, or the narratives of gods, demigods, and heroes, which were current among the heathen in ancient times. Ques. Why is it ne

h were planted, armed men immediately sprung up. Cadmus threw a stone among them, upon which they turned their weapons agains

ngs were especially sacred to Apollo? Ans. Among plants, the laurel; among animals, the wolf; and among birds, the hawk, the

Apollo? Ans. Among plants, the laurel; among animals, the wolf; and among birds, the hawk, the crow, and the swan were sacr

cas into bears, and was extremely displeased when Jupiter placed them among the constellations. The goddess carried her compl

The swan, the dove, and the sparrow were sacred to this goddess; and among plants, the rose, the myrtle and the apple. Incen

the slight; she entered secretly, when all were assembled, and threw among them a golden apple on which was written: “For th

grove; she started upon hearing the name Aura, and caused a rustling among the leaves. Cephalus immediately threw his unerri

ause it was immovable and could not be carried away if it were placed among bad neighbors. He said that Vulcan was the worst

th her companions in the plains of Enna, when Pluto suddenly appeared among them in a chariot drawn by black horses. As the m

ge commenced, she fled altogether from the human race, being the last among the Immortals to abandon the earth. Jupiter then

ptors to execute statues of these goddesses, promising to choose from among the nine images, those which they should consider

ns. At Ephesus in Asia Minor; it was so beautiful that it was counted among the seven wonders of the world. Two hundred and t

hs called? Ans. Those who watched over the forests, and always lived among the trees, were called Dryades [Dry′ades], from a

es. The latter were changed into stones, but the voice is still heard among rocks and in solitary places, repeating always th

of millet, that she might drive away the wolves, and prevent diseases among the cattle. Chapter XXII. Gods of the Sea. Ne

case arose it was referred to Minos. Ques. Who were the most famous among the condemned? Ans. The giants whom Jupiter conq

tar of the Lares was the domestic hearth; hogs, sheep and steers were among the sacrifices offered to these divinities, but t

pposed to send this calamity. The same superstition has been remarked among the modern Hindoos, who are said to have dedicate

After their death, their countrymen believed that they were admitted among the gods, and gave them divine honors. The circum

ave them divine honors. The circumstance of a mortal taking his place among the gods, was called an Apotheosis. Ques. Who wa

e had been directed. Hercules had plundered Œchalia, and carried off, among other captives, the beautiful Iole [I′ole], daugh

ety at Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Jupiter, who placed it among the signs of the Zodiac. The fleece was hung in a

the recovery of the Golden Fleece. Jason, with some brave companions, among whom were Hercules, Orpheus, Castor and Pollux, w

the riches that he had amassed. During the voyage the mariners agreed among themselves that they would murder Arion, and seiz

of Jupiter and Juno, the different deities brought nuptial presents; among these, Juno most admired some branches loaded wit

were hard like stones, so that gentleness and humanity began to reign among them. Dædalus. Ques. Who was Dædalus [Dæd′

to the time in which Homer lived, there is much difference of opinion among the learned, some placing him in the ninth, other

Iliad and the Odyssey. The first of these has been always considered among the finest productions of human genius. Homer is

h pervades his writings is beyond praise, and places him almost alone among the poets of antiquity. Ques. When did Ovid writ

s left its impress on all his works. The claim of Ovid to be numbered among the poets of mythology, rests chiefly on his Meta

ned the expedition, disguised him in female attire, and concealed him among the daughters of King Lycomedes [Lycome′des]. Uly

various articles of female attire. Some pieces of armor were disposed among the merchandise; by the order of Ulysses, a trump

tor of the beautiful Helen. Believing that he had no hope for success among so many competitors, Ulysses asked the hand of Pe

and feasting, and continually urged Penelope to choose a husband from among their number. She promised, at length, that she w

er of antiquity. When Troy was taken, Calchas excited much uneasiness among the Greeks, by a prediction, that if Astyanax [As

the belief that the time of his advent was approaching, existed even among the pagans. Divination by Omens — The Augurs.

cow, sometimes, also, as crowned with lotus. Heads of Isis are common among the decorations of Egyptian temples. After the wo

ames of the Phœnicians and Carthaginians — Worship of Baal introduced among the Israelites by Achab — Reproaches of Jeremias

s of the Sun. Ques. What proof have we of the popularity of this god among the Phœnicians and Carthaginians? Ans. In their

ong the Phœnicians and Carthaginians? Ans. In their proper names; as among the former, Ethbaal, Jerubbaal; among the latter,

Ans. In their proper names; as among the former, Ethbaal, Jerubbaal; among the latter, Hannibal, Asdrubal. Ques. By whom wa

Hannibal, Asdrubal. Ques. By whom was the worship of Baal introduced among the Israelites? Ans. By King Achab or Ahab. They

an those who composed the Vedas, and that he was probably a true sage among his people. Ques. Is Buddhism common in India?

s — His Writings — Honors paid him in China — Difficulties occasioned among Christian Missionaries — Lao-tze, founder of the

ected with these observances. Ques. What difficulties did this cause among the Christian missionaries? Ans. Some of these m

nese to continue these observances. Others, however, considered that, among the ignorant, these rites always degenerated into

ssionaries have to contend in China. Ques. Do the Chinese ever argue among themselves on points of belief? Ans. Never. When

ut these are generally looked upon with aversion by the more virtuous among their brethren. Ques. Who is the Grand Lama? An

epaired to the place where the gods were assembled, and put the bough among the sticks which they were casting in sport at Ba

e forth in the wildest lamentations. Then Frigga came, and asked, who among them would show his love for her, and for Baldur,

his hag was no other than Loki himself, who never ceased to work evil among gods and men. Thus Baldur was prevented from comi

pe their wrath. He changed himself at one time into a salmon, and hid among the stones of a brook. He was taken, however, by

ticks, either single or in groups. Divination was anciently practiced among the northern nations by means of sticks of differ

ey reverenced many other divinities. The Assyrian Baal was worshipped among the Celts as Bel or Belen. As he represented the

ation as the surest means of extinguishing the feeling of nationality among the Welsh tribes. In Ireland and Scotland, the ba

the year by lunations; astronomical instruments have also been found among the druidical remains in Ireland, which prove tha

of Druids was governed by a chief or Arch-druid, chosen by vote from among their number. The elections were eagerly conteste

trembled with superstitious awe as he saw them gliding like phantoms among the misty crags, waving flaming torches, and ming

veneration, and constituted, perhaps, the highest religious authority among the ancient Gauls. There was a class of Druidesse

eed a native of the Eastern hemisphere, cast by some strange accident among the simple natives of the New World. Ques. Did t

d what was actually required for their support, should be distributed among the poor. This, and other benevolent provisions,

ice, a young man, distinguished for grace and beauty, was chosen from among the captives. He was splendidly attired, surround

, called Villac Vmu, was second only to the Inca, and was chosen from among his brothers or nearest kindred. Ques. What sacr

as the victim; but the cannibal repasts of the Mexicans were unknown among the more refined Peruvians. Ques. What were the

longing to the temple, a vast number were slaughtered and distributed among the people. Ques. What points of resemblance hav

ives. The wives of the Inca, and they were numerous, were chosen from among the Virgins of the Sun. With this exception, they

(Caius Julius), The Roman general and dictator, holds a high rank among Latin authors. During the most active period of h

the Persian war is full of interest, and won for him great popularity among his countrymen. Herodotus relates many things wh

, Horace, Ovid and other celebrated writers of the Augustan age, were among his most intimate friends. Such was the care with

s deified. It is probable, that Janus regulated the divisions of time among his subjects, as the first month of the year was

iter deposed his father Saturn, he divided the empire of the universe among himself, as king of heaven and earth, Neptune, th

arly ages of Rome, a shield was found, of a shape which was not known among the Romans. An oracle was consulted by the person

that goddess. Iris was frequently employed by Juno to stir up strife among men. She is commonly represented with wings, and

he Athenians were offended at Phidias, because it was discovered that among certain figures, engraved upon the shield of Mine

d cherished, and where he made a statue of Jupiter, that was reckoned among the seven wonders of the world. What was the Pal

tal praise. Pitt ’s Virgil . The worship of Ceres was universal among those who received the religion of Greece. The mo

estivals. Ceres, alarmed at the absence of Proserpine, sought for her among the flowers of Enna, but she only found her daugh

ivation of fruit-trees and gardens, procured for her great reputation among the Romans, who placed her in the Pantheon, or te

ks. These were all invented by the Romans, and are not to be met with among the Grecian deities. The Satyrs, and Fauns were r

Pan. See plate, page 87. The god Pan held a principal place among the most ancient divinities. By the poets, he is

ouls of them who had faithfully served the state; and families placed among them the spirits of their departed friends and re

to be virtuous hereafter. Besides the Furies, Nemesis may be reckoned among the avenging deities. She presided over the punis

Astrea descended from heaven in the Golden Age, that she might dwell among men; but, says the mythology, she has sometimes b

ythology, she has sometimes been driven into solitudes, and now comes among men not only as a friend, but an avenger. Nemesi

banished her from heaven, because she created ill will and contention among the gods. Health. The Greeks worshipped he

Theseus. Theseus was a king of Athens, yet he is also ranked among fabulous heroes; for it is sometimes said of him

llantidæ? What did Minos exact of the Athenians? What custom prevails among the half-civilized people? How did the Athenians

r sovereign, but they chose their own chiefs and inferior magistrates among themselves. Until the time of Theseus, these pett

her life, exhibit exalted virtues — a beautiful specimen of character among the Greek women, at once domestic and heroic. Ism

Silent they slept, and heard of wars no more. Castor and Pollux were among the Argonauts, and they recovered Helen from Thes

home the foundling, and reared him as his son. Paris, though educated among peasants, soon exhibited much courage, beauty, an

e wedding. Venus, Minerva, and Juno were there, and Discord came also among them: that is, the goddesses contended with each

was the most beautiful. Discord, says the fable, threw a golden apple among them, on which was written “To the fairest.” Each

e of the intended combat, Paris repaired to Troy, and offered himself among the candidates, and so gracefully and skilfully d

. Philoctetes slew vast numbers of the Trojans with the fatal arrows, among others, Paris, who had caused the war. Sophocles

r son would perish in this enterprise, concealed him in female attire among the household of Lycomedes, King of Scyras. Here

ls and arms for sale to the maidens of Lycomedes’ court. Achilles was among them; and, in despite of his habiliment, chose th

n.” This other “chosen warrior” was Ulysses. They proceeded together among the unwary Trojans, committed great slaughter, an

e old man, and gave up the body. By one of those miracles very common among the poets, the disfigured person of Hector was re

