and we place it here only because it has been generally so regarded. 3. A g

ankind. Vossius endeavours to show that the fables of heathenism were only a distortion of the revelations made to man by th

We use the words bear in mind, for if adopted as a principle it will only serve to damp ardour and check inquiry. The rule

Homeric gods are the Olympian, and no others. In this however we can only see that, as we shall presently show, Olympos was

dge. The philosophers of Greece early arrived at the knowledge of one only God, the original cause and support of all. Anaxa

hed. The age of Hesiod is equally uncertain with that of Homer. Three only of the poems ascribed to him have come down to us

heroines or distinguished women of the mythic ages ; but of this also only a few fragments have been preserved. The same is

ters were Pherecydes, Acusilaüs, and Hellanicus ; of their works also only fragments remain. The historians, Herodotus, Thuc

of this globe is called by the poets brazen 92 and iron,93, probably only to express its solidity. The superior hemisphere

Hesperides, the Grææ, the Gorgons, and the other beings of fable. The only inhabitants of the northern portion of the earth

the poet of the Odyssey alone notices the transoceanic land, and that only in the western part. He describes it as a region

olid heaven, for they rose out of and sank into the Ocean stream. The only ones mentioned by name by Homer and Hesiod are th

o Milton the universe previous to the fall of the angels consisted of only two parts, the Heaven of Heavens, or Empyreal Hea

d and solid fire ; it was over-canopied by a ‘fiery concave,’ and its only entrance was closed with lofty portals. And thri

ranos being masculine could not produce of himself, and Earth was the only female being that could be united with him. The C

d Pontos shall be noticed in another place148. There remain therefore only to be considered the beings which sprang from the

g the night round the northern part of the earth, where his light was only enjoyed by the happy Hyperboreans, the lofty Rhip

is probable that, like the other Homeric gods, Helios had originally only two horses ; but Euripides and the succeeding poe

Greece in the very earliest times. In the opinion of Welcker233 it is only the Greek version of a German legend on that subj

resin which drops from the trees that yield it. The tale of Cycnos is only one of the numerous legends devised by the Greeks

e of the tale is unknown, but it is probably not very ancient ; it is only to be found at present in the Latin poet Ovid236;

and they had a silly legend respecting it. The Latin Festus248 is the only writer who speaks of the car of the Moon being dr

nd Hermes, — for she can increase and diminish at her will. Though an only child (in contrast to Apollo and Artemis, who hav

tly confounded deities who were originally distinct, but it sometimes only re-united those which were really the same, but w

ple goddess301, and believed to wander by night along the earth, seen only by the dogs, whose baying announced her approach.

ld appear, excepted) were on this occasion shut up in Tartaros. Homer only names Kronos and Iapetos311, but he evidently inc

, the ‘deathless’ Fates, and the ‘variety-bestowing’ Erinnyes319. The only adventure recorded of this god is his amour with

as described to us, strongly resembles the Italian Saturnalia330. The only epithet given to Kronos by the elder poets is Cro

them along the surface of the sea without wetting the axle. They were only used on occasions of taking a long journey, as wh

olitical number of the Ionian race, for it seems probable that it was only among them, particularly at Athens372, that altar

e hymn to Aphrodite relates that Hestia, Artemis, and Athena were the only goddesses who escaped the power of the queen of l

s expressed by Homer, a branch or shoot of Ares (ὄζος Ἄρηος). But the only tale of his amours related at any length by the p

ied round the earth every night was also the work of this god575. The only instances we meet of Hephæstos’ working in any ot

their compassion for her babes. The brutes were insensible : they not only mocked at her distress, but jumped into and muddi

ould be ever afterwards his favourite tree623. Of this legend we need only observe, that it is one of the many tales devised

ver the sea to Libya, where she bore him a son named Aristæos629. The only celestial amour recorded of Apollo is that with t

in number, and named Upis, Loxo, and Hecaerge695, while a third named only Opis and Hecaerge696. There was also a legend of

e Homeric and Hesiodic poetry, where, as we have seen, Apollo appears only as the god of prophecy, music and archery, and Ar

Apollo and Artemis were identified with Helios and Selene, they were only restored to their original nature and character.

Love the offspring of the West-wind and the Rainbow would seem to be only a poetic mode of expressing the wellknown fact, t

s enlarge, and his person and strength greatly increase. But this was only when Anterôs was near ; for if he was at a distan

herdsmen prayed to him and Hecate. This poet also ascribes to him the only act injurious to man with which he is charged, na

d her into a black stone. Herse became the mother of Cephalos846. The only amour of Hermes with any of the dwellers of Olymp

of that legend shall be discussed in its proper place ; here we will only observe, that if it should appear to be as old as

with the harpe, a rural implement. We offer this hypothetis, however, only as a conjecture, perhaps we should say as a mere

ng to her father for aid, unheard and unseen by gods or mortals, save only by Hecate the daughter of Persæos, who heard her

t she declined the cup of wine which Metaneira offered her, and would only drink the kykeôn, or mixture of flour and water.

have already observed, no traces of this legend in Homer. Demeter is only incidentally mentioned by him ; and he does not i

have already observed, in the time of Homer celestial horses were the only draught-cattle of the gods. Demeter, though of a

dragons. Persephone is represented seated on a throne with Hades. The only epithets given to Demeter by Homer are908, 1. Blo

t they were, like our modern political œconomists, a race who thought only of production and consumption, and regarded no de

robably of the goddesses, — which were kept carefully covered up, and only shown on these solemn occasions. The delivering o

e is however another view taken of these goddesses, in which they are only a form of Demeter and Kora, the great goddesses o

in a rage, knocked the gods about the house, searching for Sleep, who only escaped by seeking the protection of Night, whom

ce ; it will probably be found wherever poetry exists1068. But it was only in ancient Greece and Italy that these personific

e of the latter books, is regarded as an interpolation. These are the only passages in the Ilias in which there is any allus

rank to be an actor of importance in those aristocratie verses, which only told of kings and nobles, and the gods whom they

who then roved through Greece, expiating by certain secret rites not only blood and man-slaughter, but also prodigies, sacr

as is evident from his name, was an original god of the sea, probably only another form of Poseidôn, whose son he is in some

y may be the true one ; namely, that the two Gorgons and two Grææ are only personifications of the terrors of the sea, the f

somewhere in Libya. This however is not to be wondered at, for it is only a part of the system of localisation, which assig

arry) and Eôs (Dawn). The other winds, he says1317, (probably meaning only those which blow from the East,) are the race of

shall first direct our attention to the latter1325. In the Ilias the only places noticed out of Greece to the west are the

mpanions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast, and thus was the only person who heard the song of the Sirens and escap

as those of Circe and Calypso, belonging to the Sun-god, and tenanted only by his flocks and herds, and his two daughters th

repeated ; but the latter one, being founded on reality, consists of only two parts. The heroes who correspond to the golde

h was at hand, Prometheus was at a loss what to do ; at length as the only remedy he stole fire, and with it the artist-skil

eus was Pandora1477, or Clymene1478, or Hesione1479, or Asia1480. His only child was Deucaliôn. Πavδώpa. Pandora. Th

s. From the remote period in which the legends placed them they could only be regarded as Titans, and accordingly by Hesiod

m as a man1483. It is remarkable however that Æschylus represents him only as the benefactor and instructor of mankind. The

on of a dubious passage in Theognis1489, where Hope is said to be the only good deity that remained among men, — Temperance,

t all the evils with her from heaven shut up in a box (πυξίς). We can only account for this by supposing that at the restora

he ancient Hellenic mythes ; but unfortunately it has come down to us only in a late form, and apparently mixed up with circ

