these hare vanished; They live no longer in the faith of reason; But still the heart doth need a language; still Doth the ol

ger in the faith of reason; But still the heart doth need a language; still Doth the old instinct bring back the old names; S

artment of theology, but to those of literature and taste. There they still hold their place, and will continue to hold it, f

r whether in the earth, so lately separated from heaven, there lurked still some heavenly seeds. Prometheus took some of this

houlder, and whatever was hidden from view he imagined more beautiful still . He followed her; she fled, swifter than the wind

lamenting their hard fate, they agreed, that next night, when all was still , they would slip away from watchful eyes, leave t

ed color mounted through the trunk to the fruit. By this time Thisbe, still trembling with fear, yet wishing not to disappoin

back, a shudder ran through her frame as a ripple on the face of the still water when a sudden breeze sweeps over it. But as

in us. And thou, tree, retain the marks of slaughter. Let thy berries still serve for memorials of our blood.” So saying she

ark, the other to leap forward. Cephalus, though he had lost his dog, still continued to take delight in the chase. He would

d bee’s hum,     Nor breath could stir the aspen’s hair, His song was still , ‘Sweet Air, O come!’ While Echo answered, ‘Come,

hoping to lull the watchful eyes to sleep, but all in vain; for Argus still contrived to keep some of his eyes open though he

come out upon the bank, but soon leap back again into the water. They still use their base voices in railing, and though they

ot honor, but destruction you seek. Why do you hang round my neck and still entreat me? You shall have it if you persist, — t

s resort. Nile fled away and hid his head in the desert, and there it still remains concealed. Where he used to discharge his

s story: — “As when the palsied universe aghast Lay * * * * mute and still , When drove, so poets sing, the Sun-born youth De

e same moment the bark closed over their mouths. The Tyanean shepherd still shows the two trees, standing side by side, made

be left alone; But up against the steeple reared, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares By

up against the steeple reared, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares By a shrill voice at

ad, Such as our ancestors did use, Was metamorphosed into pews, Which still their ancient nature keep By lodging folks dispos

ey were finally subdued and buried alive under Mount Ætna, where they still sometimes struggle to get loose, and shake the wh

ing, and Hesperus when he led out the stars in the evening, found her still busy in the search. But it was all unavailing. At

ngled poppy juice in the milk of the boy. When night came and all was still , she arose, and taking the sleeping boy, moulded

ships of Æneas, till at last she was turned into a rock, and as such still continues to be a terror to mariners.   Keats, i

leaves. Now there was nothing left of Dryope but her face. Her tears still flowed and fell on her leaves, and while she coul

hat silvery white.7 And this was not enough for Phœbus; but to confer still greater honor, he marked the petals with his sorr

she said farewell, and then fell senseless to the ground. Ceyx would still have lingered, but now the young men grasped thei

awakened her. Starting up, she gazed eagerly around, to see if he was still present, for the servants, alarmed by her cries,

vember gale; harder than steel from the German forges, or a rock that still clings to its native cliff. She mocked and laughe

ame stony like her heart. That you may not doubt the fact, the statue still remains, and stands in the temple of Venus at Sal

el of Cephisus and came out into the plain of Panope. There she stood still , and raising her broad forehead to the sky, fille

nor and made Cadmus their king. But the misfortunes of their children still weighed upon their minds; and one day Cadmus excl

bbed me of a sweet vision and given me no reality in its place. Being still in the temple, my attention was caught by the sou

la was his daughter. The siege had now lasted six months and the city still held out, for it was decreed by fate that it shou

water, but some pitying deity changed her into a bird. The sea-eagle still cherishes the old animosity; and whenever he espi

me, except for that one purpose you are so fond of — reply. You shall still have the last word, but no power to speak first.”

cks and there was nothing left of her but her voice. With that she is still ready to reply to any one who calls her, and keep

too strong for Fortune to subdue. She may take from me much; I shall still have much left. Were I to lose some of my childre

rave my seven sons. Yet where is your triumph? Bereaved as I am, I am still richer than you, my conqueror.” Scarce had she sp

ntinued to flow; and borne on a whirlwind to her native mountain, she still remains, a mass of rock, from which a trickling s

le all creatures slept; not a breath stirred the foliage, and all was still . To the stars she addressed her incantations, and

eived. Meleager, kindling with rage at the wrong done to himself, and still more at the insult offered to her whom he loved,

her lord and master a lion, and yoked them to her car, where they are still to be seen in all representations, in statuary or

cient sculptors, and is commemorated in several works of art that are still extant. The friendship between Theseus and Pirith

red a symbol of the universe and personification of Nature; and later still to be regarded as a representative of all the god

the land of plenty and returned to her accustomed haunts. Erisichthon still slept, and in his dreams craved food, and moved h

or like fire, that burns all the fuel that is heaped upon it, yet is still voracious for more. His property rapidly diminish

hen she resumed her own form. Her father was well pleased to find her still with him, and the money too that he got by the sa

this fairy legend of old Greece, As full of freedom, youth and beauty still , As the immortal freshness of that grace Carved f

ays Felt not the alternate fits of feverish mirth And sick dejection; still serene and pleased, Blessed with divine immunity

s of fountains. Egeria was one of them, whose fountain and grotto are still shown. It was said that Numa, the second king of

n Paradise Lost, where he describes Adam waking and contemplating Eve still asleep.                                   “He on

* *                          * * * * and silky soft Favonius breathe still softer or be chid!” Chapter XXIII. Acheloüs

arth now in deep darkness hid, Worn as thou wert with age, to me thou still Wast dear, and shalt be ever.” Francklin’s Sopho

jan war. During his long absence, and when it was doubtful whether he still lived, and highly improbable that he would ever r

for her husband. Penelope, however, employed every art to gain time, still hoping for Ulysses’ return. One of her arts of de

irst, stopped for a moment his efforts for water, Ixion’s wheel stood still , the vulture ceased to tear the giant’s liver, th

Orpheus, in a moment of forgetfulness, to assure himself that she was still following, cast a glance behind him, when instant

       Ah, see, he dies! Yet even in death Eurydice he sung, Eurydice still trembled on his tongue: Eurydice the woods Eurydi

ich him bore     Through the Ægean Seas from pirates’ view,     Stood still , by him astonished at his lore, And all the ragin

o some well-known measure featly move Thoughtless as if on shore they still were free to rove.” Ibycus . In order to

selves upon his whole being. Thinks he by flight to escape us? We fly still faster in pursuit, twine our snakes around his fe

ng him to the ground. Unwearied we pursue; no pity checks our course; still on and on, to the end of life, we give him no pea

owing old. When his hair was quite white she left his society; but he still had the range of her palace, lived on ambrosial f

anner. Aurora remains inconsolable for the loss of her son. Her tears still flow, and may be seen at early morning in the for

n the grass.   Unlike most of the marvels of ancient mythology, there still exist some memorials of this. On the banks of the

with the one described by the ancients, and the mysterious sounds are still more doubtful. Yet there are not wanting some mod

ful. Yet there are not wanting some modern testimonies to their being still audible. It has been suggested that sounds produc

is a stone, which on being struck emits a metallic sound, that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predi

he had finished he rose up, and, like a raging bull that cannot stand still , wandered off into the woods. Acis and I thought

felt, from the first, a presentiment of the fall of his country, but still persevered in his heroic resistance, yet by no me

eart. These orders were obeyed with such speed that, while the battle still raged, Hector returned to the field and Neptune b

“Seek not,” said he, “to press the Trojans without me, lest thou add still more to the disgrace already mine.” Then exhortin

r’s heart failed him and he fled. Achilles swiftly pursued. They ran, still keeping near the walls, till they had thrice enci

o die! I thought Deiphobus at hand, but Pallas deceived me, and he is still in Troy. But I will not fall inglorious.” So sayi

cor him in his distress. Yet doubtless knowing that Achilles lives he still rejoices, hoping that one day he shall see thy fa

tor, Troy did not immediately fall, but receiving aid from new allies still continued its resistance. One of these allies was

g the Palladium, which they carried off to the Grecian camp. But Troy still held out, and the Greeks began to despair of ever

haps be surprised to learn that the exact site of that famous city is still a matter of dispute. There are some vestiges of t

t they, obedient to his previous orders, sprang forward and bound him still faster. They held on their course, and the music

s,     The sister tenants of the middle deep;     There for the weary still a haven smiles,     Though the fair goddess long

on, unobserved himself, for the cloud which Minerva spread around him still shielded him. At length, having sufficiently obse

ry; for, said he, “beggar as I am, I was once a soldier, and there is still some strength in these old limbs of mine.” The su