Hector feared that Andromache would be cruelly treated by whomsoever among the Greeks should make her his prisoner; he says,

that this story is exactly true, but it has certainly many parallels among nations not taught by the revelation of God, and

ls among nations not taught by the revelation of God, and some, alas! among those who have been instructed in the gospel of p

ndia retain their ancient mythology, though Europeans have introduced among them the doctrines of Christianity. The mythology

us. It is a singular fact, that in Asia, where the Hebrews dwelt, among whom a revelation of the true God existed from th

ld exist, — that Mohammedanism or Paganism should universally prevail among the natives. The Mohammedans compelled the people

tian religion, which declares all men equal, should not be introduced among such a people. The Brahmin caste holds all the ot

they not embrace Christianity? Does any remarkable social order exist among the Hindus, and what is the effect of it? Into wh

idas. What is the character of the ancient religion of Persia? What among the Persians was the symbol of the deity? Who wer

ation of souls? What did the Greeks term this doctrine, who taught it among them, and what people now believe in it? How many

no account of their benefactor’s death, but that he disappeared from among them. After his disappearance, temples in honour

s. See plate, page 229. All the offices of religion were divided among the Mexican priesthood. Some were diviners, and s

ct at Athens; for the gods of Thrace and Phrygia had obtained a place among the ancient divinities. The philosophers ridicule

e Mexicans worshipped before great masses of stone; and the Achaians, among the Greeks, kept religiously thirty square stones

ul to us, even if we should ask it.” Priests are held in high honour among all nations. In Greece, the priesthood was a nume

th expressions of veneration and joy, is common, at the present time, among Christians. The memorable fact, that “groves were

ld enter a strange house, and without uttering a word, would sit down among the ashes upon the hearth, and by his looks expre

s asylums for the guilty and the unfortunate? Was private hospitality among the ancients ever permitted to afford protection

he statue of Minerva, which was placed in the Parthenon, was esteemed among the best works of Phidias, the most renowned of t

m sacred history that true prophets have existed? Who uttered oracles among the ancients? Had the people of Greece confidence

, and what exemples may be given of that meaning? Did the worshippers among the ancients dance and sing, and what were their

in their continued prayers and supplications to the gods; for no man among them who was endued with the smallest prudence, s

and lightly to call upon him. All important agreements, or covenants, among the ancients, were made with mutual oaths. False

perjury. A person hired to swear to a falsehood is suborned. Perjury, among the Greeks, was punished with death; among us, as

hood is suborned. Perjury, among the Greeks, was punished with death; among us, as it ought to do, it makes the perjured pers

y. The Priests, the Nazarites, and the Levites, were the holy persons among the Israelites or Hebrews. Aaron, the brother, co

may be found between Paganism and Judaism? Who were the holy persons among the Hebrews? Had all the nations of antiquity hig

n dedicating to you a work for which I conceive it difficult to find, among the most distinguished of your sex, a more suitab

f forty Hercules were reckoned up; but as so many gods might disagree among themselves, the pagans felt the necessity of beli

ious actions raised them to the rank of immortals, were also received among these gods. The fourth order contained the virtue

oddess of justice, ruled; and there were neither contentions nor wars among the people. In memory of that happy period, the R

as fed with the milk of the goat Amalthea, which he afterwards placed among the constellations. The horn of this goat, called

of hell. The giants, descendants of Titanus, warred against Jupiter; among the most daring and distinguished of whom were Po

y, that a mixture of good and evil fills up the cup of life; and that among its bitterest dregs are always found some sweets,

odes, and broke his leg by the fall. She, therefore, excited sedition among the gods to depose Jupiter; but by the help of Br

nts, granted him his request. He died, and was translated into heaven among the signs of the zodiac. 10. December, sign of Ca

open with the stroke of his hoof the fountain Hippocrenus, celebrated among the poets. One day when the Muses were going to M

bes, for ridiculing his orgies, was torn in pieces by the Bacchanals, among whom were his mother and sister. Lycurgus, not th

ccomplished of all the goddesses. Minerva, Athenas, and Pallas, were, among the Greeks, the same divinity. Considered as Mine

may be thus explained: Cecrops, having introduced an Egyptian colony among the people of Athens, corrected their barbarous c

ve great gods, because the judges, twelve in number, were chosen from among the most illustrious families of Athens. Obs. 3.

d love she hid in the recesses of her bosom; but it operated potently among the ruins of her peace. The desire of the heart f

the duties of gratitude and friendship, and promoted love and harmony among them. They appear as virgins, young, beautiful, m

uld be grateful for benefits and affectionate. The Graces were placed among the ugly Satyrs, undoubtedly to teach us that the

cripple. The islanders used him so well, that he fixed his residence among them, and taught them the use of fire and the art

mind. He therefore divides his functions, and distributes his power, among a multiplicity of gods: and bowing down to the di

orn of plenty. — See Fig. 34. Fig. 34. Flora. Flora was worshipped among the Latins before the foundation of Rome, in whic

ning coals without injury. Pomona, the goddess of fruit, was unknown among the Greeks. She lived in celibacy, and constantly

s statue made by Praxiteles, was set up in the capitol. He was marked among the great terrestrial and rural gods. Populonia

s uncertain. Some attribute it to the sudden fright which Pan excited among the Gauls under Brennus when they were about to p

of his age. His love of justice inspired the poets to place him also among the judges of hell. Abacus, son of Jupiter by Ægi

m of their feet; and by this means, was enabled to separate them from among the numerous herds. Autolycus admired the artific

to Minerva. The latter placed it on her ægis. Obs. 1. — The learned among the ancients, were divided respecting the origin

s. They became by public decrees, the protecting heroes of the people among whom they had lived; and often other nations adop

his dominions. After death, he received divine honors, and was placed among the constellations. Obs. 2. — The armour of Pers

to Erymanthus, he destroyed the Centaurs, who had aggrieved him; and among them, he accidently slew his former preceptor Chi

had fled for protection. When translated to the skies, he took a seat among the constellations, under the name of Sagittarius

built a ship, called the Argo, from which they were called Argonauts, among whom were Hercules, Orpheus, and Castor and Pollu

e Amazons, were the principal Trojans opposed to the Greeks. Achilles among the Greeks, and Hector of the Trojans, fought mos

mprises the history of Æneas, interspersed with much fabulous matter; among which is a beautiful description of his descent i

ing. He went naked and solitary to the port of Phæacia, and was found among the young trees by Nausica, the daughter of king

e trials were called initiations. As the objects and forms of worship among the Egyptians, were confided to the priests alone

on, observed good laws and morals; and after having effected a reform among his own subjects, to have travelled and spread ci

s also an emblem of the sun. He was a particular object of veneration among the people, and three cities in the Thebais, were

nged the customs, manners, and taste of the Egyptians, and introduced among them the grossest superstition, the second Hermes

ods of war, the chief of whom was Mex-it-li, the most highly honoured among their divinities. A great mulitude of human victi

hem the idea of constructing some for themselves. The temple of Dagon among the Philistines, of which Scripture speaks, was p

it in the temple of Minerva. “What I admire most,” says Herodotus, “ among the works constructed by order of Amasis, is the

humanity. Chapter II. Temple of Belus in Babylon. This temple, among the most ancient dedicated to paganism, was also

ne stadium on each side. In the time of Herodotus, the only historian among the ancients who saw that edifice, the stadium wa

ient; but they were erected in honour of the gods. Herodotus mentions among others, that of Vulcan, constructed by Menes, the

h sixty feet in height. Thirty-six of these columns were carved: one, among others, was by the celebrated Scopas. Ctesiphon w

e of Jupiter, the latter a master piece of the immortal Phidias, were among the spoils which the people of Elis won from the

ificence or singularity. That of Jupiter, on the Capitoline hill, was among the number of the most beautiful; but the most su

Such are the most celebrated temples; the memory of which is recorded among men. The temple, or rather the tower of Belus, wa

cretion and infidelity of a priest, the jealousy which must spring up among the oracles consulted, and especially those which

nt lost their credit. Oftentimes they were plundered. That of Delphi, among others, was several times stripped: at first by a

rom religious motives. They were at the same time a kind of spectacle among the Greeks and Romans. Three sorts of games or ex

or to the Sun. The second, called Agonalia, were wrestling or fights among men, and sometimes between men and animals, the l

orming us in what period or on what occasion. The most common opinion among the learned, is that Pelops was the author, and t

oon compelled to yield to the genius of Pompey. Odin, it is said, was among this number. Obliged to fly from the pursuit of t

with a frightful rapidity. And hence arose the ravings of the priests among the Egyptians, Syrians, and, after them, the Gree

over men and over their minds. Some traces of the worship paid to him among the people of the North, still remain. The fourth

ris (the day of Venus.) It is named Vendredi by the French. The third among the principal divinities of the Scandinavians, wa

re nearly resembles that of Thor: he calls him Taranis, a name which, among the Gauls again signifies thunder. The authority

dy, but malignant of spirit, and inconstant in his inclinations; none among mortals surpass him in the art of perfidy and of

bodes, where she has the government of nine worlds, which she divides among those who are sent to her. Loke was locked up by

e of explaining the phenomena of nature, which have decked out fables among all people. In considering the style of these fab

f the soul, and future rewards and punishments. This idea was general among the Celts; and upon it they founded the obligatio

ls to be razed and broken. There were found in it immense riches; and among other things, a very costly golden ring. Iceland

Frigga, on the left of Thor, was represented with various attributes, among which the goddess of pleasure might be recognized

ll others. This epoch also marked the beginning of their year, which, among the people of the North generally, was computed f

ad lost their courage. In time of war, they chose their human victims among captives; and in peace, among criminals. Nine per

of war, they chose their human victims among captives; and in peace, among criminals. Nine persons were immolated; the will

ces do not arise but in succeeding ages. Historians do not exist, but among already civilized nations; and hence, the few fac

i in Russia to Cape Finisterre. The same language having been adopted among those nations separated from each other by immens

rs, and remove dangers. The druids long preserved that high authority among the Celts, especially in Great Britain; but, afte

entiments on the memory: and hence, no doubt, is the origin of poetry among all nations; an art which constituted a considera

ed a considerable portion of the religion of the Druids. The practice among all nations, of repeating historic poems on solem

generation, the poems of their bards. It is to that usage, continued among the remote inhabitants of the mountains, that Mac

uman victims. In farther extending our researches, we might also find among them vestiges of the worship of the Phœnicians; f

e heart of the west: and hence, no doubt, that resemblance of worship among people so widely separated, both by sea and land.

nction. . The immortality of the soul was the capital point of belief among both the Persians and the Gauls: both had neither

hich inspired religious awe and holy fear. Those woods were so sacred among them, that it was not permitted to cut them down.