The first is ante-historic and even ante-mythic, and its existence is only to be inferred from a few feeble traces : the sec

personages are usually denominated Heroes (ἥρωϵς), — a word in Homer only indicative of civil rank and preeminence1524. It

g in fact the Saints of heathen Greece1526. In general, however, they only resumed their pristine rank ; for the hero of one

chronology into such a chaos is absurd in the extreme1527 ; and it is only with the glimmer of the dawn of real Grecian hist

ling, atoning god or hero, may be doubted. Medeia seems plainly to be only another form of Hera, and to have been separated

ke Io, she probably was in this mythe. It is also remarkable that the only place, besides Corinth, in which there were legen

is probably of great antiquity, as the customs on which it is founded only prevailed in the heroic age. Its chief object see

they were named, having migrated to Ætolia. This last however may be only a late fiction, to give a colour of right to the

carried her away to Crete ; and Agenôr, grieving for the loss of his only daughter, ordered his sons to go in quest of her,

done by some of themselves, they fell upon and slew each other. Five only survived ; Echiôn (Viper), Udæos (Groundly), Chth

ment a place situated in a rich fertile valley away from the sea, and only adapted for agriculture, without mines, or any of

rth of the Ægæan. We are further reminded that the name Cadmos occurs only at Thebes and Samothrace ; that Harmonia was an o

upatrids, or ancient nobility of Thebes, of which there may have been only five Houses (γένεα). As such were fond of represe

Zethos was married to Aëdôn the daughter of Pandareos, by whom he had only a son named Itylos, and a daughter Neïs. Aëdôn, j

. Many years afterwards Laïos, being on his way to Delphi accompanied only by his herald Polyphontes, met in a narrow road i

impiety, finally destroyed them with lightning and pestilence. A few only escaped to Phocis. Minyas reigned next, and was w

shiped in a cavern. Agamedes (the Thoughtful or Provident) is perhaps only another title of the same being ; and as corn was

on learning that this was one of the tasks imposed by Eurystheus, not only refused to stand to his agreement, but denied tha

ing his weapons. He found him at the gate of Acherôn ; and, protected only by his corslet and lion’s skin, he flung his arms

ned adventures of this hero. Of the age of these poems however we can only make a conjecture ; for it is well known that som

regard the Egyptians as the colonisers of half the world. Still it is only in an imperfect fragment of Diodorus and in Schol

, as Athena herself was called by these names1797, they were probably only personifications of her epithets. As Herse and Pa

bable that, like the Athenian Graces and Seasons, the Cecropides were only two originally1798. There only remains to be expl

races and Seasons, the Cecropides were only two originally1798. There only remains to be explained the name Cecrops or Cerco

and Poseidôn, the great nourishing principle of water. These are the only deities whom we find noticed in the early Attic m

of the latter what others relate of the former. In fact Erechtheus is only the abbreviated form of the name which signifies

s part in the mythe of the nightingale and swallow, which was perhaps only appropriated by the Athenians, like that of Oreit

o, and every one has heard of the Roman Tarpeia1858. Ægeus is plainly only another name for Poseidôn, who was also named Ægæ

being viewed as hostile to him, we may perceive that he is almost the only hero whom she does not assist. In the mythology o

he only hero whom she does not assist. In the mythology of Theseus we only meet the Ionian deities Poseidôn and Apollo. Thes

d Apollo. Theseus, whose name signifies the Orderer or Regulator, can only be regarded as an imaginary person. Being the pat

ble legend, which connects Bellerophontes with Corinth (and it is the only account that really does so), and furnishes us wi

foundation of this mythe lies still deeper. In Bellerophontes we have only one of the forms of Poseidôn, namely as Hippios.

of Danaos and Ægyptos, i. e. the Argives and the Egyptians. The whole only serves to show the careless manner in which these

being given to his brother Bias. Prœtos now, fearing that delay would only make him advance further in his demands, consente

haracteristic trait of their fancying themselves changed into cows is only to be found in the Latin poet Virgil. Nothing can

er. The oracle of Ammôn, on being consulted by Cepheus, declared that only by the exposure of Andromeda, the daughter of Cas

been transmitted to us. But still it is extremely obscure, and we can only arrive at glimpses of the signification. The foll

es, of which there were many in Arcadia. In this case Lycaôn would be only another name for Zeus, to whom he raised an altar

d by her parents. Her father wishing her to marry, she consented, but only on condition that her suitors should run a race w

n done. They are both, as we see, connected with the Minyans, and are only examples of different appropriations of the same

ω), and Polydeukes, Dewful (δϵύω, δϵκής). In Helena therefore we have only another form of Selene ; the Adorner is a very ap

the neighbouring princes, her father declared that he would give her only to him who should bring him from Thessaly the cow

r critic2048 takes a widely different view of the mythe, seeing in it only an Eleian popular fable of the two millstones. He

eauty to part with her, he proclaimed that he would give his daughter only to him who should conquer him in the chariot-race

d the connexion between him and Poseidôn ; and possibly Pelops may be only another name of the water-god whom we find with s

e the object of his love, but unhappily the fervour of his attachment only augmented the hatred and aversion of the maiden t

on the minds of some modern inquirers, who seem to forget that he had only the same sources of information respecting the my

r to pull out the pin in his heel, and let the ichôr run out from his only vein, and he thus died2099. The bull which Poseid

noïc family suffered severely. Though we thus see in the Cretan cycle only personifications of the moon, Minôs and his famil

having been made to the oracle, the response given was, that it would only be removed on the prayer of Æacos. The righteous

yet he was desirous of being a father. The gods took the hide of his only ox, which he had sacrificed in their honour ; the

e them a constellation in the sky2131. Though their number was seven, only six stars are visible, for Electra, it is said, l

een, they were made to pursue the same route in it with Odysseus. The only question was how to bring them thither from Colch

and so sailed down the west side of Europe to the Mediterranean ; the only poet who adopted this view is the pseudo-Orpheus,

ds to detain the fleet. Calchos having announced that her wrath could only be appeased by the sacrifice of Iphigeneia, the d

extend our narrative to a disproportionate length. We shall therefore only enumerate the names of the principal heroes menti

al poems the Ilias and Odyssey alone have come down to us ; fragments only exist of the remaining parts of the Cycle ; to ju

consisting of the Agamemnôn, the Choëphoræ, and the Eumenides, is the only portion of his works on this subject which has re

these, but we will abstain, as it is probable that our scepticism may only serve to alienate some of our readers. Our convic

s, if such did ever exist, are lost never to be recovered ; and it is only from the remains of their operations on the solid

when he would raise a hymn to accompany the sacrifice to a god, could only , like a Christian bard, extol his goodness and im

Neriene, Quirinus and Hora. In some cases the name of the goddess is only the feminine form of that of the god, as Janus Ja

rshiped by man must in solemn rites and prayers be called Father, not only for the sake of honour but from reason, both beca

n the Sabine language Ceres signified bread ; but it may have done so only figuratively. Venus. Venus is a deity abo

for the composition of a volume on some future occasion. We will here only observe, that besides our general agreement with

s superior to ordinary men on the shores of Ocean. 110. That is, men only as tall as the fist, from πυγμή, fist, like our T

be fairly placed in comparison with it, being, as Rossetti has shown, only a figurative representation of things on earth, w