Among these, Æneas thought he descried the form of Dido, with a wound still recent. In the dim light he was for a moment unce

effectually washed away by the waters of Lethe. Some, however, there still are, so thoroughly corrupted, that they are not f

d Metempsychosis, or the transmigration of souls; a doctrine which is still held by the natives of India, who scruple to dest

even hundred years, and to equal the number of the sand grains I have still to see three hundred springs and three hundred ha

byl’s leaves, The good man’s days to Sibyl’s books compare, The price still rising as in number less.” Chapter XXXIII. C

ceived strict orders from Æneas not to fight in his absence, they lay still in their intrenchments, and resisted all the effo

rever he appeared. At last he encountered Æneas, and the armies stood still to see the issue. Mezentius threw his spear, whic

period, and if, when he had attained the age of twenty-five years, he still survived, the priests drowned him in the sacred c

two known to us only by the descriptions of the ancients, the others still extant and the acknowledged masterpieces of the s

ese poems: — “The rich mythology of Greece furnished Ovid, as it may still furnish the poet, the painter, and the sculptor,

ead with pleasure by youth, and are re-read in more advanced age with still greater delight. The poet ventured to predict tha

will, we apprehend, by this time have had enough of absurdities, but still we can imagine his anxiety to know what a cockatr

ancestors fled to the deserts of Kerman and to Hindustan, where they still exist under the name of Parsees, a name derived f

e side of the sea, pleased with their new work, but found that it was still incomplete, for it was without human beings. They

t he had just then awoke, and that as it was only midnight, there was still time for sleep. He, however, resolved that if he

The Edda mentions another class of beings, inferior to the gods, but still possessed of great power; these were called Elves

n perish in great numbers, and the eagles of the air feast upon their still quivering bodies. The wolf Fenris will now break

ve been found. The language is a dialect of the Gothic, called Norse, still in use in Iceland. The inscriptions may therefore

d Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant. The Druids combined the functions of the

ire of peace,” and was held on Hallow-eve, (first of November,) which still retains this designation in the Highlands of Scot

poet Gray with the subject of his celebrated ode, the Bard. There are still occasional meetings of the lovers of Welsh poetry

f gospel light, while the western and northern parts of Scotland were still immersed in the darkness of heathenism. Columba w

d to them in an adjacent locality. Near Iona there is an island which still bears the name of “Eilen nam ban,” women’s island

nities of the Culdees were suppressed and the members dispersed. They still continued to labor as individuals, and resisted t

opery the island became the seat of a nunnery, the ruins of which are still seen. At the Reformation, the nuns were allowed t

a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still between each awful pause, From the high vault an

of the Nile. The ark alluded to in the last line is shown by pictures still remaining on the walls of the Egyptian temples to

ot be easy to warrant as classic, it is hoped that the judicious will still not disapprove of the use made of the material on

none of the spirits of night had seen her. When morning came, she still went on without rest. At each river she would sto

hat had become of Proserpina. A day passed, and another, and another; still Ceres could not find her child. She traveled over

h,    And parted from her company.    Drawn nigh she deemed it fairer still ,    And stooped to gather by the rill    The daff

e!    Or seated on the Elysian hill    She dreams of earthly daylight still ,    And murmurs of the daffodil. A voice in Hade

  Her lips reply without her will,    As one addressed who slumbereth still  —    “The daffodil, the daffodil!” Her eyelids d

,    She mourns her lost Persephone;    While chant the maids of Enna still  —    “O fateful flower beside the rill —    The d

re which had so charmed gods and men up in the northern sky. There it still shines, set with brilliant stars. Orpheus with

error, and there was Hercules squeezing the serpents, whose eyes were still flashing fire. But Hercules soon put her fears to

im as he had the Nemean lion. Then he changed to a bear, but Hercules still held him fast. Then he became a little bird, but

rangled him. Last of all he became a huge flame of fire, but Hercules still managed to hold him, and even to smother him almo

. After a while they heard him coming back, and soon he was in sight, still playing. But behind him, as he played, followed a

who she was. She herself spoke never a word, for 'the shadow of death still hovered over her. “Take this captive of mine,” sa

pole of the car, and all was ready. When Helios saw that Phaëton was still firm in his wish, he wet the forehead of the yout

las is fainting and will soon let the very heavens fall.” Phaëton was still clinging to the chariot, stifled with the heat an

nor shelter,    Brought no straw nor stall, for him. Patiently, and still expectant,    Looked he through the wooden bars,

and he arose and went quietly out. While the king and his court were still eating and making merry, Perseus went to the aged

ld bee’s hum,    Nor breath could stir the aspen’s hair, His song was still “Sweet air, oh come!”    While Echo answered, “Co

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

d hard, but the stone did not move. Then he braced himself and tugged still harder, but the stone was firm. Ten ordinary men

id the light, a long dark band, Lies dim and shadowy far away;    And still from morn till eve I’ve scanned That weary sea fr

n care of him, and the little prince had grown up. He was now living, still unknown and unrecognized, among these poor people

esses disappeared. When he woke at early dawn, the voice of Venus was still ringing in his ears. Down the mountain-side he ha

aken and burned, but the Trojans would not give up Helen, and the war still went on. Now, Agamemnon was the leader of the Gre

ire to our fleet.” Then, at last, Achilles yielded, but his heart was still bitter, and he said: — “Fight only within the Gre

pon him and wondered at his great body, but the heart of Achilles was still sore with grief for Patroclus. He fastened thongs

going, and that the war was at an end? Night came on, and they could still hear the Greeks at work. Then all was still. With

t came on, and they could still hear the Greeks at work. Then all was still . With the first light of day, a great shout arose

ught it ought to be burned; others would have pushed it into the sea; still others advised that it be pulled to pieces to see

n the mire, not contentedly, like real swine, but in misery, for they still had the minds of men. Eurylochus waited long for

s way home, for the gods were now favorable. Neptune, it is true, was still angry for the harm done to Polyphemus, his son, a

nness. Penelope could do nothing against all this, and Telemachus was still too young to enforce the respect due her. For a t

ants betrayed her, and she was obliged to set about finishing it. She still hoped, for Ulysses might return before the work w

idings of Ulysses?” she asked. “Indeed, I can,” said the hero. “He is still alive, and will soon return. Even now, I believe

roubles and miseries of the world in which we live.” If we turn to a still higher authority (and we acknowledge that the sub

ht, And flowers give forth an odour ever new, The stars look brighter still than when of old I watched them fading from the m

ious breath; Dungeoned in opague element to keep Their clenched teeth still clenched, and all their limbs Locked up like vein

long, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale,     She called on Echo still throughout the song; And where her sweetest theme

And viewed his spotless body with delight, And at a distance kept him still in sight; At length she plucked the rising flower

me_heathen-mythology_1842_img032 Apollo. This Deity, whose name still lives with us, as the presiding divinity of the a

r a year. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img036 Daphne, still inexorable, was compelled to yield to the fatigue

ew, She turned about, but rose not from the ground, Turned to the sun still as he rolled his round; On his bright face hung h

g; while his blood sinking into the ground, produced the flower which still bears his name. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-myt

would sing; The waters closed above her face, With many a ring. “And still I stayed a little more, — Alas! she never comes a

tled by the order of Cambyses, when he conquered Egypt, and its ruins still astonish modern travellers by their grandeur and

Dian on the Latmian hill, When all the woods, and all the winds were still , Kissed with the kiss of immortality” Barry Corn

ve, gentle and innocent joy When clouds are distant far and winds are still : Her bound is circumscribed, and curbed her will.

warm, Kind love, the gentle vow, the gay desire, The kind deceit, the still reviving fire, Persuasive speech, and more persua

t the lower lip, as in the listlessness of passive joy, express love, still love! “Her eyes seem heavy and swimming with plea

ith a sudden start, Her opening eye in humid lustre blazed, Unseen he still remained, enchanted and amazed.” Mrs. Tighe. Fe

, and though to her he had no name save that fond one of husband, yet still she could talk of the beauties of her magic palac

had not bade adieu, As if disjoined by soft handed slumber, And ready still , past kisses to outnumber,     At tender eye-dawn

upplied, A spider’s bag, the rest, from which she gives A thread, and still , by constant spinning lives.” Ovid. Minerva whe

heart, Be thou the spirit leading me to glory, And be my latest hour still cheered by thee, While round me dwells the shout

re his touch. ‌ ——— “Tantalus condemned to hear The precious stream still purling in his ear; Lip-deep in what he longs for

thou draw’st along, The rivers stay to hear thy song,     And listen still as death. Tityos with pleasure heard thy strain,

tioned as they are, Unequal in their length and waxed with care, They still retain the name of his ungrateful fair.” Ovid.

ft with his down-thrust arms he thought to fold, About that neck that still deludes his hold, He gets no kisses from those co

t image unto nearness; Deaf to light Zephyrus, it would not move, But still would seem to droop, to pine, to love; So while t

. Poor Pan, undeterred by the zealous passion of Echo for Narcissus, still continued to love her, and pleased himself by wan

him. Though there were none of his former beings to consort with, yet still he loved to haunt the places of his humanity, and

; Tho’ I oft longed to know, but could ask it of none, Was the mother still fair, and how big was her son?” Hood. Time brou

l fair, and how big was her son?” Hood. Time brought no remedy, for still he was troubled by the absence of sympathy, and t

y; And in her orchard’s small extent immured, Her vow’d virginity she still secured. Oft would loose Pan, and all the lustful

hs restrains. Sometimes his sword a soldier shews; his rod An angler; still so various is the God. Now, in a forehead cloth s

e seems, but plies her wings in vain, His hand the fleeting substance still detain: A branchy tree, high in the air she grew,

ver, was useless, as he went with the rest of the Greeks. The mother, still anxious for his preservation, prevailed upon Vulc

callest back those melodies,     Though now all changed and fled, Be still , be still, and haunt us not     With music from t

ack those melodies,     Though now all changed and fled, Be still, be still , and haunt us not     With music from the dead!