Aristotle, Phocion, and many others before them, describe them as men among the wisest and most enlightened in matters of rel

e great men and generals of the country assembled. Both young and old among the Druids, conformed to the same principles and

e and gaiety spring up in their breast. It is also necessary to range among the number of their superstitions, their persuasi

the sixth day of the moon. This month and the number six were sacred among them. It was always on the sixth of the moon that

satisfy all their wants? This cruel maxim, therefore, if it did exist among the Druids and the Gauls, could not have belonged

more of the guardians and instructors of our youth were at home even among the Greek and Latin classics. But for various rea

Myths, on the other hand, are stories of anonymous origin, prevalent among primitive peoples, and by them accepted as true,

lled divinities of Olympus and of Asgard have not a single worshipper among men. They dwell only in the realm of memory and i

is that the same myth meets us under various forms in literatures and among peoples widely separate in time and place. These

ids of Vulcan, or the eagle of Jove, Nor is hyperbole any less in use among us than it was among the ancients; we glorify our

eagle of Jove, Nor is hyperbole any less in use among us than it was among the ancients; we glorify our political heroes wit

first home.” ‌ 7 But unfortunately there is very often no agreement among scholars about the original meaning of the names

pies; many more, though resembling the scriptural stories, originated among peoples ignorant of the Hebrew Bible. The theory

n India 16. This theory fails to account for numerous stories current among the modern nationalities of Europe, of Africa, an

erentiations of race and culture. Such myths might spring up anywhere among untutored men, and anywhere might survive into ci

thological material. From the plays of Æschylus (525 b.c.) we gather, among other noble lessons, the fortunes of the family o

and the Sagas. The Runes. — The earliest method of writing prevalent among the Norsemen was by runes. The word means hidden

and Pompei) by H. Roux Aîné]. § 16. Origin of the World. — There were among the Greeks several accounts of the beginning of t

ed this new dynasty of Heaven — conflicts, the subject of many a tale among the ancients. Gæa, though she had aided her grand

ph and their yearning, In their passionate pulsations, In their words among the nations, The Promethean fire is burning. “Sh

Vulcan was the blacksmith of the gods, the finest artificer in metal among them. His forge in Olympus was furnished not only

y, it is Venus. He is a glorious, good-natured god, loved and honored among men as the founder of wise customs and the patron

would have sent him to Delphi to inculcate righteousness and justice among the Greeks; but the golden god Apollo chose first

Proserpine were golden sheaves of corn and soporific poppies; while, among animals, cows, sheep, and pigs were acceptable to

arkness underground is bounded by awful rivers: the Styx, sacred even among the gods, for by it they sealed their oaths, and

than Romulus, the founder of Rome, exalted after his death to a place among the immortals. (4) Bellona, a war-goddess. (5) Lu

numerous trials were visited upon Latona, some of which find a place among the adventures of her children. Fig. 33. Ganym

contrived to keep some of his eyes open, though he shut the rest. But among other stories, Mercury told him how the instrumen

forbade her to wear human form, — she and her hateful son are placed among the stars. Better that she should have resumed he

with her hand the splendor of the crimson rose, and shone preëminent among them all like the foam-born goddess among the Gra

rose, and shone preëminent among them all like the foam-born goddess among the Graces. Verily, she was not for long to set h

ck, he gazed on Europe, and showed her his broad back. Then she spake among her deep-tressed maidens, saying, — “Come, dear p

n all his terrors, as when he overthrew the giants, but what is known among the gods as his lesser panoply. With thunders and

on and Zethus, who, being exposed at birth on Mount Cithæron, grew up among the shepherds, not knowing their parentage. After

ir of her head to a bull, let her perish by her own device.120 While among the herdsmen, Amphion had been the special care o

there befell him and his house a crushing calamity, which is narrated among the exploits of Apollo and Diana.122 § 65. The k

es the web to the beam. Then the slender shuttle is passed in and out among the threads. The reed with its fine teeth strikes

de a Butterfly, With excellent device and wondrous slight, Fluttering among the olives wantonly, That seemed to live, so like

the Light Triumphant. —Soon after his birth the sun-god spent a year among the Hyperboreans, whose shining land has been alr

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

he horses, unrestrained, went off into unknown regions of the sky, in among the stars, hurling the chariot over pathless plac

she cried; and while she spoke, that one fell dead. Desolate she sat, among sons, daughters, husband, all dead, and seemed to

he exposed the child on the mountains, where, brought up by shepherds among the lambs, he was in tender youth torn to pieces

r him on the verdant banks of the river. Amphrysus. How the god lived among men, and what, they thought of him, is well told

fountains, She leapt down the rocks, With her rainbow locks Streaming among the streams; — Her steps paved with green The dow

and. Then bewailing her fatal error with many tears, Diana placed him among the stars, where he appears as a giant, with a gi

of Diana from her duties in heaven is said to have awakened suspicion among the deities of Olympus, who doubted whether she a

d the reeds with harmonious murmurs that dissuaded her from venturing among the golden rams while they raged under the influe

e days so far retired From happy pieties, thy lucent fans, Fluttering among the faint Olympians, I see, and sing, by my own e

d childhood, and for their care were placed by Jupiter as the Hyades, among the stars. Another guardian and tutor of young Ba

ene of the orgies met his eyes. At the same moment the women saw him, among them his mother, Agave, and Autonoë and Ino, her

mnity of their observance, surpassed all other religious celebrations among the Greeks. Fig. 61. The Departure of Triptole

esist, and Pluto himself gave way. Eurydice was called. She came from among the new-arrived ghosts, limping with her wounded

etly than in any other part of Greece. His lyre was placed by Jupiter among the stars; but the shade of the bard passed a sec

Bounding above the fern, fast following up the hart. But Procris lay among the white wind-flowers, Shot in the throat. From

anity is not selfish. His sorrow at this loss of imaginative sympathy among the moderns, Wordsworth expresses in the sonnet,

al wands, — Enchantress of the souls of mortals! So thought I; — but among us trod A man in blue with legal baton; And scoff

,” said she; but in vain. From that time forth she lived in caves and among mountain cliffs, and faded away till there was no

self did pass this way, And, all in festal oak-leaves clad, His limbs among these lilies throwing, Watch’d the silver waters

d the sea-calves of Neptune, could explain the cause of the mortality among the bees, and how to remedy it. But that the wiza

cipline, the youth was rusticated, — sent off to the mountains, where among the herdsmen and the cattle he grew to mighty sta

and Cerberus. [Vase picture: Müller.] Two other exploits not recorded among the twelve labors are the victories over Antæus a

, and other Greek heroes, had accompanied him. Also worthy of mention among the exploits of Hercules were his successful expe

head of a bold band of comrades, many of whom afterward were renowned among the heroes and demigods of Greece. From every re

phere celestial.302 Theseus, Meleager, Peleus, and Nestor were also among these Argonauts, or sailors of the Argo. The ship

rom the wood was a descent to marshy ground. Here the boar, as he lay among the reeds, heard the shouts of his pursuers, and

ntaurs. For it happened that at the marriage feast, the Centaurs were among the guests; and one of them, Eurytion, becoming i

“godliness and chastity, truth, wisdom, and honor have departed from among men”: — Wherefore the gods no more vouchsafe the

sion, Jupiter rewarded the attachment of the brothers by placing them among the stars as Gemini, the Twins. They received her

r Discord. Enraged at her exclusion, the goddess threw a golden apple among the guests, with the inscription, “For the faires

cyros, and induced him to conceal himself in the disguise of a maiden among the daughters of the king. Hearing that the young

d as a merchant to the palace, and offered for sale female ornaments, among which had been placed some arms. Forgetting the p

æ and brother of Menalaüs, was chosen commander-in-chief. Pre-eminent among the warriors was the swift-footed Achilles. After

, Agamemnon, Machaon, all wounded, the rampart broken down, the enemy among the ships preparing to burn them, and thus to cut

urning reached the ears of Andromache, the wife of Hector, as she sat among her maidens at work; and anticipating evil she we

ning the image. Thus she became reconciled to Menelaüs, and they were among the first to leave the shores of Troy for their n

of his men to discover who the inhabitants were. These men on coming among the Lotos-eaters were kindly entertained by them,

ls us, a people akin to the gods, who appeared manifestly and feasted among them when they offered sacrifices, and did not co

them bring food, and the garments of some of her brothers’ that were among the contents of the wagon. When this was done, an

eloped in a cloud which shielded him from observation, Ulysses passed among the busy crowd, and with wonder observed their ha

liant guise, none welcoming him. Let him, therefore, be led to a seat among us and supplied with food and wine.” At these wor

Lærtes, her husband’s father. She pledged herself to make her choice among the suitors when the web was finished. During the

thing of the state of affairs at the palace before presenting himself among the suitors. Finding a stranger with Eumæus, he t

re consented to submit the question of her choice to a trial of skill among the suitors. The test selected was shooting with

tures. „ “It little profits that an idle King, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match’d with an aged wife, I

rived at Crete, and began to build their city; but sickness broke out among them, and the fields, that they had planted, fail

Æneas and his companions drew their swords, and dealt vigorous blows among the monsters, but to no purpose, for they were so

laurel grove, whence the great river Po has its origin, and flows out among men. Here dwelt those who fell by wounds received

t part, fire, and became flame. This material was scattered like seed among the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, and stars. Of

e spear, with the infant safe on the other side. Thenceforth he lived among the shepherds and brought up his daughter in wood

. Such were they when Saturn, expelled from Olympus by his sons, came among them and drew together the fierce savages, formed

posted, but, all about, the sleeping soldiers strewn on the grass and among the wagons. The laws of war at that early day did

Tyr, or Ziu, from whose name is derived our Tuesday, is the wrestler among the gods; and preëminently the “god of battles.”

without these precautions a giant would not have thought himself safe among the gods, — still less, indeed, if Thor should re

justice, and entered into consultation, inquiring of one another who among them could have advised the rest to surrender Fre

to our men.” “Little as ye call me,” answered Thor, “let me see who among you will come hither now I am in wrath and wrestl

gh and through, fell down lifeless. Never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed. So on the fl

la perchance surrender Balder, if Höder himself should take his place among the shades? “Nay,” replied Frigga, “no way is the

world, And talking of the life we led in heaven, While we yet lived, among the other gods.” He spake, and straight his linea

with him, assuring her that nothing but lamentations were to be heard among the gods. Hela answered that it should now be tri

take him. He, seeing this, changed himself into a salmon, and lay hid among the stones of the brook. But the gods took his ne

tears. And we shall tread once more the well-known plain Of Ida, and among the grass shall find The golden dice wherewith we

e first the burg of heaven uprose for man-folks weal. Now let the man among you whose heart and hand may shift To pluck it fr

to come and look upon her, as he had promised, from his abiding-place among the dead. And thus had the words of her sorrow an

hts proved themselves at tilting in the regal court-yard. Conspicuous among them was Siegfried. Kriemhild, looking from her w

d, “See’st thou how proud he stands, How proud he stalks, conspicuous among those warrior bands, As doth the moon far-beaming

Hildebrand, who, with Dietrich of Berne, had played a prominent part among the associates of King Etzel. “I cannot say you

inor, and was there worshipped as the Mother Earth, dwelling creative among the mountains. Cronus (Kronos) has been naturally

e Preller, 1: 60. Briareus (really a Centimanus) is frequently ranked among the giants. Illustrative. — Shakespeare, Troil.

dances and noise suggestive of battle, § 45ª. § 28. Astræa was placed among the stars as the constellation Virgo, the virgin.