Compare Apoll. Rh. iii. 1191. 200. The most learned of poets is the only one that has alluded to this fiction in modern ti

i, iv. 373. The title Pallantias given here to Aurora is, we believe, only to be found in this poet, but we may be certain t

(xi. 568.) where the hero says he saw Minôs judging in Erebos, but he only judged there as Oriôn hunted, i. e. pursued his o

G. 142. 485. This notion scems almost peculiar to the Odyssey ; the only allusion to it that we have met with elsewhere is

557. This is alluded to, we may perceive, in the Ilias, and it is the only love-tale of Apollo in Homer. In the Hindoo poem

he sea-god Glaucos was the instructor of Apollo. 647. This legend is only to be found in Ovid (Met. xi. 153. seq.). 648. H

lcker (Schwenk. 263.) regards this name as being ἂρι-θοῶσα. It may be only a corruption of Alpheiusa. 691. Paus. v. 7, 2.

eia under the title of ἐπιμήλιο (Paus. ix. 31, 3.). 858. This is the only point of similarity between the Grecian Hermes an

earer, from ϕέρω ϕόνον. The Persephatta of the dramatists seems to be only a corruption of Persephone. 914. Κόρη, the maid

1041. See above, p. 146. 1042. Il. viii. 398 ; xi. 185. This is the only line in Homer which makes against Voss’’ theory,

0. Hesiod, Th. 270. seq. In Ovid also (Met. iv. 773.) their number is only two. 1291. Eratosth. Cat. 22. Hygin. P. A. ii. 1

Met. xv. 52. 707. 1328. Ἀλλοθρόους άνθρώπους. Od. ut supra. This may only denote a different pronunciation. See Nitzsch in

s, and desired him to sow them. Hellanicus (ap. Sch. eund.) says that only the five Spartans were produced from the teeth.

e was a poem named Melampodia ascribed to Hesiod. Heyne thinks it was only a part of the Eoiæ. 2031. See above, p. 413. 20

ker, Myth. der Jap. 351. seq. 2076. As ὠμὸς raw, and ᾦμος shoulder, only differ in accent, ὠμοϕαγια raw-eating, easily bec

sels carried one hundred and twenty men (II. ii. 510), the Thessalian only fifty (Il. ii. 719 ; xvi. 170.). A mean gives the

and sublimity of the misunderstood intelligences of the godhead, not only constituted the worship of the Greeks of old, but

rceived to be common, and derived from old tradition, and are various only from the additional embellishments diverse writer

vid. Chaos is often mentioned in the history of the Gods, but seems only to have had a momentary reign. He is the most anc

which the light of day could never penetrate. This tyranny, however, only ripened the spirit of rebellion which he feared,

of gold. “Ere Saturn’s rebel son usurped the skies; When beasts were only slain in sacrifice; While peaceful Crete enjoyed

ghter. In several temples of the ancients, the statues of Cybele were only a piece of stone, meant to represent the stabilit

itans sought to avenge their defeat; and Olympus, from this time, was only troubled by internal dissensions. ——— “The bruis

o afflict the human race. Hope alone remained at the bottom, and that only has the power of easing the labours of man, and r

different realm, accountable to thee, Great ruler of the world; these only have To speak and be obeyed; to those are given A

Ceres in its infancy, was metamorphosed into a lynx. Nor was this the only instance of the vengeance of the Goddess, who was

in considerable ignorance. Scarcely knowing even if he were a God, or only the name or symbol whereby to represent an immuta

d by the rabble race, In accents mild expostulates the case: ‘Water I only ask, and sure ’tis hard From Nature’s common righ

eir hair with garlands during their festivals, nor eat bread, but fed only upon sweetmeats. They did not even sing Pæans in

longed to tell it, but dared not, for fear of punishment; and as the only way of consoling herself, sought a retired and lo

of the priestesses who was thrown into such excessive fury, that not only those who consulted the oracle, but also the prie

ere going to do with him. “You have nothing to fear,” was the reply, “ only tell us what your wish is, and it shall be compli

not see the hills and valleys of my native land.” A speech like this, only drew forth the laughter of his captors, while the

er in her stead: and the hour arrived when the unhappy maiden, guilty only of not loving, was crowned and led to the altar,

the western part of the island of Sicily; but the tradition of their only having one eye originated, in all probability, fr

able to move. In vain the Gods attempted to deliver her; with Vulcan, only rested the secret and the power to disenthral her

igures which he made, and many speak of two golden statues, which not only seemed animated, but which walked by his side, an

ne of the most faithful counsellors of her father. She was indeed the only one of all the divinities whose authority, and co

rrence took place, from which she adopted this device. Medusa was the only one of the Gorgons who was subject to mortality,

erpents, as a punishment for the desecration of that sanctuary, where only worship and incense should have been offered. Ins

all pain, but which is not all pain, though a feeling which makes not only its possessor, but the spectator of it, prefer it

tled to more power than any of the other deities, except Jupiter. Not only the oceans, rivers, and fountains, were subjected

night!” Darwin. Black victims, and particularly the bull, were the only sacrifices which were offered to him, and their b

he conducted the souls of the dead into the infernal regions, and not only presided over orators and merchants, but was also

ion, proved that they had profited by his principles, by offering him only a hundredth part, when they had secured his good

bow, nor at the race; Of all the blue-eyed daughters of the main, The only stranger to Diana’s train; Her sisters often, as

her the disdainful hunter flies.” As the youth wandered on, anxious only to escape from the society of Echo, he suddenly c

piter and Juno; though by many she is said to be the daughter of Juno only , who conceived her after eating lettuces. Being f

se fate, Was to meet more distress in his love his hate!” Hood. The only mitigation of his sorrow, was that when in Thessa

ower, — and enough of gloom; There is enough of sadness to invite, If only for the rose that died — whose doom Is beauty’s, 

our hymn of praise, Penates! to your shrines I come for rest, — There only to be found. Household Deities, There only shall

s I come for rest, — There only to be found. Household Deities, There only shall be Happiness on earth When man shall feel y

ission of all crimes and impiety. The Genii, though at first reckoned only as the subordinate ministers of the superior deit

enus now wakes, and wakens love. ‌Come, let us our rites begin; ’Tis only day-light that makes sin, Which these dim shades

ve, Nor owe my fate to ignorance, but love: Your life I’ll guard, and only crave of you To swear once more — and to your oat

also was granted to his prayers, provided he made use of no arms, but only force to drag him away. Hercules, as some report,

entreaties, he became insane a second time, and murdered Iphitus, the only one of the sisters of Iole who was willing to ass

sult offered to the sacred edifice, the oracle declared that it could only be wiped away by the hero becoming a slave, and r

r safely on his back to the opposite side of the river. As the hero’s only anxiety was for her, he accepted the offer with t

athen-mythology_1842_img186 In vain did he attempt to pull it off, he only tore with it masses of flesh. In the midst of his

his was unbearable, and unable to submit to the position of being the only one who had brought no present, and unwilling to

would bring him the head of one of the Gorgons, and Medusa being the only one subject to mortality, she must be the victim.

