Lucian's Dialogues: Namely the Dialogues of the Gods, of the Sea-gods, and of the Dead; Zeus the Tragedian, the Ferry-boat, EtcG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 315 pages |
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... heaven V. Hera upbraids Zeus with his love for Ganymedes VI . Ixion makes love to Hera . VII . Hephaestus recounts to Apollo the actions of the infant prodigy , Hermes . VIII . Hephæstus assists at the parturition of Zeus and the birth ...
... heaven V. Hera upbraids Zeus with his love for Ganymedes VI . Ixion makes love to Hera . VII . Hephaestus recounts to Apollo the actions of the infant prodigy , Hermes . VIII . Hephæstus assists at the parturition of Zeus and the birth ...
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... heaven . 49 50 > XXII . Pan urges his claims to be the son of Hermes , who is unwilling to admit his paternity XXIII . Apollo remarks to Bacchus on the heterogeneousness of Aphrodite's children ; while Bacchus exposes the character of ...
... heaven . 49 50 > XXII . Pan urges his claims to be the son of Hermes , who is unwilling to admit his paternity XXIII . Apollo remarks to Bacchus on the heterogeneousness of Aphrodite's children ; while Bacchus exposes the character of ...
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... heaven , while it is his eidolon , or phantom , which is among the dead XVII . Menippus derides the fable and fate of Tantalus XVIII . Menippus desires Hermes to point out to him the beautiful women and handsome men celebrated by the ...
... heaven , while it is his eidolon , or phantom , which is among the dead XVII . Menippus derides the fable and fate of Tantalus XVIII . Menippus desires Hermes to point out to him the beautiful women and handsome men celebrated by the ...
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... heaven and immortality XXVII . The philosophers Diogenes , Antisthenes , and Krates resolve to make for the entrance to Orcus , to observe the quality and conduct of the new arrivals . On the way they entertain themselves with ...
... heaven and immortality XXVII . The philosophers Diogenes , Antisthenes , and Krates resolve to make for the entrance to Orcus , to observe the quality and conduct of the new arrivals . On the way they entertain themselves with ...
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... heaven ! [ deum immortalem is his strong expletive of admira- tion ] , with what sly humour , with what grace and elegance , he touches everything ! With what power of sarcasm he holds up every folly to ridicule , how he seasons ...
... heaven ! [ deum immortalem is his strong expletive of admira- tion ] , with what sly humour , with what grace and elegance , he touches everything ! With what power of sarcasm he holds up every folly to ridicule , how he seasons ...
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