, Aphrodite, Dione, Pæeon (or Pæon), and Hebe, — also usually present among the assembled immortals; (3) Demeter, Persephone,

; Calliste, the fair, or the she-bear; Orthia, the severe, worshipped among the Taurians with human sacrifices; Agrotera, the

eld. See Childe Harold 1: 66. Venus was a deity of extreme antiquity among the Romans, but not of great importance until she

dern paintings: Bouguereau’s Cupid and a Butterfly; Raphael’s Cupids ( among drawings in the Museum at Venice); Burne-Jones’ C

the thighs. Cyprian: Venus. Pæan (Pæon, or Paiëon), classed by Homer among the Olympian gods, of whom he is, as his name imp

n of the spot on which a heifer had lain down was a frequent practice among settlers, superstitious about the site of their n

e ancient statues. It ranks with the Laocoön and the Apollo Belvedere among the masterpieces of art. The following is a trans

st and justest of the Centaurs. At his death he was placed by Jupiter among the stars as the constellation Sagittarius (the A

an heart, that somewhere and at some time some god has lived as a man among men and for the good of men. Such stories are not

s. Interpretative. — Among the Phœnicians Venus is known as Astarte, among the Assyrians as Istar. The Adonis of this story

s, but to be “found in New Zealand, Melanesia, Scotland, Finland, and among the Ojibbeways” ( Lang, Myth, Ritual, etc., 2: 27

90). Scylla is a personification of treacherous currents and shallows among jagged cliffs and hidden rocks (see § 52 C). § 12

ding maiden; here a Siren; sometimes a Dryad. Interpretative. — Even among the ancients such stories as this were explained

considerable portion of these sculptures is now in the British Museum among those known as the “Elgin marbles.” We may mentio

en to the land of the Tauri. To be correct one should say, “Iphigenia among the Tauri,” or “Taurians.” (See Index.) Iphigenia

4: 8. In Art.— Hector, Ajax, Paris, Æneas, Patroclus, Teucer, etc., among the Ægina Marbles (Glyptothek, Munich); Flaxman’s

In Art. — Græco-Roman sculpture: Orestes and Pylades find Iphigenia among the Taurians; Pompeian Fresco; Orestes and Electr

ar of Menelaüs. Lately, he said, he had recognized his shield hanging among the trophies in the Temple of Juno at Argos. On M

1; son of Latona, 52; attributes of, 59-63; meaning of his names, 59; among the Hyperboreans, the Delphians, his victory over

s friend’s fate, Cycnus was changed by Apollo into a swan, and placed among the stars. Cy-dip′pe and her sons, 108; Com. § 66

; her favorite animals, etc., 64; Ben Jonson’s Hymn to Diana, 64, 65; among the Romans, 88; Lucina, 89; aids Syrinx, 93; puni

is), 73; apple of, 285. Dith′yramb ( Arion’s), 26. Division of world among Greek gods, 40. Dodo′na, the oracle, 52, 53. Dolp

inities. Dynast, the (Pluto), 187. E Earth, 37,38,125; gods of, among Greeks, 74-77; conception of world, 74; lesser Gr

Iph-igeni′a, 281; in Aulis, 288; Tennyson’s Dream of Fair Women, 288; among the Taurians, 311, 312; Com. §§ 165 (2), 167. Iph

er descent, youth, and marriage, 54; favorite animals and cities, 55; among the Romans, 88; Lucina, 89; protectress of women

Eurynome, 71; and Themis, 72; and Æsculapius, 72; and Semele, 76, 96; among the Romans, 88; myths of J., 91-107; and Danaë, 9

′an Hy′dra, 235. Les′bos, 172; Com. § 99. Lesser divinities of heaven among the Greeks, 70-73. Le′the, 81, 195, 351. Le′to, C

gyptian deities (2). Ma′ter Matu′ta, the goddess of the Dawn, Aurora; among the Romans applied also to Ino (Leucothea), 90. M

attributes of, 68, 69; meaning of names, 68; conductor of ghosts, 81; among the Romans, 88; Argus and Io, 92-94; his story of

her names, 56; her ægis, 56; her favorite animals and cities, 56; M. among the Romans, 88; myths of M., 109-111; contest wit

26, 39, 40, 48, 52; founder of younger dynasty of the waters, 85, 86; among the Romans, 88; contest with Minerva, 109; N. and

cords of P. myth, 36; studies, Com. § 15. Personification, to-day, 6; among savages, 7. Pes′sinus, and Pes′inus, Com. § 45ª.

349. Tau′ri, Taurians: a people of what is now the Crimea; Iphigenia among the Taurians, 288, 311. Tau′rus, Mount, 124, 262;

ons of V., 66; E. R. Sill’s poem, The V. of Milo, 66-68; star of, 73; among the Romans, 88; Cypris, 93, 152, 153; mother of H

ning of names, 58; his lameness, his wives, Aglaia and Aphrodite, 59; among the Romans, Mulciber, 88; his wife Maia, 89; myth

, Woden; see Odin. Wooden horse, the, 305, 329. World, conception of, among Greeks, 74. World-egg, 37. Worms, 401-403. X

r Women. 347. § 173. 348. Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis, Iphigenia among the Tauri. 349. From Tennyson’s Dream of Fair Wo

tra, Orestes. 372. Æschylus, Eumenides. 373. Euripides, Iphigenia among the Tauri. 374. From Austin Dobson’s Prayer of t

nct. The so-called divinities of Olympus have not a single worshipper among living men. They belong now not to the department

elves with the ideas of the structure of the universe which prevailed among the Greeks — the people from whom the Romans, and

than Romulus, the founder of Rome, exalted after his death to a place among the gods. Bellona, a war goddess. Terminus, the g

lled the oar where they had lately driven the plough. The fishes swim among the tree-tops; the anchor is let down into a gard

eful lambs played but now, unwieldy sea calves gambol. The wolf swims among the sheep, the yellow lions and tigers struggle i

able to effect! I forbade her to wear the human form — she is placed among the stars! So do my punishments result — such is

—     “‘Midst others of less note came one frail form,     A phantom among men: companionless     As the last cloud of an ex

an ancient altar, black with the smoke of sacrifice and almost buried among the reeds. I inquired whose altar it might be, wh

adlong, and unrestrained went off into unknown regions of the sky, in among the stars, hurling the chariot over pathless plac

mnity of their observance, surpassed all other religious celebrations among the Greeks.   There can be little doubt of this s

eath         The others’ wings their little eyes of light. While see! among the clouds, their eldest brother,     But just fl

y couch. Meanwhile they glide out of the harbor, and the breeze plays among the ropes. The seamen draw in their oars, and hoi

The swelling sea seems lifted up to the heavens, to scatter its foam among the clouds; then sinking away to the bottom assum

kings and great personages in their sleeping hours, while others move among the common people. Somnus chose, from all the bro

or, so much exceeding their own. They asked her numberless questions, among others what sort of a person her husband was. Psy

“O maiden, severely tried, tempt not the dangerous flood, nor venture among the formidable rams on the other side, for as lon

ntranced, After her wandering labors long, Till free consent the gods among Make her his eternal bride; And from her fair uns

ot the vacant city to the new-born race, and to parcel out the fields among them I called them Myrmidons, from the ant, (myrm

should not be taken so long as a certain purple lock, which glittered among the hair of King Nisus, remained on his head. The

seeking her husband, who, she had reason to fear, was amusing himself among the nymphs. Echo by her talk contrived to detain

he recesses of the woods. From that time forth she lived in caves and among mountain cliffs. Her form faded with grief, till

es the web to the beam. Then the slender shuttle is passed in and out among the threads. The reed with its fine teeth strikes

de a Butterfly, With excellent device and wondrous slight, Fluttering among the olives wantonly, That seemed to live, so like

ankincense to the altars and paying their vows, — that Niobe appeared among the crowd. Her attire was splendid with gold and

she cried; and while she spoke, that one fell dead. Desolate she sat, among sons, daughters, husband, all dead, and seemed to

ired of the ancient statues. It ranks with the Laocoon and the Apollo among the masterpieces of art. The following is a trans

led “the starred Æthiop queen” because after her death she was placed among the stars, forming the constellation of that name

eir size; and in this particular we must recognize a wide distinction among them. The human giants, if so they may be called,

ip of man, and at the marriage of Pirithous with Hippodamia they were among the guests. At the feast Eurytion, one of the Cen

and justest of all the Centaurs, and at his death Jupiter placed him among the stars as the constellation Sagittarius. Th

hey did their best to keep plunderers at a distance. The Arimaspians, among whom the Griffins flourished, were a one-eyed peo

head of a band of bold youths, many of whom afterwards were renowned among the heroes and demigods of Greece. Hercules, Thes

s and demigods of Greece. Hercules, Theseus, Orpheus, and Nestor were among them. They are called the Argonauts, from the nam

rom the wood was a descent to marshy ground. Here the boar, as he lay among the reeds, heard the shouts of his pursuers, and

mph, and reign over Calydon, while you, my brothers, wander unavenged among the shades? No! thou hast lived by my gift; die,

oped him in a cloud, and took him up in a four-horse chariot to dwell among the stars. As he took his place in heaven, Atlas

led in the vacant place.   Tennyson, in his Palace of Art, describes among the decorations on the walls a picture representi

considerable portion of these sculptures is now in the British Museum among those known as the “Elgin marbles.” Olympic an

tory, Jupiter rewarded the attachment of the brothers by placing them among the stars as Gemini the Twins. They received divi

n all his terrors, as when he overthrew the giants, but what is known among the gods as his lesser panoply. Arrayed in this,

r their care were rewarded by Jupiter by being placed, as the Hyades, among the stars. When Bacchus grew up he discovered the

orgies met his eyes. At the same moment the women saw him; and first among them his own mother, Agave, blinded by the god, c

g on a dolphin. Having won her he rewarded the dolphin by placing him among the stars. Nereus and Doris. Nereus and Dor

Laertes, her husband’s father. She pledged herself to make her choice among the suitors when the robe was finished. During th

esist, and Pluto himself gave way. Eurydice was called. She came from among the new-arrived ghosts, limping with her wounded

etly than in any other part of Greece. His lyre was placed by Jupiter among the stars. His shade passed a second time to Tart

ent, and to come. He can tell you, my son, the cause of the mortality among your bees, and how you may remedy it. But he will

nd him. The nymph led her son to the prophet’s cave and concealed him among the recesses of the rocks, while she herself took