red of their fruits by one of the sons of the King of Heaven; and not only did he rudely refuse to shelter him, but offered

“’Tis one of those bright fictions that have made The name of Greece only another word, For love and poetry: with a green e

On that dear bosom, say thou wilt not spurn The heart that rests its only hope on thee. Say, or, but look, a clear return o

re short.’” Racine. Banished thus from the court of his father, the only consolation for a long time that Hippolytus posse

ierced him with his arrows, and Orpheus loved the nymph Eurydice, the only one whose charms touched the melodious musician;

and they swarm Like bees in clusters, when the sun grows warm!” Not only was the god of the infernal regions delighted, bu

vain repine.’” Virgil. ‌He returned to the upper world, where the only solace which he could find, was to soothe his gri

Calydonian boar, when Pelias promised his daughter in marriage to him only , who could bring him a chariot drawn by a lion an

territories, and the oracle was consulted, which stated that it would only cease when the murderer of King Laius was banishe

attempted to persuade Eteocles into some feeling of justice; but not only did the latter persist in his conduct, but sought

dition, and therefore secreted himself so successfully, that his wife only , knew the the place of his concealment; she howev

touch the horrible repast, with the exception of Ceres, who, thinking only on her lost Proserpine, eat one of his shoulders,

he daughter of the king, that monarch having declared that she should only wed the man who would run on foot as fast as he c

ifice: And such the nature of the hallowed rite, The wife her husband only could invite, The slaves must all withdraw, and b

t to Priam, to make known to him the infamous conduct of his son. Not only did he refuse all reparation, but he embittered t

ell gloriously. The son of Peleus refused to the Trojans the last and only consolation of thinking that the remains should b

of treachery, Paris basely slew him by shooting him in the heel, the only part not rendered invulnerable, by being washed i

to follow his example, they escaped the rage of the Cyclop, who could only indulge his wrath by throwing at random large pie

r pretence of refreshing them, which transformed them into swine. One only tasted not of the enchanted drink, and escaped to

ound himself separated from the greater part of his companions, seven only of whom remained with him. He landed on an unknow

Thisbe were passed away, she returned to the mulberry tree, but found only the lifeless remains of her lover. In the agony w

Helle’s wave, he heard not the fierce sweep of its waters; he thought only of the beautiful bride, who had sate watching, an

ound or sign foreboding fear; His eye but saw that light of love, The only star it hailed above; His ear but rang with Hero’

distinct upon the tide; On rushed she in that desperate energy, Which only has to know, and knowing, die — — It was Leander

t his death, which took place after a reign of forty-three years, not only the Romans, but the neighbouring nations were anx

rew a stone at them, and they instantly attacked one another, leaving only five, who assisted him in building the city. He s

h others maintain that the alphabet brought by him from Phœnicia, was only different from that used by the ancient inhabitan

ould be returned if all created beings would shed a tear for him. One only refused, and Balder was doomed, to the great grie

which could not fail to produce an effect upon their people. But not only did they delight in the sacrifices of human life,

ca, Mitlan, and Tlascola. “The ancient town of Palenque, exhibits not only excellent workmanship in the temples, palaces, pr

ed us to the more painful and revolting creed of the American, we can only say, that we hope to them, as to us, the subject

xception, had taken the required oath. Frigga replied, that there was only one small shrub, (the mistletoe,) from which she

ion from “The Greek Boy”; to Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the only authorized publishers of Longfellow’s works, for

to return to Olympus, where the gods of heaven lived. He was not the only one who was thus seen. All of the gods and goddes

t first, but Pluto gave a sigh of contentment, for his eyes were used only to this. Soon the poor little goddess, who was to

laces; but there was not a plant nor a tree in all that land, and the only flowers were the few faded ones she had not let f

e of jewels, and birds which seemed to fly: but all was dead, and the only sweet live creature in the palace was the poor li

ned. The birds had stopped singing since Proserpina was gone, and the only sound Ceres heard was a faint sobbing from the ed

o her to pity the land and care for its vegetation. But Ceres thought only of her lost child, and day by day the land grew m

ther dwellers in the underworld think it the best of all seasons, for only during those months do they have their beautiful

as called, was perfect beyond all women born on earth, though she was only an earthly woman after all. When this was done, J

ust enough to look in — there could be no great harm done. She wanted only a glimpse. She would close it again so quickly th

give. Do but stop and hear me.” But Daphne would not listen. She fled only the more swiftly, and Apollo, with all his speed,

d not help him. He sang of it to the people of Thrace, but they could only weep with him. He besought with song the gods of

wing, though her voice could not be heard and her footstep was as yet only the noiseless tread of a spirit. But at last the

O Orpheus,” she said; and then, “Goodbye! goodbye!” The last word was only a whisper, and she was gone. Mercury alone stood

ith all his might upon the head. It was a crushing blow, but the lion only paused an instant. Then he sprang at the young he

ere at once, and take the sky again,” shouted the Titan. But the hero only laughed and walked away, for his work in the worl

e meadows below. The god loved her, wooed her, and married her. Their only son was named Phaëton. Helios could not come down

ng else.” Thus Helios advised him with a father’s care, but the words only stirred Phaëton’s heart to greater desire. He did

d smoke and ashes, sick and terrified with the fearful speed. He felt only the car bounding and tossing under him as the mad

found the three old crones sitting upon a great floe of ice. They had only one eye and one tooth among them, and they spent

must I stay here idly at my grandfather’s court?” “But you are still only a boy, Theseus,” replied Æthra. “Hercules was fam

wait for the life of the wayfaring man:            There, there, and only there,            Would godlike Theseus go.1 As

a generous meal. Then he led him to the bedroom. Now, Procrustes had only one bed for strangers, and he made them all fit i

host came. At last men shook their heads and smiled and said, “It was only a rumor, after all. They do not dare.” But one da

s. Through him the Trojan towns were captured one by one, and at last only Troy remained. In this great city, protected by i

mighty Hector and his followers. All seemed lost, for the Greeks had only the sea behind them and could not even escape wit

hilles yielded, but his heart was still bitter, and he said: — “Fight only within the Grecian camp, Patroclus. Do not follow

ty of Troy was a heap of smoking ruins. Of all its brave inhabitants, only a few remained, and they, under the leadership of

ndra heard the loving plea,    And gladly heard — but in it all Heard only “Come beyond the sea! Come, come, my bride, to dw

asant, and Ulysses sent three men out to explore the region. Now, the only food of the people who lived there was the sweet

t of the lotus plant. Whoever eats it, forgets all care and toil, and only rests and dreams. The messengers of Ulysses ate o

h the huge door of the cave. He had long hair and a shaggy beard, and only one eye, fierce and staring, right in the middle

than the first, but this time the great mass fell behind the ship and only helped it on. Without more words, the men rowed b

ve had them stay always, but when she saw that Ulysses’ thoughts were only of his home and wife and child, she let them go.