is done.                         But in the human breast, A thousand still , small voices I awake, Strong in their sweetness,

weary to enshroud! Oh! lightly, lightly tread;     Revere the pale, still brow, The meekly drooping head,     The long hair

voice of love is there,     Each gleam of beauty fled, Each lost one still more fair —     Oh! lightly, lightly tread!” Hem

murmuring of the breeze; Still slowly passed the melancholy day, And still the stranger wist not where to stray. The world w

d By hard necessity, but comes to please,                 To vary the still hour                 Of tranquil happiness, Lure

she died in the most painful torments. This deed was followed by one still more revolting to the mind, for Medea slew two of

the Centaur war, Did I not quell? The Hydra, raged around, With heads still spouting from the sword I slew. These and a thous

sts; or, according to others, consecrated to Jupiter, and their breed still existed in the age of Alexander the Great. For hi

s at an end. However, the gods were not satisfied, but persecuted him still further, for he was smitten with an indisposition

while his former lover, Iole, fell into his hands, and found that she still held no slight possession of his affections. She

enomed serpents grew. The mischiefs brooded on the barren plains, And still the unhappy fruitfulness remains. Thence Perseus,

leafy wood: His hands and shoulders into ridges went, The summit head still crowned the deep ascent: His bones a solid, rocky

faultless form the hero’s bosom fires, The more he looks, the more he still admires. Th’ admirer almost had forgot to fly, An

n leant and listened on his wheel, And Sysiphus’ stone for once stood still ; The ravenous vulture had forsook his meal, And T

the victory.     Now may the boundless love, that lay     Unfathomed still before     In one consuming burst find way, In on

o!     I feel thy tears, I feel thy breath,     I meet thy fond look, still     Keen is the strife of love and death; Faint a

of his unwearied zeal, that he himself was the unhappy parricide, and still more, that he was the husband of his own mother.

with surprise, Around the room he winds his curious eyes; And, as he still enquired, and called aloud; Fierce Philomela, all

n several skirmishes without much advantage on either side. The siege still continued, and the anger of Achilles remained, un

f his throne. Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img244 But still his mind was uneasy and disturbed, as Tyresias, t

re to be received? Can gratitude in Trojan souls have place? Laomedon still lives in all his race! Then shall I seek alone th

te, though it conquers, shall no triumph gain, Fate, that divides us, still divides in vain. Now, both our cruel parents, hea

life, she changed him into a river, on the banks of which, she could still sport at even time, and sing to her beautiful, bu

night and wept, And scarcely dared to look upon the sky; Yet lulling still her fond anxiety.” L. E. L. Morning came, and

rt was the strain but sweet: methought it spoke Of broken hearts, and still and moonlight seas, Of love, and loneliness, and

     Vain was thy beauty’s spell — Vain all the praise thy song could still inspire,                 Though many a happy band

s so remote, it is difficult to separate the true from the false, and still more so to give a plausible explanation of appare

, are placed the embodyings of the principal god: then, (of ‌an order still less important,) are placed idols of all kinds, a

light and life of earth.     Thereat the heart of the Universe stood still ; The elements ceased their influences; the hours

ns, holier and dearer in its melancholy reminiscences, than if it had still possessed the statue of the god, which the empero

the young hunter may profane The haunt of some immortal, — but there still  — For the heart clings to old idolatry, If not wi

golden shrine and its perfume are gone But there are natural temples still for those Eternal, tho’ dethroned deities, Where

cking the definite knowledge which we obtain from the Scriptures, and still anxious to know everything, were forced to constr

, the dark goddess of Night, named Nyx or Nox, whose black robes, and still blacker countenance, did not tend to enliven the

his version was far less popular with the Greeks, although it betrays still more plainly the common source whence all these m

d to a neighbouring spring, but, to Cadmus’ surprise, time passed and still they did not return. Armed with his trusty sword,

hey had suffered, he transferred them both to the sky, where they are still known as the constellations of the Great and Litt

ues of this goddess were found in Greece and Italy, some of which are still extant, and serve to show the ancients’ exalted c

church, mosque, and finally as powder magazine. “Fair Parthenon! yet still must Fancy weep For thee, thou work of nobler spi

Bright, as of old, the sunbeams o’er thee sleep. In all their beauty still  — and thine is gone! Empires have sunk since thou

d bee’s hum,     Nor breath could stir the aspen’s hair, His song was still , ‘Sweet air, oh come!’ While Echo answered, ‘Come

orget the object of her love; and now, a fit emblem of constancy, she still follows with upturned face the glowing orb in its

As the poet-musician’s head floated down the stream, the pallid lips still murmured, “Eurydice!” for even in death he could

olphin, which him bore Through the Agean seas from Pirates vew, Stood still by him astonisht at his lore, And all the raging

d the sight.” Addison. Quite undazzled by this splendour, the youth still pressed on, straining his eyes to catch the first

continually flowed down the marble cheeks, for, though changed, Niobe still felt, and wept for her great loss. This story is

long and exciting pursuit, Diana and her followers came to one of the still mountain pools where they had often resorted to e

their new mistress. When the wave upon which she reclined came nearer still , the “rosy-bosomed Hours, fair Venus’ train,” app

rs darted away, vowing vengeance upon the negligent sentinel, who was still blissfully sleeping. Pouncing upon him, Mars awak

where pure and virtuous mortals enjoyed an eternity of bliss. Venus, still inconsolable, shed countless tears, which, as the

Hero had hoped that her lover would renounce his nightly journey; but still , when evening came, she lighted her torch to serv

drew near, peering anxiously about to discover whether the lion were still lurking there. The first glance showed her Pyramu

to repeat the last sounds which fell upon her ear “But her voice is still living immortal, —     The same you have frequent

ad image into nearness: Deaf to light Zephyrus it would not move; But still would seem to droop, to pine, to love.” Keats.

loud which had no business there, for had she not bidden them all lie still on the blue sea until she awoke? Her suspicions b

mation, and immediately imparted his discovery to Juno, who, advising still closer watchfulness, sent him back to his post.

eece, where he ruled the extensive peninsula, the Peloponnesus, which still bears his name. To punish the inhuman Tantalus, t

y’d: Still for the growing liver digg’d his breast, The growing liver still supply’d the feast.” Virgil ( Dryden’s tr.).

s Leucothea and her son into a sea deity by the name of Palæmon. When still but a youth, Bacchus was appointed god of wine an

rose higher and higher, until the gods fixed it in the sky, where it still forms a brilliant constellation, known as Ariadne

a brilliant constellation, known as Ariadne’s Crown, or Corona. “And still her sign is seen in heaven, And, ’midst the glitt

e, and why she did not come bounding to meet her. As time passed, and still Proserpina did not appear, Ceres’ heart beat fast

e volcanic fires of Mount Ætna, continued her search. Day dawned, and still the mother called, awakening the morning echoes w

sat alone with her charge, it occurred to her that she might confer a still greater blessing upon him, that of immortality: s

pursued. Over hill and dale, through forest and field, Arethusa ran, still closely followed by her too ardent lover, until,

lown away by a mischievous breath from Zephyrus; and Alpheus, who was still hovering near there, suddenly beholding a fountai

tr.). In spite of her previous efforts to escape him, Arethusa must still have been very glad to see him once more, for Cer

ish her. She therefore withdrew into a dark cave to mourn unseen, and still further neglected her wonted duties. Famine threa

eris (Venus’ day), dies Saturni (Saturn’s day); Latin names which are still in use in legislative and judiciary acts, while i

icular attention to the winds, to whom they dedicated a temple, which still remains, and is generally known as the Tower of t

ployed for their cleansing, have given rise to proverbial expressions still in current use. The Cretan Bull Hercules ne

ains, where, on the brink of a mighty precipice, he found Prometheus, still bound with adamantine chains, and still a prey to

ecipice, he found Prometheus, still bound with adamantine chains, and still a prey to the ravenous vulture. To spring up the

hom he had been obliged to leave to fulfil his arduous tasks. She was still young and charming, and his first glance into her

into hissing, writhing serpents, and decreed that one glance into her still beautiful face would suffice to change the behold

hearing that Polydectes had dared to ill-treat his mother because she still refused to accede to his wishes and become his wi

s, who had always loved him, placed him among the stars, where he can still be seen, with his wife Andromeda, and mother-in-l

notaur This terrible story kindled Theseus’ love of adventure, and still further strengthened him in his sudden resolve to

ll into the deep sea, where he was drowned, and where thermal springs still bear witness to the heat of his brazen body. The

s, Theseus married off Helen, the daughter of Jupiter, and, as he was still but a child, entrusted her to the care of his mot

f his life in peace. Although somewhat aged by this time, Theseus was still anxious to marry, and looked about him for a wife

and day. The bards then went on to relate that the glittering trophy still hung there, awaiting a hand bold enough to slay t

rn again. Whither depart? the vessel backward steer; Thy friends, thy still fond father, wait thee here.’” Flaccus ( Elton’s

n she was seized with terrible convulsions, in which she died. Medea, still full of resentment against Jason, then slew her o

mes, accompanied by his daughter Antigone, the only one who loved him still , and who was ready to guide his uncertain footste