Zethus he was exposed at birth on Mount Cithaeron, where they grew up among the shepherds, not knowing their parentage. Mercu

f Leda. But vanity is exacting; and as Scopas sat at his festal board among his courtiers and sycophants, he grudged every ve

land, and bewailing her fatal error with many tears, Diana placed him among the stars, where he appears as a giant, with a gi

r Discord. Enraged at her exclusion, the goddess threw a golden apple among the guests, with the inscription, “For the faires

of that Thetis at whose marriage the apple of Discord had been thrown among the goddesses. Thetis was herself one of the immo

medes, and induced him to conceal himself in the disguise of a maiden among the daughters of the king. Ulysses, hearing he wa

ed as a merchant to the palace and offered for sale female ornaments, among which he had placed some arms. While the king’s d

, Agamemnon, Machaon, all wounded, the rampart broken down, the enemy among the ships preparing to burn them, and thus to cut

urning reached the ears of Andromache, the wife of Hector, as she sat among her maidens at work, and anticipating evil she we

g the image. Thus she became reconciled to her husband, and they were among the first to leave the shores of Troy for their n

of his men to discover who the inhabitants were. These men on coming among the Lotus-eaters were kindly entertained by them,

ls us, a people akin to the gods, who appeared manifestly and feasted among them when they offered sacrifices, and did not co

them bring food and clothing, for some of her brother’s garments were among the contents of the wagon. When this was done, an

eloped in a cloud which shielded him from observation, Ulysses passed among the busy crowd, and with wonder observed their ha

ppliant guise, none welcoming him. Let him therefore be led to a seat among us and supplied with food and wine.” At these wor

thing of the state of affairs at the palace before presenting himself among the suitors. Finding a stranger with Eumæus, he t

re consented to submit the question of her choice to a trial of skill among the suitors. The test selected was shooting with

rrived at Crete and began to build their city, but sickness broke out among them, and the fields that they had planted failed

. Æneas and his companions drew their swords and dealt vigorous blows among the monsters, but to no purpose, for they were so

laurel grove, whence the great river Po has its origin, and flows out among men. Here dwelt those who fell by wounds received

t part, fire, and became flame. This material was scattered like seed among the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, and stars. Of

e spear, with the infant safe on the other side. Thenceforth he lived among the shepherds and brought up his daughter in wood

. Such were they when Saturn, expelled from Olympus by his sons, came among them and drew together the fierce savages, formed

posted, but, all about, the sleeping soldiers strewn on the grass and among the wagons. The laws of war at that early day did

in the temple of Juno, at Argos, I recognized my shield hung up there among the trophies. All things change, nothing perishes

    Sit mute, with thy finger on thy lip; Like him, the boy, who born among     The flowers that on the Nile-stream blush, Si

red to betake himself to Tomi, on the borders of the Black Sea. Here, among the barbarous people and in a severe climate, the

ggernaut. Whether the worshippers of Juggernaut are to be reckoned among the followers of Vishnu or Siva, our authorities

pected to procure their maintenance by perambulation and begging, and among other things it is their duty to endeavor to turn

icated probably by travelling merchants, of a Lama or spiritual chief among the Tartars, seems to have occasioned in Europe t

without these precautions a giant would not have thought himself safe among the gods, especially when Thor should return from

f justice and entered into consultation, inquiring of one another who among them could have advised to give Freya away, or to

n to our men.” “Little as ye call me,” answered Thor, “let me see who among you will come hither now I am in wrath and wrestl

through, fell down lifeless. Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more atrocious deed than this. Whe

loud lamentations. When the gods came to themselves, Frigga asked who among them wished to gain all her love and good will. “

with him, assuring her that nothing but lamentations were to be heard among the gods. Hela answered that it should now be tri

his hag was no other than Loki himself, who never ceased to work evil among gods and men. So Baldur was prevented from coming

take him. He, seeing this, changed himself into a salmon, and lay hid among the stones of the brook. But the gods took his ne

Druids. The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and

goddess of innocence and purity. After leaving earth, she was placed among the stars, where she became the constellation Vir

do not think that the great publishing houses can be properly classed among our opponents. They have no objection to the exte

mythes 2, or various popular traditions and legendary tales, current among a people and objects of general belief. These myt

he true or fabulous Events which are believed to have occurred either among the people itself, as its own adventures, and tho

avens and the earth, and the changes which appear to have taken place among them. These last are however, in the popular mode

rly impossible to fix historically the date of the rise of polytheism among any people. Supposing, for the sake of hypothesis

luence of passion and appetite. They had their favourites and enemies among mankind, were gratified by prayers and offerings,

in the wood or at the fountain. Legends of this kind are to be placed among the latest. Indeed we very much doubt if this be

the father of hanging ears 24. A similar mode of expression prevailed among the Greeks. Pindar25 calls the showers of rain ch

riven out of heaven, and of the concubines of Zeus, who were reckoned among the Titanesses, the daughters of Heaven, and amon

who were reckoned among the Titanesses, the daughters of Heaven, and among the daughters of the Titans, such as Metis, Themi

acred to Triphylian Zeus, erected by the god himself while he was yet among men ; and on a golden pillar in the temple the de

ocean as the original abode of the deities adored in Greece, others, among whom Dionysius of Samos or Mytilene was the most

r hapless children. The Titans then divided the realm of their father among themselves. The coast of Ocean fell to Atlas, who

ed, just ideas respecting the more distant regions became more common among the Greeks, and districts were continually reclai

ith a Chaos, or state of darkness and confusion. The chief difference among these systems lies in the circumstance that some

supreme power to Zeus, who in return distributed honours and dominion among the associates of his victory. In this theogony o

, the children of all the Titans, except Kronos and Rhea, are counted among the Titans, and set in hostility with the Kronids

victory, and the three brothers divide the dominions of their father among them by lot159. The Titan-war, as this critic thi

id240 that, when Zeus and the other Immortals were dividing the earth among them by lot, the Sun happening to be absent got n

was for his exceeding beauty snatched away by her, ‘that he might be among the gods275.’ She also carried off Cephalos, and

that the two moral beings Themis and Mnemosyne290 were not originally among the Titans. According to all analogy the sage or

o and Artemis, who have similar power) she is honoured with all power among the immortals, and is by the appointment of Zeus

e goddess of agriculture, and Dionysos the god of wine, do not appear among the residents of Olympos. The Nymphs and the Rive

ll the arms, household furniture, chariots, and other articles in use among the Celestials ; but their dress, especially that

cal number of the Ionian race, for it seems probable that it was only among them, particularly at Athens372, that altars were

ea. He and his brothers, Poseidôn and Hades, divided the world by lot among them, and the portion which fell to him was the ‘

Arcadians, on the other hand, asserted that Zeus first saw the light among their mountains. Rhea, they said, came to Mount P

y, and that thence, when the Euhemeristic principle began to creep in among the Greeks, each people supposed the deity to hav

in among the Greeks, each people supposed the deity to have been born among themselves. The Cretan legend must however be reg

an ancient opinion that the gods used to assume the human form and go among mankind to mark their conduct399. To this notion 

nd thus won her affection ; and for his service he placed the dolphin among the stars418. Poseidôn, like his brother Zeus, ha

o serve as a calendar of time, and also to operate as a bond of union among the Bœotian states. For our present purpose it is

framed on the coast of Asia, we know that warfare was frequent enough among the Grecian cities there to allow of reputation b

th-place. At length she met Delos, then called Asteria, which floated among the Cyclades616. Delos generously invited the wea

god to come from the Hyperboreans. Having given laws for a whole year among those men, when the time was come which he had ap

the swallows and cicadas also sing, not narrating their own fate when among men, but tuning all their melodies to the god. Ca

nymph at times concealing herself from him amidst the trees, at times among the reeds and sedge of the marshes. At length, be

s the Corinthian founded the colony of Syracuse in Sicily, there were among the colonists some members of the sacerdotal fami

s a wife of Zeus, and mother of Aphrodite. The name Dione also occurs among the Ocean-nymphs733, the Nereïdes734 and the Hyad

al house of Troy, who was at that time with the herdsmen feeding oxen among the hills and valleys of Ida. The moment Aphrodit

rm baths of Gadara in Lycia, and bathed in them, a conversation arose among them on the nature of the baths. The philosopher

untries sought to appropriate the Tritôn to themselves820, the choice among them might seem difficult. The contest, however,

Hermes was not very likely to fail of success with the fair sex, both among gods and mankind. Homer, as we have observed abov

the nymphs845. One day Hermes beheld Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, among the maidens who were carrying the sacred baskets

arers860, and thence to be a protector in general861. For this cause, among others, it may have been that godsends or treasur

8. In Homer she is but slightly mentioned879, and she does not appear among the gods on Olympos. She seems to have been early

the conduct of Zeus, abandoned the society of the gods, and came down among men. But she now was heedless of her person, and

s of Mermaids, Nixes, Necks, and similar beings of the waters current among the people in Germany and Scandinavia954. In fact

ver law, justice, and peace, the great producers of order and harmony among men. It is possible however, but not agreeable to

ts998. In an interpolated passage of the Theogony999 they are classed among the children of Night1000, and Plato makes them t

. Θέμις. Themis. Law. This goddess appears in the Ilias1031 among the inhabitants of Olympos, and in the Odyssey103

s not appear to have been known to Homer. By Hesiod1053 he is classed among the children of Night. He is alluded to by Plato

rs in Greece. By Hesiod and by one of the Homerids1062 she is classed among the Ocean-nymphs. Pindar in one place1063 calls h

eared him in a fragrant cavern of the valleys of Nysa. He was counted among the Immortals ; and when he grew up, he went thro

occupations when on earth ; but himself we are told ‘enjoys banquets among the immortal gods, and possesses fair-ankled Hebe

octurnal orgies and indecent extravagance, having been very prevalent among the Greeks at the time when the Ionians were perm

pomp. The captives are chained and placed on wagons or elephants, and among them is carried a large cratêr full of wine ; Dio

eriod into Greece, and afterwards into Rome. The Isiac mysteries were among the secret ones, and abounded in gross superstiti

ons of nature, or of the productive power of the earth, which we find among most ancient nations. Egypt is once mentioned in

plays on his reeds music not to be excelled by that of the bird “who among the leaves of flower-full spring laments, pouring

the mariners to put to sea. The Priaps are enumerated by Moschus1218 among the rural gods : And Satyrs wailed and sable-clo

orms Anchises that she is pregnant, and of her shame to have it known among the gods, says of the child1235, — But him, when

enalty laid on His father’s crime ; for one time, cutting trees Alone among the hills, he spurned the prayer Of the Hamadryas

d but her voice and bones. The former still remains, and may be heard among the hills ; the latter were turned to stone. Narc

agra being headless. He then subjoins, —  “I have seen another Tritôn among the curiosities of the Romans, but it is not so l

keness of one hair to another, so that no difference can be perceived among them : the rest of their body is rough with small

hich his prophecy menaced the fruits and cattle. At times he was seen among the waves, and his body appeared covered with mus

a, which he made the scene of his hero's adventures. It is a question among critics whether the Odyssey is or is not the work

of his men to discover who the inhabitants were. These men on coming among the Lotus-eaters were kindly entertained by them,

hing so remarkable in this practice as to induce the poet to place it among the wonders of the West. It is much more probable

