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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... character of Bacchus . XIX . Eros explains to his mother why he does not assail Athena , the Musæ , and Artemis 33 34 36 XX . The Judgment of Paris 38 XXI . Ares ridicules the threat of Zeus , and the Chain let down from heaven . 49 50 ...
... character of Bacchus . XIX . Eros explains to his mother why he does not assail Athena , the Musæ , and Artemis 33 34 36 XX . The Judgment of Paris 38 XXI . Ares ridicules the threat of Zeus , and the Chain let down from heaven . 49 50 ...
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... character of their own objects in life XII . Alexander of Macedon and Hannibal , quarrelling for precedence , submit the arbitrament of their cause to Minos . Each recounts his exploits . Scipio , the conqueror of Carthage , intervenes ...
... character of their own objects in life XII . Alexander of Macedon and Hannibal , quarrelling for precedence , submit the arbitrament of their cause to Minos . Each recounts his exploits . Scipio , the conqueror of Carthage , intervenes ...
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... character of prophet , to be president of their public services , and con- vener of their Assemblies ( Otavapxns kai žvvaywyevs ) , and he was , in fact , all in all to them . Of their books some he interpreted and expounded , many of ...
... character of prophet , to be president of their public services , and con- vener of their Assemblies ( Otavapxns kai žvvaywyevs ) , and he was , in fact , all in all to them . Of their books some he interpreted and expounded , many of ...
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... characters , the pursuits of men , as it were , with a painter's pencil ; in such a manner does he display things which we can not only read but actually see , that whether one regards entertainment , or utility and instruc tion , there ...
... characters , the pursuits of men , as it were , with a painter's pencil ; in such a manner does he display things which we can not only read but actually see , that whether one regards entertainment , or utility and instruc tion , there ...
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... character of the religion of Zeus , or Jupiter , had long shown symptoms of decay , the outward and visible sign of a corresponding coolness in the " religious " feeling of the upper classes ; but the religion of Homer and Hesiod still ...
... character of the religion of Zeus , or Jupiter , had long shown symptoms of decay , the outward and visible sign of a corresponding coolness in the " religious " feeling of the upper classes ; but the religion of Homer and Hesiod still ...
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Achilleus Alexander altogether Antisthenes Aphrodite Apollo appear Aristoph Athena Athenian beautiful Charon Cynic Cyniskus Damis dead death Destiny Dialogue Diogenes Dionysus divine Eakus Earth Eros Euripides everything fact famous Fates father fellow Ganymedes ghost give Goddess Gods gold Greek Hades handsome hear heaven Hellenic Hephæstus Hera Herakles Hermes hero Herod Hesiod Homer honour Jacobitz Jupiter Kerberus king Klotho Krates Kroesus Laert Lampichus laugh live Lucian means Megapenthes Menelaus Menippus Metam Mikyllus Minos Momus Nireus Notus Odysseus oracles oracular Paris parody Pausanias Persian philosophers Phrygian Plato Plutarch Pluto poet Polydeukes Polystratus Portrait Poseidon pray prophet Protesilaus punishment Rhadamanthys ridicule sacrifices satire ship Simylus Sokrates sort Sostratus speak suppose Tantalus Teiresias tell Terpsion Thetis things Timokles tion tomb Trans Triton verses viii vols Wieland youth Zephyrus Zeus γὰρ δὲ ἐν Ζεὺς καὶ Περὶ τε
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