On himself bent all his wrath, Full in his side the weapon fix’d, but still , Whilst life remain’d, on the soft bosom hung Of

l into a deep reverie. He did not like to take a stranger’s life, and still could not refuse to comply with Prœtus’ urgent re

been treated by ancient artists, a few of whose most noted works are still extant in various museums. This story, like many

flew, Forsook her form; and fixing here became A flowery plant, which still preserves her name.” Ovid ( Pope’s tr.). Recove

ound her. Higher and higher it rose, from her knees to her waist, and still it crept upward, in spite of her frantic attempts

et.      “The goddess-born Achilles, swift of foot, Beside his ships still brooded o’er his wrath, Nor came to counsel with

m to Thetis, who hastened back to her son’s tent, where she found him still bewailing the loss of Patroclus. During Thetis’ a

ngers had come to Achilles’ tent to warn him that Patroclus’ body was still in the enemy’s hands, and to implore him to come

e the precious corpse. Mindful of his promise to his mother, Achilles still refused to fight, but, springing upon the rampart

ic clash of the weapons. Suddenly there came a loud cry, then all was still ; and when the dust-cloud had blown away, the Troj

here they had deposited him, where, to their unbounded surprise, they still found him. The wound had not healed, but he had m

im wasting by the dark seashore, And sunrise would behold him wasting still .” Theocritus ( Hunt’s tr.). To induce Galatea t

s, transformed to swine in head and voice, Bristles and shape, though still the human mind Remained to them. Thus sorrowing t

ered the power of human speech, and warned Ulysses of the many trials still awaiting him. Then, his prophecy concluded, he va

dis made all on board tremble with fear, and the pilot steered nearer still to dread Scylla’s den. Suddenly a piercing cry wa

ntreaties, and all went ashore. After they had duly rested, they were still detained by unfavourable winds, until all their p

the few birds and fishes they managed to secure no longer sufficed to still the pangs of hunger. Led by Eurylochus, some of t

the palace and make no mention of his father’s return, while Ulysses, still in the guise of a beggar, should enter his home a

ife; and he retraced his steps with anxious haste, hoping to find her still alive. But on the threshold of his once happy hom

thither, lost sight of each other. Some were stranded, some sank, and still the tempest raged on with unabated fury, and deat

ove with Æneas. Day after day now passed in revelry and pleasure, and still Æneas lingered by Dido’s side, forgetful of the n

ead Sire, if Ilium’s lorn estate Deserve not yet thine utter hate, If still thine ancient faithfulness Give heed to mortals i

ead to command the troops he supplied. Nisus and Euryalus Juno, still implacable, had in the meantime sent Iris to appr

out his fate. Seeing this, and fearful lest their interference should still further endanger the hero whom he favoured, Jupit

that, although the Greeks were a thoroughly civilised people, we can still find in their mythology and religion “abundant su

once for all that peculiar impress of their formative system which we still find in all the dialects and national idioms comp

. Another of his appellations, Phœbus (“the lord of life and light”), still further emphasises his character; and we are info

care; and text-books are often objected to by parents and teachers as still retaining the taint of pagan corruption, and pres

r time.” The Silver Age was far inferior to that of gold; but virtue still dwelt on earth, and the Immortals had not altoget

t flayed him alive, and afterwards changed him into a river, which is still known by his name. The punishment inflicted on Ki

ieved for her servant, and placed his eyes in her peacock’s tail. Io, still persecuted by Juno, wandered over the earth, and

spring a boy of uncommon grace and beauty. They bore him to the ship, still heavy with sleep and wine, and declared their int

, a statue of the goddess fell from heaven into the castle, which was still unroofed. The oracle of Apollo declared that Troy

loom of immortal youth. When Tithonus became old and decrepit, Aurora still watched over him with the tenderest care, “giving

all probability an Egyptian, and not an Ethiopian king. His statue is still an object of curiosity to travellers. Ques. Wher

s at the entrance of their houses; hence the word vestibule, which we still use. Ques. How is Vesta usually represented? An

ving at the fountain of Cyane, she perceived the girdle of Proserpine still floating on its waters; and the nymph Arethusa in

sage under the sea, and she rose in the island of Ortygia, in Sicily, still followed by the stream of the Alpheus. In proof o

oice and bones. The latter were changed into stones, but the voice is still heard among rocks and in solitary places, repeati

e the ambitious, softer melodies for the lovers of pleasure, and with still different notes, they drew on the covetous to the

tries to move he causes terrible eruptions of the volcano. Tityus was still more cruelly punished. He was chained to the grou

Ques. Why is the story of the Sphinx interesting? Ans. Because there still remains in Egypt an enormous statue of the monste

the patrician ladies should surpass them in power or rank, they might still excel in modest behavior and purity of life. The

is. Perdix was transformed into a partridge, a timid bird which seems still mindful of its fall, and keeps to low coverts, av

ng. These are the “halcyon days” of antiquity, and this expression is still used to denote a period of bright and tranquil ha

and returned to her father, who was well pleased to find that he had still both his daughter and the money for which he had

ounding islands, became suitors for the hand of Penelope; she however still cherished the hope of her husband’s return, and r

t in the Trojan war, but without obtaining any certain tidings. While still engaged in this quest, Minerva bade him return to

e the mighty weapon as if it had been a plaything. Their surprise was still greater, when, having adjusted the cord, and chos

lived seven hundred years when Æneas came to Italy, and six centuries still remained of the time granted by Apollo. She accom

nd when Tarquin again refused to buy them, she burned three more, and still persisted in demanding the same sum of money for

ion — Temple founded by Bacchus — Expedition sent by Cambyses — Ruins still existing — Fons Solis — Account given by Belzoni

audience of thirty thousand persons arose, range above range; higher still , the whole was enclosed by a lofty portico adorne

ith serpents, in their fleshless hands, and their aspect was rendered still more terrible by the frightful masks which appear

to their discovery. The festival proceeded, the fate of Ibycus being still on every tongue. The assembled people were assist

st work of art of the great Athenian sculptor, Phidias, and there are still in existence busts taken from it, which are remar

used successively as a Christian church and a Turkish mosque, and was still entire when the Venetians besieged the citadel of

Lord Elgin. Ques. Describe the Venus de Medicis? Ans. This statue, still perfect, is so called from having been in the pos

written soon after his time, when the knowledge of his doctrines was still preserved. The Parsees, or modern followers of Zo

those who refused to embrace the Koran fled to Hindostan, where they still exist under the name of Parsees. At Bombay they a

nto harmony with the scenes around him, and his superstitions, though still sensual, are more gentle and refined. On the othe

ve been found. The language is a dialect of the Gothic, called Norse, still in use in Iceland. The inscriptions may, therefor

also cured maladies with certain mysterious charms. The bards held a still higher rank: they preserved in their verses the m

e been long forgotten but the custom of lighting fires upon that day, still prevails. The bonfires of St. John’s Eve (June 21

of Cæsar, Britain was so little known to the ancient Gauls, as to be still a land of mystery. They believed that on every fe

e water — the souls are gone. The superstitious observances which are still practised on November, or All Hallow Eve, in Irel

tianity had been established for nearly a century. Ques. What traces still remain of the ancient Druidical worship? Ans. Ce

e common. In this country, as in Brittany, many popular superstitions still attach to these remains of ancient paganism. Almo

within our own day, many an Irish peasant has made his scanty harvest still smaller, rather than violate with the plough, the

penalty of such an act. In Brittany, malignant dwarfs and night-elves still haunt the deserted cromlech, and have power at ce

les Teocallis, or “houses of God.” Ques. Are any of these structures still in existence? Ans. Yes; of those which yet remai

s from his own observation, or relates events of which the memory was still recent, he may be relied upon as an accurate and

bilities as a statesman. Although himself an indifferent poet, he was still a patron of literature and literary men; Virgil,

and yet have found time for such a vast amount of composition. While still quite young, Pliny served in Germany, where he co

the size of the blocks of stone used in their construction. There are still remaining, monolithic pillars, statues and doorwa

he pure, the genuine truth. Nor do we recognize it in psychotheism, a still higher plane of mythologic philosophy, where “men

literature and art as not treating of mythical or classical subjects still possess the characteristics of the classic: the u

as the vehicle of moral or didactic instruction. Dr. Johnson narrows still further the scope of the fable: “It seems to be,

ny stage of a nation’s history — by a Jotham when the Israelites were still under the Judges, 1200 years before Christ, or by

of the most critical Jewish scholarship; by a Menenius when Rome was still involved in petty squabbles of plebeians and patr

ws all things. We look unto the hills whence cometh our help; the sun still rises, and, as Mr. Jasper maintains, “do move.” B

exalted conditions of existence. The custom of worshipping ancestors, still existent in China and other countries is adduced

lphin which him bore Through the Ægean seas from pirates’ view, Stood still , by him astonished at his lore, And all the ragin

acterized: — “The rich mythology of Greece furnished Ovid, as it may still furnish the poet, the painter, and the sculptor,

the Scandinavians, not the Germans, borrowed the story; and by others still that the epics, while proceeding from a common cr