, a people akin to the gods1414, who appeared manifestly, and feasted among them when they offered sacrifices1415, and did no

the silver, and the brazen. Justice (Δίκη), he says, dwelt familiarly among the first, teaching them what was right and good.

ey on his liver, and the incensed gods sent fevers and other diseases among men1474. As Care, says the fable, was crossing a

ded as Titans, and accordingly by Hesiod and Æschylus they are placed among that ante-Kronid race. Prometheus was also speedi

ognis1489, where Hope is said to be the only good deity that remained among men, — Temperance, Faith, and the others having l

with her to the house of Epimetheus. Yet the idea has been universal among the moderns that she brought all the evils with h

ved by it, and led to suppose such to have been the prevalent opinion among the ancients. Δευκαλίων καὶ Πύῤῥα. Deucalion e

of man. In like manner the important event of the Deluge has a place among the ancient Hellenic mythes ; but unfortunately i

different denominations, with that diversity of character and manners among the various portions of them which will be produc

nvited him to join in a hunt on Mount Pelion. A dispute arising there among the hunters about their respective success, Peleu

saly1651, and as this was inhabited by the Minyans, some of whom were among the colonists to Cyrene, it was taken thither ; a

son of Ares ; and as they were related to Pentheus, he enrolled them among the citizens of Thebes. Lycos on the death of Lab

food Thought, being tired out with shedding tears. Now mid the rocks among the lonely hills In Sipylos, where are they say t

thless brass She in her folly slew. We shall find another form of it among the mythes of Attica. In this history also there

s in her gall. Eurystheus however denied that this was to be reckoned among the twelve tasks, since he had not destroyed the

s coming for his bride. Eurystheus however refused to count this also among the twelve tasks, saying that he had done it for

beauty and size of the animal, Minôs substituted another, and put him among his herds. Poseidôn in anger made the bull run wi

d Heracles to bring it to him. Having drawn together some volunteers, among whom were Theseus and Castôr and Polydeukes, he s

x the son of Poseidôn, who ruled over the Elymians. Eryx put the bull among his herds ; and Heracles, committing the care of

e to Telamôn as a reward of his valour, and allowed her to choose one among the captives to be set at liberty. When she had f

ith his sons ; and having buried those of his own men who had fallen, among whom were Hippasos the son of Ceÿx, and Argeios a

or any other, who, being originally a Barbarian, has been naturalised among the Hellenes, has settled among us. We are of pur

lly a Barbarian, has been naturalised among the Hellenes, has settled among us. We are of pure Hellenic blood, no mixed peopl

four sons, Ægeus, Pallas, Nisos, and Lycos, who conquered and divided among them the Attic territory, Ægeus, as the eldest, h

wholly independent. The consequence was, frequent and sanguinary wars among them. Nothing but pressing external danger forced

. The Athenians honoured his memory by feasts and temples, placed him among the gods, and called their city the town of These

regarded as an imaginary person. Being the patron-hero of the people among whom literature flourished most, he is presented

utwit Death, and even to put fetters on him ; and there was great joy among mortals, for no one died. Hades however set Death

mble along its shore ; when Byzantion was founded, there were Argives among the colonists, who carried with them their domest

promises, consented to bestow his daughters on them, whom he divided among them by lot. But on the wedding-day he armed the

called Argeians and Achæans. The names of nations have never, except among nomadic tribes, been derived from persons ; they

odameia, the daughter of Œnomaos, he called together his vassals, and among them Perseus, to a banquet, and requested of them

f Zeus Lycæos, which it was unlawful to enter. A number of Arcadians, among whom was her own son, followed to kill her ; but

lso said that Areas, having been separated from his mother and reared among men, meeting her one day in the woods, was on the

illed Neleus and all his sons but Nestôr, who was a child, and reared among the Gerenians. Periclymenos had been endowed by P

awn on himself the indignation of the gods, they set Pelops once more among the ‘swift-fated race of men2060.’ When Pelops ha

According to Homer2096 , Rhadamanthys was placed on the Elysian Plain among the heroes to whom Zeus allotted that blissful ab

ed her love, and gave her a golden crown, which was afterwards placed among the stars2104 ; she bore him a son named Œnopiôn.

the naval power ascribed to him, and the names Glaucos and Deucaliôn among his children, might seem to indicate a Cretan wor

d ; and bewailing her fatal error with many tears, Artemis placed him among the stars2129. Пλϵιάδϵς καὶ ϓάδϵς . Pleiades

s, the Pelasgians, attacked them ; and several of the Dolionians, and among them Cyzicos, lost their lives. With day-light di

away with insult by Agamemnôn. At his prayer Apollo sent a pestilence among the Achæans. Achilleus having called an assembly

formed out of them : she derived from them all her institutions ; and among others her religious doctrines and rites, which s

dern inquirers, we will here give some proofs of such being the usage among the Romans. Cicero, when laying down laws for his

lect Gods2269, like the Select Judges ; and we also meet with a Plebs among the divinities2270. It cannot perhaps be asserted

ece, p. 9. 4. The belief in fairies and similar beings, for example, among the common people in various countries. See the ‘

olf, it is well known, held this opinion. The Schools of the Prophets among the Hebrews were evidently of the same nature. 5

ir own country as the centre of the earth prevails at the present day among the Chinese and the Hindoos ; it was also a princ

s, vv. 254. 255., Tartaros is placed in the realm of Aides, — a proof among many that critics are right in assigning a later

8. Paus. viii. 8. 2. The legend added that Rhea put her new-born babe among the lambs (ἄρνες) that pastured thereabouts, when

s to us the most probable signification (see above, p. 60.). By some ( among whom Euripides may perhaps be classed) it is held

s occurs in Homer or Hesiod. Pindar (Pyth. iv. 313. seq.) reckons him among the Argonauts. It were idle to notice the fancies

xi. 728. 1282. Theog. 315. 518. 1283. Hesiod (Th. 333.) enumerates among the progeny of Phoreys and Keto the ‘dread serpen

ol. 3. Orchom. 125. 1510. Il. ii. 840 ; x. 429 ; xvii. 248. They are among the allies of the Trojans : Od. xix. 177. 1511.

ilarity of name. 1702. Milton (P. L. iii. 36.) enumerates Teiresias among those “equall’d with him in fate,” whom he would

been so often repaired, as to give occasion to a celebrated question among the sophists respecting its identity. Plut. Thes.

, Kret. Kol. 9. for examples of this process. Homer does not name him among the children of Europa. It is not unlikely that i

2213. The common account is that Thetis had concealed him as a maiden among the daughters of Lycomedes, and that Odysseus dis

and that Odysseus discovered him by going as a pedlar with some arms among his women’s wares, which at once attracted the at

y of the world, like the Roman ones, are incomplete and contradictory among themselves, and if in any detail of our rendering

of the earth, and we are told that they often quarreled outrageously among themselves. They had few cares. They would even l

called his messenger, the god Mercury, who is quickest and cleverest among the dwellers of Olympus. Him he sent down to the

ays chasing the deer. As Apollo saw her moving gracefully and swiftly among the trees, he said to himself that he had never s

e, Daphne,” he said, “you shall be my tree, and the tree of all poets among men forever.” Then he turned sadly away, but for

all be spared.” With that Apollo left, but the word was spread abroad among the people. “Surely,” thought Admetus, “surely so

the people. “Surely,” thought Admetus, “surely some one will be found among my friends to die for me — some old man, may be,

moment the flight grew wilder. Once the chariot was carried far away among the stars, then the steeds rushed down within the

from shocks and sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples    Burned among the withering leaves. There upon the village com

men of the island were invited to the palace of the king, and Perseus among them. At such a time it was the custom for each g

sitting upon a great floe of ice. They had only one eye and one tooth among them, and they spent their time quarreling as to

The king wondered at the strength and size of Theseus, as he saw him among the victims, and Ariadne gazed at him long; indee

ince had grown up. He was now living, still unknown and unrecognized, among these poor people. He helped them tend their floc

To the youthful shepherd, who had lived a simple life in the wood and among his flocks, power and wealth seemed magic words a

e wisest of mortal men, dwelt. From there they went to Sparta, hidden among its pleasant hills. Menelaus, king of Sparta, won

ut Cassandra, the prophet-daughter of the king,, knew it. She rose up among the children of Priam and cried out: — “Father, i

im to live in his own royal household. Meanwhile there was great rage among the Greeks. All their chieftains had once taken a

e gate, for fear of the mighty Achilles and his men. It happened that among the captives the Greeks had taken, there was a ma

e whole city. Not many days afterwards there was noticed a great stir among the Greeks. The ships were drawn down the beach t

d ceased to think of home and wives and children, and wished to dwell among the Lotus-eaters and never to return. But Ulysses

he ate them as if he had been some wild animal, and lay down to sleep among his flocks. “Shall I draw my sword and kill him?”

nish these lawless suitors. Go on before me to the palace, and appear among them. They will not dare to lay hands on you open

p into her husband’s armory and got his great bow and carried it down among the suitors. Then twelve rings, each upon a stake

146. Æne΄as, Brother-in-law of Hector, and next to him in reputation among the Trojan warriors, 186; survived the fall of Tr

rife. At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis she threw the golden apple among the guests, and caused the Trojan War, 170. Dri΄

. As an infant, was cast forth to die upon Mt. Ida; grew up, however, among the shepherds there, 71; fairest of men; was call

Thessaly; married Thetis, a sea-nymph; at the wedding, Discord threw among the guests a golden apple inscribed “For the Fair

, and a more or less well-grounded belief in, a First Cause. Far back among the mists of antiquity, at the remotest beginning

ication to the conduct of man as are the standards of right and wrong among the civilized and even among the barbarous nation

as are the standards of right and wrong among the civilized and even among the barbarous nations of to-day. What is virtue w

tes with many different peoples. Since the Greeks and Romans were not among those who received the divine story of creation,

y have undergone few or very trifling changes. The greatest authority among the philologists claims that during the “first pe

es hunting, music, and the use of medicinal herbs. Jupiter placed him among the stars, where he appears as Sagittarius, the A

e sister of Apollo, and daughter of Jupiter and Latona. She was known among the Greeks as Diana or Phœbe, and was honored as

the Furies, and Death, was driven from heaven for having sown discord among the gods. Diseases, see Pandora. Distaff, see P

uties of gratitude and friendship, and they promoted love and harmony among mankind. Graces (fourth), see Pasithea. Grad′iv

den Apple, which Juno, Venus, and Minerva each claimed as the fairest among the goddesses, Juno was much displeased when Pari

of Vishnu. Lamentation, see Cocytus. Lam′ia [Lamia]. An evil deity among the Greeks and Romans, and the great dread of the

was the son of Jupiter and Juno. Venus was his favorite goddess, and among their children were Cupid, Anteros, and Harmonia.