d to get loose, when he heard the sweet voices, but his men bound him only the more firmly until the ship was far beyond the

her miserable; so, because of the talkative maidservants, he told her only invented stories of himself. Long did Penelope

lled by a chance arrow. Late traditions relate that he was vulnerable only in his heel. Acris΄ius. King of Argos; father of

regard for necessary limits; second, the desirability of emphasizing only such myths as have actually acclimated themselves

in the Index of Mythological Subjects and their Sources names are not only accented, but, when there is possibility of error

ived a new sympathy, an unselfish thrill, a purified delight! And not only as an impulse toward artistic output, or patrioti

deration of mythology, and particularly of the classic myths, are not only general, but specific. For, the study, when illus

and descriptive passages of modern literature, there is furnished not only that material of allusion and reference for which

e imaginings of old is the best incentive to an æsthetic estimate not only of art, but of nature to-day; but if our American

nown literary applications of each myth. The myths should provide not only nutriment for thought, but material for memory. O

els, of our essays and orations, like a golden warp where the woof is only too often of silver, are the myths of certain anc

mpus and of Asgard have not a single worshipper among men. They dwell only in the realm of memory and imagination; they are

able myths to baffle our understanding. For, at the present time, not only children and simple-minded men, like sailors or m

reasonable Myths. — But he would maintain this attitude of acceptance only in the matter of good and beneficent gods and of

attributes, he preserved his religious attitude before the good god, only by virtue of rejecting the senseless myth. A man’

enseless myth. A man’s religious belief would assist him to entertain only the reasonable myths. How, then, did the senseles

x. These objects accordingly became in the process of generations not only persons, but male and female. As, also, the phras

gh the real facts have been disguised and altered. Thus, Deucalion is only another name for Noah, Hercules for Samson, Arion

s and storms are with us now, as they were with others of old; and it only needs that we look at them with the earnestness o

then, in all the most beautiful and enduring myths, we shall find not only a literal story of a real person — not only a par

myths, we shall find not only a literal story of a real person — not only a parallel imagery of moral principle — but an un

n borrowed by one nation from another. This will account for exchange only between nations historically acquainted with each

aturity.” 18 Against this theory, it may be urged that stories having only the undeveloped germ or idea in common would not,

yths display. Moreover, the assumption of this common stock considers only Aryan tribes: it ignores Africans, Mongolians, Am

d islands the seeds of the parent mythic plant, we must accept as our only scientific explanation the psychological, or so-c

onides was one of the most prolific of the early poets of Greece, but only a few fragments of his compositions have descende

with matters of mythological import. Of the later poets of mythology, only two need be mentioned here, — Apollonius of Rhode

dered to betake himself to Tomi, on the borders of the Black Sea. His only consolation in exile was to address his wife and

ons of early ages, and given to them that appearance of reality which only a master-hand could impart. His pictures of natur

n invention. In fine, the materials of the poem would persuade us not only of its origin in very ancient popular lays, but o

eiled, to typify his cunning and his reserve; he bears the sickle not only as memento of the means by which he brought his f

lves far and wide. Pandora hastened to replace the lid; but one thing only remained in the casket, and that was hope. Becaus

lood; modesty, truth, and honor fled. The gifts of the earth were put only to nefarious uses. Fraud, violence, war at home a

goddess Juno, should be charged with numerous other love affairs, not only in respect of goddesses, but of mortals, is, in p

he god of fire. His special messenger was the eagle. It was, however, only with the passage of generations that the Greeks c

artificer in metal among them. His forge in Olympus was furnished not only with anvils and all other implements of the trade

, should be crowned with a wreath of beech-leaves. Apollo brought not only the warm spring and summer, but also the blessing

wont to scour hill, valley, forest, and plain. She was, however, not only huntress, but guardian, of wild beasts, — mistres

s they called the Mediterranean and its continuation, the Euxine, the only seas with which they were acquainted. Around the

especially the god of animal life and vegetation. He represented not only the intoxicating power of wine, but its social an

ith the ghosts of Hades, the living might but rarely communicate, and only through certain oracles of the dead, situate by c

and yon, dark, unseen, — hated of mortals. He was, however, lord not only of all that descends to the bowels of the earth,

as the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft, and wandered by night, seen only by the dogs, whose barking told of her approach.

ones were always open. In peace they were closed; but they were shut only once between the reign of Numa and that of August

Fig. 33. Ganymede feeding the eagle. [Relief: Sepolcri.] § 58. Not only with immortals but with mortals were Jupiter’s re

d what he supposed to be the form of the nymph, and found he embraced only a tuft of reeds. As he breathed a sigh, the air s

old a man As if he were a god; or know the god — Or dare to know him — only as a man! O human love! art thou forever blind?”1

nd?”117 § 63. Ægina. — The extent to which those who were concerned only indirectly in Jupiter’s love affairs might yet be

ase attacked them also. At last men learned to look upon death as the only deliverer from disease. All restraint laid aside,

astened to obey. The country behind them was speedily sunk in a lake, only their own house left standing. While they gazed w

eaving, and needle-work. She was also a warlike divinity, but favored only defensive warfare. With Mars’ savage love of viol

their groves and fountains to come and gaze upon her work. It was not only beautiful when it was done, but beautiful also in

ds that are in Olympus hearken to thee, and we are subject every one; only her thou chastenest not, neither in deed nor word

ctive as his fair foe, the unwearied daughter of Jove. This fact, not only Cadmus, who slew a serpent sacred to Mars, but al

ave no intention of washing my limbs in it, weary though they be, but only of quenching my thirst. A draught of water would

By their unerring fiery darts they subdued the giant Tityus, who not only had obstructed the peaceful ways to the oracle of

Yet was it much so nobly to aspire.” 146 § 76. It was not, however, only by accident, or by the ill-advised action of thos

f ingratitude and conceit in both father and daughter. The father not only betrayed the secrets of the gods, but, to ridicul

f my children, I should hardly be left as poor as Latona with her two only . Put off the laurel from your brows, — have done

s strain, but Apollo interrupted her. “Say no more,” said he; “speech only delays punishment.” So said Diana also. Darting t

spot to render assistance, but fell in the act of brotherly duty. One only was left, Ilioneus. “Spare me, ye gods!” he cried

y by day more holy grew Each spot where he had trod, Till after-poets only knew Their first-born brother as a god. § 81. Ad

e king, the son of Sthenelos.”154 § 82. Apollo, the Musician. — Not only in Arcadia, Laconia, and Thessaly did Apollo care

her eyes bright as stars; he saw her lips, and was not satisfied with only seeing them. He longed for Daphne. He followed he

d tasted neither food nor drink, her own tears and the chilly dew her only sustenance. She gazed on the sun when he rose; an

ss are exemplified in the myths of Arethusa, Actæon, and Orion. It is only when she is identified with Selene, the peaceful

igeons, and made them a constellation. Though their number was seven, only six stars are visible; for Electra, it is said, l

birth; Until her pining soul and weeping eyes Had learned to seek him only in the skies; Till wings unto the weary heart wer

itors (for she had many) she made answer: “I will be the prize of him only who shall conquer me in the race; but death must

p a grain Of millet, rais’d her head: it was too late, Only one step, only one breath, too late. Hippomenes had toucht the m

a maiden that seemed to be alive, and that was prevented from moving only by modesty. His art was so perfect that it concea

er it were living or not, and could not even then believe that it was only ivory. The festival of Venus was at hand, — a fes

t he stole not the cows, nor knew even what cows might be, for he had only that moment heard the name of them. Apollo procee

it being understood, however, that Mercury should indicate the future only by signs, not by speech or song, as did Apollo. I

est counsellors begged him not to oppose the god. Their remonstrances only made him the more violent. § 103. The Story of Ac

om the stone and went with them. As they walked, Celeus said that his only son lay sick of a fever. The goddess stooped and