the three great manuscripts.49 But the theory advanced by Lachmann is still of great value: that the poem consists of a numbe

erianum. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 4: 90; Roscher 10: 1666.] Later still , the Giants, offspring of the blood that fell fro

dream to a spiritual existence, in which, unseen by mortal eyes, they still attended men as monitors and guardians. § 24. The

e think it approves her goddess of earth; others, goddess of the air; still others, for reasons by no means final, say that i

e. Well-favored, stately, swift, unwearied, puissant, gigantic, he is still the foe of wisdom, the scourge of mortals. Usuall

o, O fairer spirit, walkest here Upon the lifted hills: Wherever that still thought within the breast The inner beauty of the

ns, hoping to lull the watchful eyes to sleep, but in vain; for Argus still contrived to keep some of his eyes open, though h

the guise of a stranger, the other of a lady of that land, and closer still she clung about her maiden, and kept saying how s

nd kept licking her neck, and cast his spell over the maiden. And she still caressed him, and gently with her hands she wiped

be was swelled out by the winds, like the sail of a ship, and lightly still did waft the maiden onward. But when she was now

forth leaves, and Philemon saw Baucis changing in like manner. While still they exchanged parting words, a leafy crown grew

e same moment the bark closed over their mouths. The Tyanean shepherd still shows the two trees, — an oak and a linden, stand

be left alone; But up against the steeple reared, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares By

up against the steeple reared, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares By a shrill voice at

ad, Such as our ancestors did use, Was metamorphosed into pews, Which still their ancient nature keep By lodging folks dispos

ny was hushed. But when they sought for Cleobis, behold, He lay there still , and by his brother’s side Lay Biton, smiling thr

of Cephissus, and came out into the plain of Panope. There she stood still . Cadmus gave thanks, and stooping down kissed the

or, and made Cadmus their king. But the misfortunes of their children still weighing upon their minds, Cadmus one day exclaim

l, but pass their lives there!” And it came to pass accordingly. They still live in the water, sometimes totally submerged, t

sang for the first time that song of victory, which, as the Pæan, is still among all nations synonymous with jubilation, pra

ve that this is purple and that silvery white. Phœbus then, to confer still greater honor, marked the petals with his sorrow,

s resort. Nile fled away and hid his head in the desert, and there it still remains concealed. Where he used to discharge his

grave my seven sons. Yet where is thy triumph? Bereaved as I am, I am still richer than thou, my conqueror.” Scarce had she s

tinued to flow; and, borne on a whirlwind to her native mountain, she still remains, a mass of rock, from which a trickling s

win her the more she is wood? Ah! it went to my heart, and the memory still grieves, To see those loved graces all taking the

earing, wrapped her votary in a thick cloud. Perplexed, the river-god still sought the trembling maiden. But a cold sweat cam

eam with hers. But the Cynthian queen cleft the ground; and Arethusa, still endeavoring to escape, plunged into the abyss, an

yss, and passing through the bowels of the earth, came out in Sicily, still followed by the passionate river-god. Fig. 47.

ess, draws her gentle darts, and slays him. § 91. The Pleiads,172 who still fly before Orion in the heavens, were daughters o

But Electra became a comet; her hair floating wildly behind her, she still inconsolably ranges the expanse of heaven. Accord

tual youth united with perpetual sleep. Endymion chose the latter. He still sleeps in his Carian cave, and still the mistress

p. Endymion chose the latter. He still sleeps in his Carian cave, and still the mistress of the moon slips from her nocturnal

asts of the chase and rural scenes. Other apartments were filled with still other beautiful and precious productions of natur

ad not bade adieu, As if disjointed by soft-handed slumber, And ready still past kisses to outnumber At tender eye-dawn of Au

r lord and master a lion, — and yoked them to her car, where they are still to be seen in all representations, in statuary or

are arms threw, And laid his childish head upon her breast, And, with still panting rockt, there took his rest. In Abydos dw

’d, the deeper was she strook: Yet, evilly feigning anger, strove she still , And would be thought to grant against her will.

ine hue mounted through the trunk to the fruit. By this time, Thisbe, still trembling with fear, yet wishing not to disappoin

in us. And thou, tree, retain the marks of slaughter. Let thy berries still serve for memorials of our blood.” So saying, she

e they were grazing. He covered their hoofs with tamarisk twigs, and, still further to deceive the pursuer, drove them backwa

deathless praises to the vine-god sing. Nearer they press, and nearer still in sight, Still dancing blithely in a seemly choi

ng, and Hesperus, when he led out the stars in the evening, found her still busy in the search. At length, weary and sad, she

irst, stopped for a moment his efforts for water, Ixion’s wheel stood still , the vulture ceased to tear the giant’s liver, th

us held agape his triple jaws; On stept the bard. Ixion’s wheel stood still . Now, past all peril, free was his return, And no

nd rescued the maiden. Neptune, however, nursed his wrath; and it was still warm when the Greeks marched against Troy.213 §

n, and boring the earth with his trident called forth the spring that still bears the Danaïd’s name. He loved the goddess Cer

om their aim, For ever, as the ivory bow she drew, Before her ran the still unwounded game. Then, at last, a hunter’s cry the

was growing old. When his hair was white she left his society; but he still had the range of her palace, lived on ambrosial f

hair was all in tangled curl, Her tawny legs were bare and taper. And still the gathering larger grew, And gave its pence and

ew His pipe, and struck the gamut higher. O heart of Nature! beating still With throbs her vernal passion taught her, — Even

his fairy legend of old Greece, As full of freedom, youth, and beauty still , As the immortal freshness of that grace Carved f

es upon him, soul and flesh. Thinks he by flight to escape us? Fly we still faster in pursuit, twine our snakes around his fe

ng him to the ground. Unwearied we pursue; no pity checks our course; still on, still on to the end of life, we give no peace

the ground. Unwearied we pursue; no pity checks our course; still on, still on to the end of life, we give no peace, no rest.

the stone, by degrees grew paler, and finally became the stream that still bears the name of the unfortunate youth. But Gala

of herds and flocks, protector of vine and olive, and keeper of bees, still , he was son of Cyrene, a water-nymph, and his mos

e came anear, In that wan place desert of hope and fear; And singing, still they rocked their bodies bent, And ever each to e

wife Perseus returned to Argos to seek his grandfather. But Acrisius, still fearing his doom, had retired to Larissa in Thess

he Thespian lion, and performed various deeds of valor. To him, while still a youth, appeared, according to one story, two wo

arts the instrument of revenge. Pelias, the usurping uncle of Jason, still kept him out of his heritage. But the daughters o

the brute. Neptune, therefore incensed, drove the bull wild, — worse still , drove Pasiphaë, the wife of Minos, wild with lov

to the blustering breezes. But as, afar from the sedge, with sad eyes still the Minoid Mute as a Mænad in stone unmoving sto

ul for life, dear gift of living, I gave thee?… Had it not liked thee still to acknowledge vows that we plighted, •Mightest t

th a careless heart had aforetime dealt Ariadne, — Fixed Ariadne that still , still stared where the ship had receded, — Wound

reless heart had aforetime dealt Ariadne, — Fixed Ariadne that still, still stared where the ship had receded, — Wounded, rev

e ethereal spaces, its gems, growing in brightness, became stars; and still it remains fixed, as a constellation, between the

ad taken it with him on his flight from Thebes. It seems to have been still fraught with the curse of the house of Cadmus. Bu

iaraüs went to his fate. He bore his part bravely in the contest, but still could not avert his destiny. While, pursued by th

it shade, followed Prometheus, the bold and cunning of heart, wearing still the marks of his ancient punishment on the rocks

uity. He had, from the first, a presentiment of the ruin of Troy, but still he persevered in heroic resistance, though he by

t. These orders were obeyed with such speed that while the battle was still raging, Hector returned to the field, and Neptune

“Seek not,” said he, “to press the Trojans without me, lest thou add still more to the disgrace already mine.” Then exhortin

d Hector and his bravest warriors struggled to capture it. The battle still raged with equal fortune, when Jove enveloped the

r’s heart failed him and he fled. Achilles swiftly pursued. They ran, still keeping near the walls, till they had thrice enci

die ! I thought Deiphobus at hand, but Pallas deceived me, and he is still in Troy. But I will not fall inglorious.” So sayi

r him in his distress. Yet, knowing that Achilles lives, he doubtless still rejoices, hoping that one day he shall see thy fa

tor, Troy did not immediately fall, but receiving aid from new allies still continued its resistance. One of these allies was

h they carried off to the Grecian camp. The Wooden Horse. — But Troy still held out. The Greeks began to despair of subduing

sweet (while warm airs lull us, blowing lowly) With half-dropt eyelid still , Beneath a heaven dark and holy, To watch the lon

ch desire Of some strange thing unutterably burned, Unquenchable; and still where’er She turned. They rose about her, strivin

t they, obedient to his previous orders, sprang forward and bound him still faster. They held on their course, and the music

on, unobserved himself, for the cloud which Minerva spread around him still shielded him. At length having sufficiently obser

jan war. During his long absence, and when it was doubtful whether he still lived, and highly improbable that he would ever r

them for her husband. She, however, employed every art to gain time, still hoping for Ulysses’ return. One of her arts of de

ry; for, said he, “beggar as I am, I was once a soldier, and there is still some strength in these old limbs of mine.” The su

t of new adventures. „ “It little profits that an idle King, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match’d with an