e Dryads were forest-nymphs, and the Hamadryads were nymphs who lived among the oak-trees — the oak being always specially ve

aved brass and silver. Its magnificence induced Pliny to give it rank among the wonders of the world. Pa′phia [Paphia], a na

e shepherds, however, found the infant and took care of him. He lived among them till he had grown to man’s estate, and he th

en invited, attended secretly; and when all were assembled, she threw among the goddesses a golden apple, on which was inscri

ks and the Trojans, which ended in the destruction of Troy. Paris was among the 676,000 Trojans who fell during or after the

weapons with great dexterity and with wonderful effect, for Paris was among the heroes whom he killed. The story of Philoctet

he sisters, Merope, married a mortal, and was ashamed to show herself among her sisters, who had all been married to gods.  

sculapius and Epione. His skill in medicine made him very serviceable among the soldiers in the Trojan war. Poet, see Parnas

ly caused the Trojan War, for, when the goddess of discord had thrown among the goddesses the golden apple inscribed “To the

us contagion, and to keep them separate from the surrounding nations, among whom it prevailed. Chap. II. Grecian and Roman

r valour, had raised themselves to the rank of immortals, had a place among these. What was the fourth order? The fourth orde

received divine honours; but neither Saturn, nor he, was ever ranked among the Deities of the first class. Janus must be rec

r ranked among the Deities of the first class. Janus must be reckoned among those gods called Indigetes. Besides his having t

ctor of sovereigns and magistrates. Were there not different Jupiters among different nations? Yes; and this circumstance ren

the deluge, as related in the book of Genesis. Noah divided the earth among his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhet. Ham went i

nity? It was the most solemn of any paid to the heathen Deities; and, among different nations, greatly diversified. The victi

and what were his priests called? He had several temples at Rome, and among the Greeks and other warlike nations. His priests

ivation of fruit-trees and gardens, procured for her great reputation among the Romans, who placed her in the Pantheon. Pomon

ks. These were all invented by the Romans, and are not to be met with among the Grecian Deities. The Satyrs, Fauns, and Egipa

[Pan.] Who was the God Pan? The God Pan held a principal place among the most ancient divinities. By the poets, he is

ouls of them who had faithfully served the state; and families placed among them the spirits of their departed friends and re

nd extensive respect, by brilliant or beneficial actions, were ranked among the deities. What is the doctrine of the two prin

, at first, as hieroglyphics, finally came to be objects of adoration among that superstitious race. Thus the goddess Bubasti

edicated a city in the Thebaid, called after her name. She was ranked among the ancient or elder divinities. Every third day,

rise, in a later period, to the doctrine of talismans, so celebrated among the Arabians first, and afterwards among the Euro

of talismans, so celebrated among the Arabians first, and afterwards among the Europeans. Did not the Egyptians pay most ext

anding round the throne of the Universal Ruler; the noblest and first among his subjects. Heaven was depicted as filled by th

neration, not as fierce conquerors and destroyers, and as such ranked among the destructive agents of nature; but as sent fro

, the noble leader of the Cherusci; who revived the spirit of liberty among the Germans, and opposed a glorious resistance to

g the heavenly bodies; and, by degrees, gross idolatry was introduced among the common people, worshiped among particular tri

ees, gross idolatry was introduced among the common people, worshiped among particular tribes. Of the angels or intelligences

logy gave rise to almost all the idolatrous superstitions that spread among the neighbouring nations, and is charged with hav

syrian and Babylonian empires, became the principal object of worship among the later Babylonians, and was, in fact, their Ju

fined, and by whom were they released? By what name was Jupiter known among the Gauls? What became of Saturn after his libera

dol images are found in the Hindû temples? Which is the highest caste among the Hindûs? Who was Varuna? Who was Seeva, or Mah

the Manah of the Arabians? What was the first corruption of religion among the Arabians? What was the Caaba, and what repres

top of Mount Olympus, and they said it was there that the gods lived, among the clouds and the stars. They pictured the marbl

happy days in the fields, helping her mother, or dancing and singing among the flowers, with her young companions. Way down

lighted a great torch from the fires of a volcano, and went wandering among the fields, looking for her child. When morning b

quaintance. There was once a poet who went out into the woods to sing among the green trees; and his mind was filled with the

to heaven she cried, “If there is any one to hear me, and any justice among the gods, let these men live forever in that pool

m haunts of coot and hern,     I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern,     To bicker down a valley. I chatter

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

the hills, answering to every call. ——— Invitation to Echo Two of us among the daisies     In the meadow bright and still, Y

f us among the daisies     In the meadow bright and still, You, alone among the mazes     Of the dark trees on the hill;     

and the exercise, he came to a shady spot in the woods, where, hidden among the low bushes, there was a little spring. The wa

had much experience in life. Be content to reign as queen of your art among women, but do not compare yourself with the gods.

range to say, the water had brought forth many queer new animals; and among them there was a huge monster, so ugly that I wil

e was Cassiopeia. Long after the time I am talking of, she was placed among the stars, and on a starry night any one will sho

le went to their temple to consult the oracle. This was an old custom among the people of long ago. In many cities there were

at grew on the marshy banks. Then he gave a deep sigh, and his breath among the reeds made a soft, murmuring sound, like musi

Florence). Then the childless, humbled woman sat down upon the plain among her dead, and gazed about her in silent grief. An

the top of the high mountain overlooking Thebes, and placed it there among the other rocks. And to this day, you can see the

lls; Then to wheel about, with its mate at play, Above and below, and among the spray, Hither and thither, with screams as wi

yes sparkled, as he said, “Is not the young prince of Athens standing among you?” “I am he, your majesty,” answered Theseus p

e trees, and sit beneath their shade, listening to the wind murmuring among the leaves. A Dream That Came True I am go

k out of the darkness, into the bright, sunlit sky. Somnus chose from among the visions the gentlest of all, and bade him tak

to the dark wood. He had not gone far, when he noticed a golden light among the forest trees, and he knew that he must be nea

gods was called Ambrosia, their drink Nectar. The gods when they came among men often partook of their food and hospitality.

Hyperion and Thea, represented the moon. The name signifies wanderer among the stars. She was supposed to drive her chariot

was a surname of Jupiter as god of rain. He was invoked by that name among the Romans whenever the earth was parched by cont

iginally, to have personified the air (the lower aërial regions), but among the Greeks this natural signification seems to ha

ording to Homer, was in Thrace, the land of boisterous wintry storms, among whose warlike inhabitants he was held in high est

entre of the room in which the family assembled. The hearth possessed among the ancients a far higher significance than it do

lso made various wonderful things for his favorites, or those of Zeus among men. Among these were the golden dogs which guard

birds. Hence, Apollo is the god of music. He is himself the musician among the Olympic gods. He attained his greatest import

musician among the Olympic gods. He attained his greatest importance among the Greeks as god of prophecy. His oracle of Delp

then set forth to spread his worship and the cultivation of the vine among the nations of the earth. He did not confine hims

y introducing more civilized manners and a more sociable mode of life among men.” Seemann . Seated in a chariot drawn by p

o him because they were destructive to vineyards. The most celebrated among the myths which testify to the wondrous power of

ular mountains or districts which they inhabited. The most celebrated among them was the Bœotian nymph Echo. She loved the be

the former the gods turned into stones; the latter may still be heard among the hills. Aphrodite avenged this injury on Tarci

thys cleansed him from all his human impurities, and gave him a place among the sea-gods. Thaumas*, Phorcys*, and Ceto*.

ians ascribed their victory at Marathon to the alarm which he created among the Persians by his terrible voice. Pan was gifte

me pain, and in answer to his prayer to Zeus for relief he was placed among the stars as the constellation Sagittarius*. At t

mes. As he was throwing the discus, it accidentally struck an old man among the spectators, and caused his death. The old man

e of Lake Stymphalis, in Arcadia, where they caused great destruction among men and cattle. While the hero stood deliberating

rifice, but Minos was induced by the beauty of the animal to place it among his own herds, and sacrificed another in its stea

noint his spear and shield, and gave him a stone which he was to cast among the warriors that would spring up from the dragon

beauty of Aphrodite. Soon after this event, Priam proposed a contest among his sons and other princes, promising to reward t

ned the expedition, disguised him in female attire, and concealed him among the daughters of King Lycomedes*, on the isle of

es, and displayed before the queen and her maidens various ornaments, among which he had placed some arms. By the order of Ul

on the coast to prevent their landing. But great hesitation prevailed among the troops as to who should be the first to set f

in conveying it to a place of safety. Mourning and confusion reigned among the Greeks at the death of Achilles. During seven

and returned with him to Greece. The tradition of the siege remained among the inhabitants of the country, though even in Ro

ing on the last one. As the sheep passed out the giant felt carefully among them for his victims, but not finding them on the

e dead. In order to gain time, Penelope had promised to make a choice among them as soon as she had finished weaving a burial

ingly steered. They began to build a city, but a pestilence broke out among them, and the fields that they had planted yielde

d human faculties and powers; and the third — the most popular of all among the people — was made up of forms and forces of N

iflfer as to whether the worshipers of Juggernaut* are to be reckoned among the followers of Vishnu or Siva. The temple stand

The Druids*. The Druids* were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and

silence, whence it is supposed originated the custom, which prevailed among the northern nations of Europe, of suspending a r

ss. It becomes divinities to set before mortals an example of harmony among themselves; I must therefore leave thee to be dea

f she could reconcile a goddess who, she knew, was the most beautiful among the immortals. She hoped she might receive pardon

aughters of men; but Cupid declared that Psyche was worthy of a place among the immortals. She had been tried by many sorrows

tendant of Diana, and spent my time in the woods, hunting or sporting among the trees; but going one day to bathe in the rive

d they loved all whom he loved.3 Marriages were celebrated in public among the Greeks, and all the friends of the parties jo

issued forth to the woods, and began the rites of Bacchus. Progne was among them, and the old woman also, from whom she had g

gods, says the fable, once resolved to go about in disguise, to learn among the different classes of men, the rich and the po

why it was accounted an act of civility to wash the feet of strangers among the ancients? Ann. Because they did not wear sto

Mother. The ancients believed that there were spirits who were sent among men, and that “when we sleep or when we wake, the

e children of earth, as soon as they had takes breath, began to fight among themselves; and in a short time, so furious was t

riends of the armed men who had killed his followers. But they fought among themselves, and after some were killed, the survi

pitied poor Ino and her child, and she besought Neptune to place them among the marine deities. At her request, Neptune gave

e no such foolish ways of worshipping the true, or any false god, now among any people. Mother. I am sorry to say there is s

heart. “Young stranger,” said he to her, “do not despair; you are not among barbarians. A king more merciful than Acrisius re

customary for athletic men to try their strength in certain contests; among them was throwing the quoit, or discus, a heavy p

the soft gurgling sound of its waters, as they flowed from the rock, among the trees which overshadowed them, they heard a s

ery fond of tripods; I mean the form of a tripod was very fashionable among them. They used them for many purposes, and they

y fifth year at Delphi. Great numbers of people resorted thither, and among them came poets, musicians and athletes. The poet