thusa made intercession for the land. For she had seen that it opened only unwillingly to the might of Pluto; and she had al

ught to play upon it, he became the most famous of musicians; and not only his fellow-mortals but even the wild beasts were

field and lies beneath, And after many a summer dies the swan. Me only cruel immortality Consumes: I wither slowly in

re than possible that the heart lost in due proportion. Indeed, it is only a false Christianity that fails to recognize God’

neighbor Echo; Echo loved A gamesome Satyr; he, by her unmoved, Loved only Lyde; thus through Echo, Pan, Lyde and Satyr, Lov

e messenger And sent’st him back to me with bruised wings. We spirits only show to gentle eyes, We ever ask an undivided lov

and in their hands were many cities. It was their custom to bring up only the female children, whom they hardened by martia

ampion of the earth so brought to his end. But Jupiter took care that only his mother’s part in him should perish by the fla

own to a half-brother, Pelias,300 on condition that he should hold it only during the minority of the lad. This young Jason

ght, forthwith made preparations for the expedition. At that time the only species of navigation known to the Greeks consist

o a dove, which took her way between the rocks, and passed in safety, only losing some feathers of her tail. Jason and his m

, and soon there was not one of the dragon’s brood alive. It remained only to lull to sleep the dragon that guarded the flee

ed the fields of air to regions where flourished potent plants, which only she knew how to select. Nine nights she employed

ut prepared her caldron for him in a new and singular way. She put in only water and a few simple herbs. In the night she pe

floating garment as little, Cares not a moment then, whose care hangs only on Theseus, — Wretched of heart, soul-wrecked, de

e hangs only on Theseus, — Wretched of heart, soul-wrecked, dependent only on Theseus, — Desperate, woe-unselfed with a cure

of the Trojan war; and with the aid of his friend he carried her off, only , however, to restore her at very short notice. As

happened, however, that Laïus was then driving to Delphi, accompanied only by one attendant. In a narrow road he met Œdipus,

vert her fate, would not survive her, and fell by his own hand. It is only after his son’s death, and as he gazes upon the c

bed this time by the gift of Harmonia’s wedding garment, impelled not only Alcmæon, but her other son, Amphilochus. The desc

at courage, but dull of intellect; Diomede, the son of Tydeus, second only to Achilles in all the qualities of a hero; Ulyss

s the soothsayer announced that the wrath of the virgin goddess could only be appeased by the sacrifice of a virgin, and tha

nown in heaven that fate had decreed the fall of Troy, if her enemies only persevered. Yet there was room for chance suffici

at he had suffered his friend to fall a victim to his resentment. His only consolation was the hope of revenge. He would fly

hich, guided by Apollo, fatally wounded him in the heel. This was his only vulnerable spot; for Thetis having dipped him whe

vors should be judged most deserving of it. Ajax and Ulysses were the only claimants. A select number of the other chiefs we

opes. The Cyclopes (§ 126) inhabited an island of which they were the only possessors. They dwelt in caves and fed on the wi

plunge his sword into him as he slept, but recollected that it would only expose them all to certain destruction, as the ro

ll it was one burning coal, then poising it exactly above the giant’s only eye, they plunged it deep into the socket, twirli

tempted by the secure appearance of the cove, completely land-locked; only Ulysses moored his vessel without. As soon as the

waked at the sound. Utterly destitute of clothing, he discovered that only a few bushes were interposed between him and a gr

one of those mythic heroines whose beauties were not those of person only , but of character and conduct as well. She was th

selected as the seat of their future home, they asked of the natives only so much land as they could enclose with a bull’s

find an end of his perils on the deep. Neptune consented, stipulating only for one life as a ransom for the rest. The victim

d longing to touch the opposite shore. But the stern ferryman took in only such as he chose, driving the rest back. Æneas, w

ich the Sibyl replied that they would commit no violence, that Æneas’ only object was to see his father, and finally exhibit

n his bark to the shore, and receive them on board. The boat, adapted only to the light freight of bodiless spirits, groaned

endeavored to enfold his father in his embrace, but his arms enclosed only an unsubstantial shade. The Valley of Oblivion.

dsman. A javelin from the hand of Iulus wounded the animal, which had only strength left to run homeward, — and died at its

led at once as their leader. With thee I will join Pallas, my son, my only hope and comfort. Under thee he shall learn the a

Twas I, ’twas I; turn your swords against me, Rutulians; I did it; he only followed me as a friend.” While he spoke the swor

shout from both armies rent the skies. Mezentius asked no mercy, but only that his body might be spared the insults of his

the privilege of a conqueror in despoiling him of his arms. The belt only , adorned with studs and carvings of gold, he took

ng to the Eddas there was once no heaven above nor earth beneath, but only a bottomless deep, Ginungagap, and a world of mis

nd his Valhalla. — To Asgard, the abode of the gods, access is gained only by crossing the bridge, Bifrost (the rainbow). As

x the apples which the gods, when they feel old age approaching, have only to taste of to become young again. Tyr, or Ziu,

d their design, fearing that it was made by enchantment. He therefore only consented to be bound with it upon condition that

e impregnable. In short, when it wanted but three days to summer, the only part that remained to be finished was the gateway

ks of Jötunheim. Thor sent Loki to negotiate with Thrym, but he could only prevail so far as to get the giant’s promise to r

away hastily, saying that he had just then awoke, and that as it was only midnight, there was still time for sleep. He howe

they met in the middle of the trough. But it was found that Loki had only eaten the flesh, while his adversary had devoured

and did his best to empty it; but on looking in found the liquor was only a little lower, so he resolved to make no further

t the cat, bending his back, had, notwithstanding all Thor’s efforts, only one of his feet lifted up, seeing which Thor made

ogi was in reality nothing else than Fire, and therefore consumed not only the meat, but the trough which held it. Hugi, wit

so, I shall again defend myself by other illusions, so that thou wilt only lose thy labor and get no fame from the contest w

olong thy life, though not by thee desired — But right bars ties, not only thy desire. Yet dreary, Nanna, is the life they l

ight elves, ugly, long-nosed dwarfs, of a dirty brown color, appeared only at night. They avoided the sun as their most dead

arth); the other and older, by which Deucalion was represented as the only survivor of the flood, but still the founder of t

the occasional immoralities of the gods, their general government not only “makes for righteousness,” but is addressed to th

n or Pythian oracle. “It is open to students to regard the dolphin as only one of the many animals whose earlier worship is

e Syrinx) in the Museum at Naples. See references above. § 48. It was only in rare instances that mortals returned from Hade

while the remainder of the body was that of a horse. Centaurs are the only monsters of antiquity to which any good traits we

of the twilight, who betrays his equivocal nature by stealing, though only in fun, the herds of Apollo, but restoring them w

of the search for Proserpine. The Mysteries of Eleusis were witnessed only by the initiated, and were invested with a veil o

taining from ten to thirty thousand spectators, and as they were used only on festal occasions, and admission was free to al

resentation for the future. (Pollux IV: 110.) Probably the chorus had only fifteen performers. Illustrative. — § 51 C on Fu

labors as consciously recalling the twelve signs of the Zodiac is not only unwarranted, but absurd. To some extent Hercules

pics of any country, is historically unwarranted and, in practice, is only too often capricious; (3) the effort to interpret

hich by one legend is the transformed pinnace of Ulysses. “Almost the only river in the island is just at the proper distanc