Among these, Æneas thought he descried the form of Dido, with a wound still recent. In the dim light he was for a moment unce

tually washed away by the waters of Lethe. Some souls, however, there still are, so thoroughly corrupted, that they are not f

ven hundred years, and to equal the number of the sand-grains, I have still to see three hundred springs and three hundred ha

ceived strict orders from Eneas not to fight in his absence, they lay still in their intrenchments, and resisted all the effo

ever he appeared. At last he encountered. Eneas, and the armies stood still to see the issue. Mezentius threw his spear, whic

e side of the sea, pleased with their new work, but found that it was still incomplete, for it was without human beings. They

autions a giant would not have thought himself safe among the gods, — still less, indeed, if Thor should return from the expe

d at dawn of day Thor went out and found lying near him a huge giant, still snoring in the way that had alarmed them. For onc

t he had just then awoke, and that as it was only midnight, there was still time for sleep. He however resolved that if he ha

The Edda mentions another class of beings, inferior to the gods, but still possessed of great power; these were the Elves. T

l perish in great numbers, and the eagles of the air feast upon their still quivering bodies. The wolf Fenris will now break

ell and rode for the second time through the flames of Hindfell. Then still wearing the semblance of Gunnar he gained the con

g. Consumed with Jealousy, Brynhild plotted revenge. She loved Sigurd still , and he, since he had regained his memory, could

hers, — bade them visit- him in Hunland. Fully warned by Gudrun, they still accepted the invitation, and arriving at the hall

er heart this thought she fostered, deep in its inmost core;396 That still they kept such distance, a secret grudge she bore

e Kriemhild becomes the wife of King Etzel (Atli, Attila) of Hunland, still she does not forget the injury done her by her ki

hich Deucalion was represented as the only survivor of the flood, but still the founder of the race (in Greek laós), which he

rther west than Crete. The heifer that he is to follow is, therefore, still another cloud (like the cattle of the Sun: clouds

ud (like the cattle of the Sun: clouds, § 171). The dragon of Mars is still a third cloud; and this the Sun dissipates. A sto

Oblivion”; others, the growth of vegetation under the dewy moonlight; still others, euhemeristically, a young hunter, who und

ue with that described by the ancients, and the mysterious sounds are still more doubtful. Yet there is not wanting modern te

re doubtful. Yet there is not wanting modern testimony to their being still audible. It has been suggested that sounds produc

is a stone, which, on being struck, emits a metallic sound that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predi

ir petrifying gaze the swift and fatal lightning-flash. But there are still others who find in the Gorgon Medusa the wan visa

s of Hercules entwined by a scroll that bore his motto, “Plus Ultra” ( still farther). This device, imprinted upon the German

r although her body was like a bear’s, her thoughts and feelings were still human, and she feared the wild beasts of the wood

olded in her lap, softly crying as she drifted along. Night came, and still the little boat went bravely along through the da

o much as a gleam of her white arms in the branches; but her voice is still heard among the hills, answering to every call. —

tion to Echo Two of us among the daisies     In the meadow bright and still , You, alone among the mazes     Of the dark trees

ippled by his touch, the image became blurred. But when the water was still , the face was again seen in all its loveliness. P

he more terrified at these words, and fled more swiftly, while Apollo still followed. He had almost reached her side, when sh

a fair young wife, Eurydice; and much as he loved his music, she was still more dear to him. She was as beautiful as the dew

what he was doing, he turned his head quickly to see whether she was still following. But alas! he caught only a glimpse of

ll its horrid beauty. The king gazed at it an instant, with the sneer still on his face, and then sat motionless, turned to s

ir, brightly shining in the heavens. But at the time of my story, she still lived on earth, and, as I said, she was very beau

When she saw her horns reflected in the clear water, her terror grew still greater. The water nymphs, her former companions,

statue Isis. Hundreds of years after Io was dead, the people of Egypt still came and laid their flowers and other gifts at th

n Latona; for if all my wealth and power were taken from me, I should still have my children, seven times the number of hers.

umber of hers. And even should fortune take one half of them from me, still would I be greater than Latona. Turn from the alt

enge, most cruel Latona, and think you have broken my heart. Yet I am still greater and richer than you, for I have seven chi

greater part of his life in doing things to help weaker people. Juno still wanted to show her hatred of him, so she sent him

lling, changed him into a rock resembling a man in form; and the rock still stands far out in the middle of the sea. As for H

ruel King When Aegeus, king of the famous old city of Athens, was still a young man, he was one day passing through a vil

d broken from its fastening, and had he, after all, lost his way? But still he followed it up anxiously, and at last came to

was her surprise, when, looking into the pitcher, she saw that it was still full to the brim, and that every time the strange

hunt and to fish and to use the sword and the javelin, and, what was still better, to be truthful and kind. But at last Jaso

e flight of song? Long, long afterwards, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke; And the song, from beginning to end, I f

nd cut his shaggy beard with a scythe, and then gazed into the clear, still water to see how he looked. It seemed to him that

to enjoy that support which it has hitherto found, and may meet with still more extensive patronage. Cork, January, 1824.

was Ham, one of the sons of Noah. His temple, the ruins of which are still to be seen, was in an Oasis, or island of verdure

o the chain of mountains extending to the sea; which appellation they still retain; and the ocean that washes them was called

honus was burthened with all the infirmities of old age, while Aurora still flourished in full bloom. He intreated Aurora to

and ivory, by the celebrated Phidias. This temple, the ruins of which still remain; to charm the eye of taste, was called the

rld around. The nations bleed where’er her steps she turns, The groan still deepens, and the combat burns. Pope’s Homer’s Il

from her beauteous hill; The mountain shakes, the rapid stream stands still . Above, the Sire of Gods his thunder rolls, And p

a small cavity in the side of a lofty mountain of Lycia, and which is still apparent. On the summit of the mountain, were lio

drive upon them abreast. Sixth. The pyramids of Egypt, three of which still remain to astonish mankind. The largest of them i

mpense of past transgressions, but endued with inward conscience, and still not only susceptible of happiness or pain, but al

he source of the Egyptian, Persian, and Grecian Mythologies, which is still professed, though greatly corrupted, by the Hindû

ere from thence, as from a living well, A thousand torrents flow! For still in one perpetual shower, Like diamond drops, ethe

r, Ranging around with endless interchanging; The parts all shifting, still unchang’d the whole. Even we, on earth, at interv

ve, Goodness, and heav’nly grace, And sweetest mercy shine. Yet is he still Himself the same, one form, one face, one will; A

of strange imaginary animals.” The vestiges of this superstition are still evident in all the sacred rites, and various cere

ut even of human beings, Vestiges of this sanguinary superstition are still evident, in frequent instances of voluntary suici

bull died, and another was substituted, the people imagined that they still adored the same being, who had only undergone a n

l the various descriptions of animals. Zoroaster retained the custom, still practised by a tribe called Sagnicas, near Benare

ommedanism, which is the prevalent system, at present; though numbers still preserve their ancient faith. These are called Pa

of marriage. To her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; which still bears her name, Frea’s day, or Friday. She was at

yet if rumour rightly tells, In her cold bones the Spirit dwells; And still if bold intruder come, Her voice unfolds his hidd

In what countries are the Brahminical and Buddhic systems of idolatry still the prevailing superstitions? What is the first d

nations of Vishnu, and how are they represented? Are human sacrifices still allowed by the Brahminical religion? What kind of

s attire; His watchful eyeballs glare with sanguine fire. Though old, still unimpair’d by years, he stood, And hoary vigour b

r’d by years, he stood, And hoary vigour blest the surly God. Himself still plied the oars, the canvas spread, And in his sab

anner. The fables connected with the false religions of antiquity are still carefully preserved. They constituted the religio

e young, and again related by the person who first heard it to others still younger than himself. When a father tells his son

at which is left of the poetry of the Greeks and Romans, and which is still read. English poets, and almost all modern poets

sus some of the first edifices were constructed of vast stones, which still remain. The arrangement of these stones, before t

n it were selected for their fine appearance. First advanced old men, still vigorous, who were of a majestic and venerable fo

him thy friendly notes are dear; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still , when summer’s flowery hue Begins to paint the bl

ch they are removed — is the mind lost? All hope that those they love still exist after death; and they hope to be reunited t

she pined entirely away, nothing of her remaining but her voice. She still haunts rocks and solitary places, and still repea

aining but her voice. She still haunts rocks and solitary places, and still repeats the last words of others. The nymphs, com

monument was erected; and a beautiful temple, the temple of Theseus, still remaining in Athens, was raised in honour of this

ay the poets, the wheel of Ixion stopped, the stone of Sisyphus stood still , Tantalus forgot his thirst, and even the Furies

in peace and honour, at Argos, and died in old age. Perhaps Iphigenia still continued a priestess of Diana, and lived happily

of the fate of his brother and of Ajax, and informed him that Ulysses still lived. Menelaus, as soon as he knew the will of t

gle eye put out by Ulysses, and thought it just that he should suffer still more as a punishment for that act; so the god rai

n, tenderly attached to the memory of her husband, and hoping that he still lived, denied them all. The suitors, as the princ

     Goodness and heavenly grace, And sweetest mercy shine. Yet is he still Himself the same, one form, one face, one will An

ut even of human beings. Vestiges of this sanguinary superstition are still evident, in frequent instances of voluntary suici

o are the Avatars, and how are they represented? Are human sacrifices still permitted? Are brute animals revered by the Hindu

erman tribes. To her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; which still bears her name, Frea’s day, or Friday. She was at

yet if rumour rightly tells, In her cold bones the Spirit dwells, And still if bold intruder come. Her voice unfolds his hidd

ammedanism, which is the prevalent system, at present; though numbers still preserve their ancient faith. These are called Pa

hip a god of Physic? Who was the goddess of flowers? Had the Mexicans still other gods? Did the Mexicans possess many images

uced such images as the Apollo, Venus, and Jupiter Capitolinus, which still remain to be admired in museums and collections.

s afterwards converted into a Christian church; and modern travellers still visit this celebrated monument of antiquity.