That is not known. About three hundred years ago, it was dug up from among some ruins in Antium, near Rome. It was dreadfull

t ability to guide my fiery horses through the vast expanse of ether, among myriads of heavenly bodies in constant and contra

followed by a splendid retinue. “Thebans,” cried Niobe, “I have come among you in pity for your folly; how absurd is your ho

brought them sufficient knowledge and energy to win deathless renown among men. All that they achieved, all that they medita

e the Oread run Along the mountains, nor the Nereid steer     Her way among the waves when day is done. Shadows nor shape rem

the principal were Titan, Saturn, and Hyperion, of the males; whilst among the females were comprised Thea, Rhea, Themis, an

. His nourishment was received from a goat, who was afterwards placed among the heavenly constellations, having given his ski

he whole year is one eternal spring.     Here while young Proserpine, among the maids, Diverts herself in these delicious sha

ny having decreed otherwise. But of this being, as possessing a place among the heroes of mythology, we are left in considera

nged his blood into a flower which bore his name, and placed his body among the constellations. ‌ The Spartans established y

ght), and which it was not lawful to enter. The dwellers in the city, among whom was Arcas, enraged at the desecration, attac

of her son, had not Jupiter snatched both to the sky, and placed them among the constellations, Calista being called “the Gre

at Ephesus, which from its grandeur and magnificence has been placed among the seven wonders of the world, but was burned by

arriage of Peleus and Thetis, evinced her disappointment, by throwing among the assembly of the gods, who were celebrating th

ith blood. The rose, the myrtle, and the apple, were sacred to Venus; among birds, the dove, the swan, and the sparrow, were

e sparrow, were her favourites. The goddess of beauty was represented among the ancients in different forms. Among the most h

iddle, corresponding exactly to the eye. They were sometimes reckoned among the Gods, and had a temple at Corinth, where wors

and ere long it was followed by a discovery which ‌created an ecstacy among the scandal-mongers of Olympus. This was no less

ts. “Pallas in figures wrought the heavenly powers, And Mars’s skill among the Athenean bowers, Each god, by proper features

superior lord.” Homer. The worship of Mars, was not very universal among the ancients, nor were his temples very numerous

among the ancients, nor were his temples very numerous in Greece, but among the warlike Romans he received great homage, as t

nyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img108 Ulysses sought the realm of Pluto, among his many adventures. “When lo! appeared along th

s of sacrifice to Mercury, and the places in which they were offered; among others, the Roman merchants yearly celebrated a f

nd painters have given of the Satyrs. Priapus was the most celebrated among them, as the the son of Venus, who meeting Bacchu

Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img131 Flora was unknown among the Greeks, having her birth with the Romans. She

he son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and was reckoned of much importance among the sea deities, being able to raise or to calm s

s service hired, Gave him the rule of all his briny flocks, That feed among a thousand ragged rocks.” The changes which this

thology_1842_img149 Night. Nox, one of the most ancient deities among the heathens, was the daughter of Chaos. From her

generally to the soul after it has separated from the body, and were among the infernal deities being supposed to preside ov

es. Their worship is supposed to have ‌arisen from the ancient custom among the Romans and other nations, of burying their de

f death, in groves Of Asphodel lies hid, and weaves His hushing spell among the leaves — Nor ever noise disturbs the air,    

, during the succeeding periods of brass and iron, and she was placed among the constellations of the Zodiac, under the name

ng from the union of a mortal with a divinity, have taken their place among the Immortals; and “Fabulous History” is the name

pears, As there they level their steep pointed spears. Wonders ensue, among his gazing foes The fragment of a massy rock he t

nd strong, Where the waves, in wild commotion,     Roar Cyanean rocks among ? Didst thou roam the paths of danger,     Hymene

h, as a reward for the many courageous deeds he had performed, placed among the gods, and rewarded with divine honours. It ha

, the sisters of the Gorgons, who possessed but one eye and one tooth among the three; with the assistance of Pluto’s helmet,

e noblest youth of Athens, and Theseus could not fail of being ranked among them, to be devoured by the monster. ————— “The

pidly And briefly? in your step thus hesitate? Are you afraid to meet among the good Incestuous Helen here? Aga. Oh! Gods of

ts capture could be accomplished. An ancient oracle had foretold that among the besiegers must be one of the descendants of E

anguish eased. My fatal course is finished, and I go, A glorious name among the ghosts below,’ ‌Then kissed the couch ‘and m

is said that it was she, who, to revenge herself, threw on the table among the festal company, the apple, with the inscripti

much interest to enable us to dispense with a few of the leading ones among them, this work not having for its object a deep

considerable extent. Below the Supreme being, whose belief is spread among all nations, are placed the embodyings of the pri

the air, the earth, the rivers, and the woods, and are placed by them among the inferior divinities. Insérer image anonyme_he

e offered at Upsal, in Sweden, every ninth year. Then they chose from among the captives, in time of war, and amongst the sla

tar; then they opened their entrails, and drew auguries from them, as among the Romans: but when they sacrificed men, those t

have accompanied us in our wanderings; to those who have been with us among the elegant reminiscences of the Greek mythology,

his brothers and sisters a fair share of his new kingdom. The wisest among the Titans — Mnemosyne, Themis, Oceanus, and Hype

ime, for the gods, with a sudden impulse of compassion, had concealed among the evil spirits one kindly creature. Hope, whose

etection. One day he and Mercury, his special messenger and favourite among the gods, took the forms of needy belated travell

ts, each fancying it had been thrown by his neighbour, began fighting among themselves. In a few minutes the number of giants

de a Butterflie, With excellent device and wondrous slight, Fluttring among the Olives wantonly, That seem’d to live, so like

V: Apollo The Beautiful God The most glorious and beautiful among all the gods was Apollo (Phœbus, Sol, Helios, Cyn

auty, and life, and joyance from above.” Southey. The most renowned among the numerous festivals held in honour of Apollo w

worshipped, and temples without number were dedicated to her service; among others the world-renowned sanctuary of Ephesus. T

o far retir’d     From happy pieties, thy lucent fans,     Fluttering among the faint Olympians, I see, and sing, by my own e

ming into view, and declared that the gods had placed Berenice’s Hair among the stars, there to shine for ever in memory of h

e modern statues of this goddess grace the various art galleries, but among them all the most perfect is the world-renowned V

npremeditated wit, Joyous and wild and wanton — such you may     Hear among revellers on a holiday.” Shelley. Being very hu

ffigy, and called aloud, “Mars, watch over us!” A common superstition among the Roman soldiery was that Mars, under the name

Amphitrite in due time became the happy parents of several children, among whom the most celebrated is Triton, whose body wa

in his previsions, for Semele, proud of having attracted the greatest among the gods, no longer offered any resistance, and c

We dance before him thorough kingdoms wide” Keats. The most unruly among his female followers were the Bacchantes, who del

and trepidation, dropped all her pretty flowers and stood motionless among them. Her uncertainty as to his purpose was only

sent the purity of the goddess, who, although wooed by many lovers, —  among whom Apollo and Neptune can justly claim the prec

s religious ceremonies, in honour of Vesta. The loveliest and noblest among the Roman maidens were chosen to serve this godde

State by maintaining this sacred fire, they enjoyed many privileges: among others, that of being preceded by a lictor with f

ices were held with great pomp; and her festivals, the Vestalia, were among the most beautiful and popular in Rome. Statues o

ly applied to souls when separated from the body — were also reckoned among the Roman divinities, and the illustrious ancesto

onth — a Roman custom in force to this day. Janus is not the only one among the Greek and Latin divinities whose name has bee

y with the gods’ request, Æolus either sent the gentler winds to play among the flowers, or, recalling them, let the fiercest

eds and virtuous lives, had won both admiration and respect. Foremost among these heroes — generally designated by the title

tirely forgotten persecutions. In the guise of an Amazon, she mingled among the women, and artfully spread the report that He

ng and glorious reign, the gods, who had always loved him, placed him among the stars, where he can still be seen, with his w

means of which the wearer could ascend to any height, And sail about among the clouds as easy as a kite.” Saxe. After repe

any guests were, of course, present to witness the marriage ceremony, among others Hercules and a number of the Centaurs. The

ailing), and speedily collected a crew of heroes as brave as himself, among whom were Hercules, Castor, Pollux, Peleus, Admet

to indulge in dancing at all times and in all places. The most famous among all the Satyrs was Silenus, Bacchus’ tutor; and P

orship was only known along the shores of the Hellespont. The fairest among all the lesser gods was doubtless Flora, goddess

er, he began to argue with her, and finally extracted an avowal that, among all the suitors, one alone was worthy of her love

to have her revenge by troubling the harmony which evidently reigned among all the guests. For a moment she stood beside the

ven large, Mast-throng’d beneath her shadowing citadel In glassy bays among her tallest towers.’” Tennyson. But all Minerva

gamemnon, Menelaus’ brother, chief of the expedition, which numbered, among many others, Nestor, noted for his wise counsel;

trinkets; but one of them, closely veiled, seized a weapon concealed among the ornaments, and brandished it with such skill

hœbus — for the priest was dear to him — Granted his prayer, and sent among the Greeks A deadly shaft. The people of the camp

osed the Greek onslaught. Many heroes bit the dust in this encounter, among others Sarpedon, the son of Jupiter and Europa — 

twin divinities Sleep and Death — ere Hector, son of Priam, and chief among the Trojan warriors, challenged Patroclus to sing

hem in chains, as; he fully expected, he soon perceived them feasting among the Lotus-eaters. Their eyes had lost all animati

was the abode of Polyphemus, son of Neptune, the largest and fiercest among the gigantic Cyclopean race. The Greeks’ first im

wont To let the sheep go first, but thou didst come Earliest to feed among the flowery grass, Walking with stately strides,

promised that all the offenders should perish. “‘Still shine, O Sun! among the deathless gods And mortal men, upon the nour

     “‘I bring to you The mighty bow that great Ulysses bore. Whoe’er among you he may be whose hand Shall bend this bow, and

e fairest women were dragged away to be sold as slaves in Greece; and among them Æneas beheld in the hands of Agamemnon’s sol

ed the Elysian Fields, where they found Anchises, gravely considering among the unborn souls those who were destined to anima

Æneas. Lavinia was very beautiful, and had already had many suitors, among whom Turnus, a neighbouring prince, boasted of th

efield in search of him, and had encountered and slain many warriors, among others Lausus and his aged father Mezentius, two

l stock of the age to which they belonged,” existed as “floating talk among the people” long ere they passed into the literat

me way. This tendency to personify or animate everything is universal among savages, who are nothing but men in the primitive

g them in the order in which they are presented in this work, we find among the myths of the sky, Uranus, whose name, like th

eader of armies, 121 Græ′æ. Three sisters with but one eye and tooth among them, 212; significance, 355, 366 Gra′ti-æ. Same