Capitolinus, preserved in a stone chest, and allowed to be inspected only by especial officers appointed for that duty, who

ousand years may be intended to represent the various Sibyls as being only reappearances of one and the same individual. Il

g of the Nibelungs, finished in 1876. The composer is responsible not only for the musical score, but for the text and sceni

antepenult: Æ-nē′-as, Her′-cŭ-les. (3) The subordinate accent: (a) If only two syllables precede the principal accent, the s

to the dead creed and forms of Brahmanism, taught: “(1) Existence is only pain or sorrow. (2) The cause of pain or sorrow i

h, on the one hand, was refined into logical subtleties, intelligible only to the learned; on the other hand, crystallized i

lips; before him stood an altar crowned with fruits and flowers, the only offerings which he ever received. “Powerful divin

sest conduct he could pursue; and when he was covered with a veil, he only determined to hide his own plans. — Not to tell h

ciety, that she found it painful to live without it. All day long she only thought of the hour when he would return. One eve

pirits of light. Jupiter was persuaded by this consideration, and not only gave consent to the marriage of Cupid and Psyche,

d Cyane be changed to a fountain? Mother. I think the whole story is only this, in truth. Some pretty girls were playing in

Philomela dearly; he could not bear to be separated from her; and he only shook his head, as if to say “No,” when Tereus ur

had disappeared. A fruitful plain was converted to an extensive lake, only the cottage of Philemon stood upon a small island

y did not wear stockings, nor properly shoes, but sandals, which were only a sole laced on the foot; and travellers did not

promised to admit Mercury to her sister, for a sum of money, the god only answered by looking reproachfully at her, and wit

hell of a dead tortoise, which is oval and hollow, like a dish cover, only rather flatter. He picked up the shell; a single

it means this instrument. Afterward, the shell was cut away, and left only a frame to stretch the strings across. You may se

ght among themselves; and in a short time, so furious was the combat, only five remained alive. One of those who survived wa

al as a dragon? Mother. No; a dragon is a fabulous animal, mentioned only in fables. It is drawn like a great lizard with w

eant many furious armed men. When Cadmus sowed the dragon’s teeth, he only appeased, or made friends of the armed men who ha

nsecrated to Diana, I suppose, was a bath kept for the use of females only , and it was improper that any man should enter it

at if the gods allowed men to do wrong, and to suffer pain, that they only punished them in order to make them good; and tha

cchus in a car drawn by panthers, or leopards. But this, I think, was only meant to show that civilized men can tame wild be

sed, into a shower of gold, that he might enter Danæ’s apartment This only means, that some man who loved Danæ, paid, or bri

I will, if I can. Come in, lady,” said Aglauria, and Danæ entered the only room in the house. Aglauria conducted her to a be

his gigantic arm. Perseus avoided the blow, nor did he return it; he only uncovered the fatal head, and Atlas stood, not a

believed his grandson would live to be his murderer, and that he had only attempted to save his own life, by taking theirs.

h Polydectes, for his base conduct, and he did not long delay. He had only to expose to the sight of Polydectes, the hideous

rd attached to the shield, but Minerva did not always carry it about; only when she designed to punish foe wicked, she cloth

s we met her in the Yale of Tempe; ‘cease to pretend that your voices only are divine. We fear neither your numbers nor your

have heard of Shakspeare’s laurels; what does that mean? Mother. It only means Shakspeare’s fame, or reputation. Shakspear

a visit of condolence to the afflicted Peneus; the venerable Inachus only was absent. He had hidden himself in the inmost r

ia. Pan accosted the modest Syrinx, but she did not reply to him; she only ran away. Pan ran after her, and, when he overtoo

eized her by the arm; but instead of clasping the youthful Syrinx, he only held a bundle of reeds. Pan was grieved at this m

amiable manners, alone entitle us to praise, but not to self-praise, only to the approbation and esteem of others. Epaphus

f the earth.” Apollo, knowing that the obstinate and presumptuous are only taught from their own experience, expostulated no

, entreated that he would not leave the earth in darkness. But Apollo only answered, that Jupiter ought himself to undertake

u in pity for your folly; how absurd is your homage to Latona, who is only a mortal, and who cannot serve you, let you flatt

cent children; they have not tasted water this day!’ “‘The countrymen only laughed at this expostulation, and to make the wa

e of ancient mythology is indispensable to a clear understanding, not only of the ancient poets and historians, but, also, o

sult that book, because they could change none of its decrees. It was only by reading it, that they could foresee futurity;

n. The dethroned king Red for refuge to Janus, king of Italy, who not only received him, but also shared with him his throne

. For this reason he was deemed the god of peace. The temple was shut only three times: first, under Numa; next, after the s

Fig. 2. Janus. “Thou double pate, the sliding year doth show, The only god that thine own back can view.” “The laurel t

er. Obs. 3. — The gods, whom the poets have associated with Jupiter, only mark the different employments which the lords of

m the watchful keeper made. Argus’ head a hundred eyes possess’d, And only two at once reclin’d to rest: The others watch’d,

f flattery,” and strive to gain the praises of the virtuous and wise, only by good conduct and real excellence. Quies was t

a festival, celebrated by the Greeks every fifth year. The initiated only were admitted; and whoever disclosed their secret

tectress of Athens; as Pallas, she presided over war. Minerva was the only divinity that seemed equal to Jupiter. She could

with a flaming brand; Beneath his frowning forehead lay his eye; For only one did this vast frame supply, But that a globe

he Nile, or water in general, was the principle of all things, and it only gave motion and life to all that breathes. The In

re sometimes called mermen and mermaids. Ulysses and Orpheus were the only two passengers, who escaped their machinations. T

uestions. Who were the Sirens? How are they represented? Who were the only two passengers, that escaped their machinations?

il, which plant still bears his name. Echo. “She was a nymph, though only now a sound; Yet of her tongue no other use was f

sacrifice to the good goddess, the mysterious deity, whose name women only knew. This sacrifice, offered for the safety and

ms and provinces, they were called Penates; when they governed cities only , they were called Dii Patrii, or the “gods of the

in the immortality of the soul was almost universal. The most guilty only were so hardy as to raise doubts of this importan

They deified virtues, passions, blessings, and evils. We shall speak only of those best known. The Greeks honoured Felicity

ays in his belly, he cut his way out, and came away safe, having lost only his hair. Being denied the reward which Laomedon

hter to Creon, king of Corinth; but to revenge his perfidy, Medea not only murdered in his sight the two children which she

Pollux, and the storm immediately abated. But when mariners perceived only one flame, called Helena, they accounted it ruino

ure of young men, with a cap surmounted with a star. When women swore only by the temple of Castor, they said, Ecastor; whil

only by the temple of Castor, they said, Ecastor; while men, swearing only by Hercules, used the words Hercule, Hercle, Herc

III. Æneas. Æneas was the son of Anchises by Venus, and almost the only Trojan prince of any note who escaped the destruc

r to receive them with distinguished hospitality, this man killed the only ox he had. The gods, admiring his goodness of hea

ed, the Egyptians worshipped their gods with prayers and frankincense only . By the example of Ptolemy, Serapis became the tu

he Sanscrit language in which their sacred books are written is known only to the priests and the learned. The Hindoos consi

hey stretched their hands towards the sun, which they regarded as the only god and master of heaven. Genus engendered other

n height, and one stadium on each side. In the time of Herodotus, the only historian among the ancients who saw that edifice

us. Some authors, however, consider it more ancient, and say, that he only repaired it, and added to it the portico, which n

idered a great glory, when, in a long reign, a prince had constructed only a single portico. Chapter VII. Of Oracles.