The name Pantheon signifies the temple of all the gods. The Pantheon still exists as a catholic church, dedicated to St. Mar

ade. The Romans, after their temples became numerous and magnificent, still kept up this ancient custom; and in many parts of

n departed from him, burnt three of the books, returned with six, and still demanded the price. Tarquin refused the Sibyl, fo

Sibyl, for such she was, her demand, and she left him a second time: still she returned again, having but three books, for s

gain, having but three books, for she had burnt three of the six, and still she demanded the original price. Tarquin, moved b

rather than to admit light. Even in its present state, the Parthenon still retains something of its original gloomy characte

as sung while the singers returned from west to east; they then stood still around the altar and sung the epode, or last part

hich was engraved the inscription, Holiness to the Lord. The Mitre is still worn by Catholic and Protestant Bishops. The Brea

dress.” Ovid. “Two gates of steel (the name of Mars they bear, And still are worshipped with religious fear) Before his te

to us, and the time at which she disappeared from us. Some explain it still more naturally by saying that king Jupiter allowe

him thy friendly notes are dear; For thou art mild as matin dew, And still , when summer’s flowery hue Begins to paint the bl

a sunflower, and that her form, having destroyed her sensibility, she still turns towards the sun to reproach his inconstancy

and was 27 feet 9 inches by 98 feet 6 inches. Noble remains of it are still in being. The statue of the goddess, made of gold

rld around; The nations bleed where’er her steps she turns; The groan still deepens, and the combat burns.” Obs. 1. — The f

his hand, and sink under “the last fond look of his gazing eye;” but still more his “faint, faltering accents, struggling in

unfortunate Sappho, to whom Greece gave the name of “the tenth muse,” still came to increase its celebrity. Driven to despair

l the lame artist rose; Wide with distorted legs oblique he goes, And still the bellows, and, ill order laid, Locks in their

es. The Indians rendered the Ganges divine honours. This superstition still lasts, and the princes who reign on the banks of

e assistance of the gods, he was changed into a daffodil, which plant still bears his name. Echo. “She was a nymph, though o

bones at last are gone, And metamorphos’d to a thoughtless stone; Yet still the voice does in the woods survive, The form’s d

urn, And fans the cruel flames with which I burn. The thing desir’d I still about me bore, And too much plenty has confirm’d

ess, milk, cheese, boiled wine, and cakes made of millet. This custom still lingers in Ireland. Anna Perenna was another dei

’d; Still, for the growing liver digg’d his breast, The growing liver still supply’d the feast; Still are the entrails fruitf

alone can secure happiness, was adored by the ancients; and there are still found in the fourth book of the city of God, by S

of the country, resembled the temples of the gods; and to pay them a still more solemn homage there were established to thei

anner that the multitude of insects and of other animals in Egypt are still seen to issue from the earth, tempered by the wat

or Mahometanism, which is now the prevailing religion, though numbers still preserve their ancient faith, and are denominated

shed by Camugers, great-grand-son of Noah. The Zenda Avesta is a book still extant, professing to contain the Persian mytholo

    Goodness, and heavenly grace, And sweetest mercy shine. Yet is he still Himself the same, one form, one face, one will, A

ficed by the Hindoos; and vestiges of this sacrifice of human beings, still linger in many instances of voluntary suicide, an

in width and eight in heighth.” The dimensions of this chapel, which still exists, are, according to Mr.  Savary, in his let

e did not equal in its structure that of Jupiter Olympius; but it was still richer by immense presents sent to it from every

r of the fifty-eighth Olympiad. At length the last was erected, which still existed in the days of Pausanias, and was infinit

he most substantial was the Pantheon, vulgarly called the Rotunda. It still exists in its entire state, under the name of the

on a chariot with four horses. The body of the edifice, which remains still entire, is laid on foundations so solid, that not

oever interrogated her, did not understand her language; and in order still more to excite their wonder, she practised some c

Cæsar, perpetual dictator and absolute master of Rome, wished to give still more eclat to his power by being proclaimed king.

re, and persisted in asking the same price for the remainder. Tarquin still refused to buy. The Sibyl immediately burnt three

e, by their institutions, and by their ancient usages, (some of which still exist,) informs us that an extraordinary personag

it is said; he made a long stay, and built the city of Odensus, which still perpetuates in its name, the remembrance of its f

on, whoever he was, came from Scythia, or the confines of Persia; and still more so, that the name of the god whose prophet a

ple of Northern Europe, and, no doubt, by several Asiatic nations. It still preserved great purity towards the end of the Rom

Some traces of the worship paid to him among the people of the North, still remain. The fourth day of the week still bears hi

ong the people of the North, still remain. The fourth day of the week still bears his name. It is called, according to differ

Sæmond, surnamed the Learned. Several fragments of the first Edda are still extant. The most valuable is the poem entitled Vo

ople on earth. The inhabitants of the North joined to this doctrine a still more barbarous and dangerous prejudice, namely; t

yet if rumour rightly tells, In her cold bones the spirit dwells; And still if bold intruder come, Her voice unfolds his hidd

In Denmark, in Sweden, and in Norway, amidst plains and on hills, are still found altars about which they assembled for sacri

e elegance, greater regularity, and nicer proportions. In Selande one still remains, the stones of which are of a prodigious

t some tables of altars, dispersed in the woods and on the mountains, still testify that the ancient Danes were no less attac

es of chivalry, so singular and so extravagantly beautiful, that they still raise our admiration. In reading them, we are alm

ated than the Druids themselves. When Hannibal passed into Gaul, they still enjoyed supreme rights; for it was said in a trea

t the same views of those morals, and of that same respect for women, still existed: and gratitude often followed in the trai

signifying by these names that he gives life through himself. Further still , they report that the Sun is drawn by four horses

e, were turned into poplar-trees on its banks, and their tears, which still continued to flow, became amber as they dropped i

ceases. But being, like all the gods, immortal, he was supposed to be still in existence, though possessing no longer either

r, and buried him beneath Mount Ætna*, in Sicily*, whence at times he still breathes out fire and flames towards heaven. The

temple was known to antiquity as the temple of Jupiter Hammon*. Siwah still bears the ruins of the oracle and shrine to which

, dressed, like Artemis*, in short tunics suitable for the chase, but still retaining in their hands the wand of office in th

the cheerless months of winter. It is believed that in later times a still deeper meaning was conveyed by this beautiful myt

ortal, flayed him while alive, and changed him into a river, which is still known by his name. King Midas* had the bad taste

at the wind carried away the souls of the dead, and this superstition still prevails in some parts of Europe. As the patron o

they were changed into dolphins. A fine representation of this scene still exists on the monument of Lysicrates*, at Athens.

unt Helicon with such power and sweetness that heaven and earth stood still to listen, whilst the mountain raised itself in j

es and voice — the former the gods turned into stones; the latter may still be heard among the hills. Aphrodite avenged this

le was erected to this divinity on the Acropolis, at Athens, which is still to be seen, and is in excellent preservation. Far

icles, which was dedicated to the winds. The ruins of this temple are still to be seen. Pan*. Pan* was the god of fe

umerous remains of these buildings of antiquity. On the Acropolis may still be seen the temple of Athene Polias, and that of

ase, men at last sunk peacefully to death. We are told that this race still continues to exist as good spirits who guard and

aughter, Megara*, in marriage, and Iphicles married her sister. Hera, still hostile to Heracles, caused him to become insane,

Scyros and interred them. In his honor a temple was erected, which is still standing, and serves as a museum of art. The Athe

ess changed them into lions and yoked them to her car, where they are still to be seen in all representations of the goddess

and Jason delivered the Golden Fleece to his uncle. Pelias, however, still refused to surrender the throne to Jason, and Med

Memnon.15 Eos remains inconsolable for the loss of her son. Her tears still flow, and may be seen at early morning, in the fo

n of Philoctetes, who had remained on the island of Lemnos, his wound still unhealed, suffering abject misery. Ulysses and Di

of Odysseus. He struggled to free himself, but his comrades bound him still faster, and he alone heard the song of the Sirens

nd provisions. His course was prosperous for many days; but Poseidon, still enraged at the hero, who had blinded and insulted

is bed had been made by Odysseus himself from an ohve-tree, which was still rooted in the ground, and around it he had built

shades are scattered at break of day. The victory is won, but the Sun still longs to see again the fair and beautiful bride f

ancestors fled to the deserts of Kerman and to Hindustan, where they still exist under the name of Parsees*, a name derived

s a stone, which, on being struck, emits a metallic sound, that might still be made use of to deceive a visitor who was predi

of unenlightened tribes, and even in lettered and polished nations it still retains its hold upon the minds of the weak and t

n, and raised to his highest ideal of beauty, strength and power, yet still varying according to the character and occupation

The lion came and laid himself at the foot of the tree with his mouth still open, as if he required compassion, and Elpis saw

ed sometimes sought to reconcile tradition and truth ; but the vulgar still held fast to the legends hallowed by antiquity an

ristianity, the allegorising principle was applied to the former with still greater assiduity than heretofore. The New Platon

pus were those who devoted most attention to them, as their fragments still remaining show. The sophists and philosophers emp

ively extending knowledge of the real character of distant lands. Yet still we must not always expect to find in poets all th

uainted with the advance of knowledge, they write for the people, who still retain old prejudices. It is thus that in the poe

the inferior one was filled with eternal gloom and darkness, and its still air unmoved by any wind. The Earth occupied the c

nct from the earth ; and the language of the Odyssey respecting it is still more dubious. Were we to follow analogy, and argu

reased to the dimensions of a sea, and Herodotus133 derides those who still regarded it as a river. Finally, the change of re

were turned into poplar trees229 on its banks, and their tears, which still continued to flow, became amber as they dropped i

er. When she saw his hairs blanching, she abstained from his bed, but still kept him and treated him with due attention in he

the sea, and thence by an easy transition of the real animals440. But still when we reflect how widely spread was the habit o

e character of the ‘pure (ἁγνὸς) god,’ as he was emphatically called, still the same. There is a serene cheerfulness always a

ôn, a being of demon-origin, deems the original legend to have been a still bolder stretch of fancy, and that it was to the g

tring’s twang ; the earth itself And fishy sea then shudder : but she still A brave heart bearing goeth all around, Slaughter

the boars and oxen ; for Heracles, the poet observes, though deified, still retains his appetite. The Amnisiades then unyoke

nd through the sea, till she rose in the isle of Ortygia at Syracuse, still followed by the amorous stream680. The explanatio

ch she had been exposed, and through their credulity they perish. She still roams on, persecuted and subjected to numerous tr

e epic poetry we find the idea of the goddess presiding over the arts still retained. Some of the ancients regarded Athena as

not appear at all in this poem, and becomes the messenger of Zeus. He still retains his character of a friend to man, and com

ls, manfully denied and its absurdity shown by the little fellow, who still has his cradle-clothes about him. Zeus however gi

of them ; to his amazement he sees their skins upon the rock, and is still more surprised, when, on going to drive the other

ment of the herds. They now proceed together to Olympos, where Apollo still suspicious exacts an oath from Hermes that he wil

ther dispute about the origin of the epithet, though its meaning will still remain a subject of inquiry. Supposing however su

ic with the water in their ancient religious system ; and this notion still remains part of the popular creed in northern Eur

er had passed away, a great change took place in civil affairs, but a still greater in religions, in pursuits, and inclinatio

of the Hyperboreans, teaching mankind agriculture : her companion was still the faithful Marsyas. Meantime a dreadful famine

gia, where the travailing Latona, resting against an olive-tree which still existed, brought forth these deities, were with t

, they were obliged to sail for it, or their cargoes, if the wind was still rough, were conveyed thither in barges round the

ask the Athenians why they paid no regard to him, who was always, and still would be, friendly and assisting to them. After t

any words in answer. By the sound Of the alternate voice deceived, he still Persists, and says, Let us meet here ; and, ne’er

re her away till nothing remained but her voice and bones. The former still remains, and may be heard among the hills ; the l

he West Indies regarded the echoes as the voices of the departed, who still dwelt in the woods and mountains1240. The narciss

ing before the vessel it drove her back to the shore ; the second was still larger. Yet, possibly, we are not to infer that t

ompanions had escaped from the Læstrygonians, they sailed on, that is still westwards, till they came to the isle of Ææa1361,

ists and poets in every region of the earth, for this is the race who still possess it. This race, says Hesiod, will never ce

il and misery ; the gods will give them grievous cares, yet good will still be mixed with the evil. Zeus will destroy this ra

d. 1449. The name of his wife may refer to that faded splendour which still adheres to man, and those of his sons express the

edusa, and the inhospitable prince was turned into the mountain which still bears his name. Another said that he was a man of

and his brother ceased to be looked on as the first men, but Pandora still kept her place as the first woman. Prometheus and

e temporal and the sacerdotal power1507. The gigantic buildings which still exist in the Peloponnese and elsewhere, and which

le, who left him after she had borne two children, on finding that he still kept up an intercourse with Ino. When the respons

gs somewhat similar to that in France under the last Merovingians, or still more resembling that of Japan at the present day.

abandon their city, and he was the companion of their flight. It was still night when they arrived at the fountain of Tilphu

arrow and his dart never missed. In his eighteenth year, while he was still with his father's herds, he slew a huge lion whic

me down, Hades set him to roll a huge stone up a hill, a never ending still beginning toil, for as soon as it reached the sum

parts of the world. But in reality the foundation of this mythe lies still deeper. In Bellerophontes we have only one of the

utiful fairy tale under whose form it has been transmitted to us. But still it is extremely obscure, and we can only arrive a

h all the sons of Electryôn met their death except Licymnios, who was still a child, and all the sons of Pterolaos fell but E

eôn, who gave his daughter Perimede in marriage to Licymnios. Alcmena still refusing to admit the embraces of Amphitryôn till

The origin of the name Peloponnese, which is certainly post-Homeric, still however is enveloped in obscurity ; for in those

in compassion changed him into a river of his own name. But his love still continuing, Aphrodite again moved with pity exert

similitude seems to have struck both Greeks and Scandinavians2138. It still more resembles a Plough, its name in some countri

ented his bride with the fatal collar and robe ; his disorder however still continued, and the Pythia said that the Erinnys w

isthos now occupied the throne ; but Orestes the son of Agamemnôn was still alive. He had been saved by one of his sisters, a

ured from the weakness and defects of the memory. Thousands of others still floated about, and were gradually sunk in the str

alcolm’s History of Persia, i. 41. 8vo edit. 24. This phraseology is still employed in the south of Europe. Sancho Panza is

c. Lucret. v. 397. seq. Lucian, D. D. 25. De Electro. 231. There are still some fragments remaining of the Heliades of Æschy

with their own boats they can hardly reach in a day and a night. They still see no one, but they hear the voices of those tha

us back from the remote age of the war of Troy into a period removed still further in gray antiquity. The pleasure is, to ou

r close. Suppose that one could fix upon the terminal point, we would still fancy something beyond that, and then some period

int, we would still fancy something beyond that, and then some period still more remote would present itself, and so on ad in

creating Power must have been another originating cause, and perhaps still another, and so on without limitation. And yet we

y, they demonstrate, had their foundation in a single source which is still older. As further proof of their position, they p

nce for all, that peculiar impress of their formative system which we still find in all the dialects and national idioms comp

her love of Apollo was unrequited. In the form of this flower she is still supposed to be turning toward Sol, a name of Apol

to the Muses, from which place the fountain Hippocrene flowed. “Yet still the doting rhymer dreams, And sings of Helicon’s

n mythology, is a god corresponding to the English St. George, and is still invoked by the Turks when they go to war. Ki′un

y worshiped by the ancients, and her temple at Athens, the Parthenon, still remains. She is represented in statues and pictur

nemies. She was changed into a lark, and the king into a hawk, and he still pursues his daughter, intending to punish her for

and smokes along the ground.” Pope. “Thy stone, O Sisyphus, stands still Ixion rests upon his wheel, And the pale specters

spirits shall serve you. There, soft music, and odorous flowers, and still waters, and green groves, shall forever delight y

ple, because good actions present agreeable ideas, and what is better still , they afford good examples. Ann. May I then ask

anner Mercury besought her to admit him. He pleaded in vain; Aglauria still stood in the doorway, nor would she suffer him to

term of life seven times longer than that of common men; and Minerva, still more to mitigate his misfortune, gave him a staff

she pined away, till nothing could be found of her but her voice. She still inhabits woods and solitary places, and always re

false god, now among any people. Mother. I am sorry to say there is still much false religion in the world. Whole nations i

know.” “I know not Polydectes, nor the way to his house,” said Danæ, still weeping. “Leave that chest,” said Dictys to her,

hem that the hour to commence their daily labour had arrived. Perseus still slumbered, but Aurora unbarred the gates of day,

of it, and afterward conveyed her to his humble home, where Aglauria still lived. Danæ and her children did not long remain

Egypt. There the servile Egyptians cherished and worshipped them; and still they adore, for their sakes, the ox, the ibis, an

her to hear her prayer. “O, father!” she cried, “I detest Apollo, but still he pursues me. Rather than be his, I would be swa