onsidered the earliest oracles. At first, Themis, Jupiter, and Apollo only , delivered oracles; but, in process of time, almo

e oracles. At Delphi, the Pythia did not reply in the name of Apollo, only during one month in the year. In time, this pract

the year. In time, this practice was changed; and the god then spoke only on one particular day of every month. The oracles

ebrated of all. Mr.  Petit, a learned modern author, thinks that she, only , existed. He supports his opinion by saying that

heir celebration her principal epoch. The people counted by Olympiads only ; and since that time, few fables of the Greeks ar

powerful in Greece, that they established a law by which that family only was allowed to be admitted at the Olympic games.

adduced in its favour. It is, doubtless, more rational to see in Odin only the founder of a new worship, previously unknown

times he mingled his harangues with the verses which he composed. Not only was he a great poet, but he was the first who ins

times. It inculcated but few tenets, and was, in all probability, the only religion of the European aboriginals. It is gener

nd tempests, received religious homage, which, at first, was directed only towards the intelligence that animated them. The

ssed him as the active principle that produced all things, and as the only agent that preserved inferior beings, and dispens

the supreme god, the first idea of whom embraced all that exists, was only worshipped by the greater portion of the Scythian

re likewise distinguished. One of which, called Nislheim, was to last only until the end of the world; and the other, called

be intended rather to reward courage and violence than virtue. Those only who died in battle, had a right to the happiness

en ventured through the seas in order to fix themselves in the isles, only when they had become somewhat populous. We know t

ong those nations separated from each other by immense forests is the only monument which remains to us to point out that fa

arned to despise the mean flatteries of the bards. They were welcomed only by the multitude; but not having talents enough t

ad sung over him the funeral hymn. This hymn appears to have been the only essential ceremony of their obsequies. The body w

customs, sufficiently prove that the religion of the Druids, was the only one that was generally adopted. We will now occup

ce, as well as by sacrifices; but that primitive simplicity continued only until the conquests of the Romans. The Druids, fo

rences, and all the interests of the people, justice was administered only by their ministry. They decided equally on public

ants, as left it easy to be perceived, that they were acquainted with only a very small number of them. Pliny relates the ma

sm. The numerous edicts of the Roman emperors against this crime, not only prove its existence, but also show how pertinacio

authority, says the Abbé Banier, is founded upon no positive law, but only in love and respect. Julius Cesar and Tacitus del

existed, much longer, it appears that these authors intended to speak only of the abolition of human sacrifices, the use of

ect of faith, is preposterous. The first of these assertions, applies only to the corruption of the heathen religion during

of the schools of the philosophers by the emperor Justinian, has been only partially studied, and imperfectly understood. Fo

nd is itself sought; but he again refunds them, because intellect not only seeks and procreates, but produces light and bene

er, Idolatry had attained to so great a height that, through him, the only true God gave the children of Israel a number of

hat was the number of these Priestesses of Vesta? At first, they were only four in number, but were, afterwards, increased t

, a sheep, or a white bull, with gilded horns; and, not unfrequently, only flour, salt, or incense. The oak and the olive we

r, to comfort and appease Ceres, ordained that Proserpine should pass only one half of the year in the infernal regions, and

be her favourite residence. Her worship was various. In some places, only incense was consumed upon her altars; in others,

pposed to follow his profession, assisted by the Cyclops, Giants with only one eye, and that in the middle of their forehead

ng, To guide his footsteps as he towers along. His flock attends, the only joy he knows; H is pipe around his neck, the sola

past transgressions, but endued with inward conscience, and still not only susceptible of happiness or pain, but also sensib

trolatry, the second division of the Oriental Mythology, included not only the worship of the heavenly bodies, or pure Sabis

illustrious men, &c     When men had gradually departed from the only living and true God, and had lost the sublime ide

or battle-axes. What are the Hindû sacrifices? In ancient times, not only sacrifices of beasts were common amongst the Hind

d the animal to be white, with its right ear black; and was performed only by powerful sovereigns previous to their entering

et; others, crowns richly ornamented with gems, whilst others display only large bushy ringlets of curled or flowing hair. M

image of a bull, one of the emblems of Seeva, for whom Jaggernaut is only another name. Here, are practised the most abomin

are written, has long ceased to be a spoken tongue; and is understood only by the priest’s and the learned. Does not the Hin

ly, that the Greeks acknowledged their having borrowed from them, not only their religious ceremonies, but, also, most of th

ptians never offered animal victims to their gods, but worshiped them only with prayers and frankincense. By the example of

n image of the soul of that deity. Apis was venerated not as a symbol only , but as an incarnation of some daemon or spiritua

d, the people imagined that they still adored the same being, who had only undergone a new transmigration. He was a black bu

um of the fairest productions of the earth. The elements were not the only immediate and sensible objects of worship to the

e fire which fills the immensity of space: and by means of which, not only bodies, but spirits also, axe rendered visible; a

es, and the daughters of God; and this appellation was conferred, not only on the angels, but on their images likewise, whic

f exemplary virtue and high reputation. Their statues were, at first, only testimonies of civil honour, which, in process of

hology was much blended with their science; as the Chaldeans were not only their priests, but also their philosophers. They

ounders of Nations. 2. During this festival, which lasted, at first, only one day, but from the time of Julius Cæsar, three

r priests were seated on the ground when they sacrificed, and offered only the hearts of the victims. 4. Charon. From hen

d people, the language became sensitive to the change, many words not only losing their original meaning, but, in some insta

Medea had taken with her the most precious treasure of the king, his only son and heir, Absyrtus. To delay the pursuit, Med

bliged to rely upon the aid of Charon, an aged boatman, who plied the only boat that was available. He would allow no soul t

Minos and Rhadamanthus. See Eacus. Æcas′tor [Æcastor], an oath used only by women, referring to the Temple of Castor. Æd′

grew up to be a man he married Psyche. “For Venus did but boast one only son, And rosy Cupid was that boasted one; He, unc

and Tellus. She was partly deprived of speech by Juno, being allowed only to reply to questions. “Sweet Echo, sweetest nym

icted as three cheerful maidens with hands joined, and either nude or only wearing transparent robes — the idea being that k

s of Helicon’s bright streams; But Helicon for all his clatter Yields only uninspiring water.” Broome, 1720. Helico′niade

ted him from his birth, and sent two serpents to kill him, but though only eight months old he strangled them. As he got old

Œta; but Jupiter had him taken to heaven in a four-horse chariot, and only the mortal part of Hercules was consumed. “Let H

to Colchis, but the King Æetes promised to restore the Golden Fleece only on condition that the Argonauts performed certain

i. Lo′tis [Lotis]. A daughter of Neptune, who fled from Priapus, and only escaped from him by being transformed into a lotu

, who married Thetis, one of the Nereides. It is said that he was the only mortal who married an immortal. Pe′lias [Pelias]

Taygete, and Merope. They were made a constellation, but as there are only six stars to be seen, the ancients believed that

s, a native of Lesbos, who flourished in the seventh century b.c. Her only connection with the goddesses of the time is that