Myths of Greece and RomePenguin Books, 1981 - 308 من الصفحات Orpheus leading his beloved Eurydice back to life … Ulysses battling to resist the mesmerising Sirens’ song … The tragedy of the vengeful Medea … The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome are charged with passion and romance, magic and murder. Each one is brought to life beautifully in this lavishly illustrated edition of Thomas Bulfinch’s ‘The Age of Fable’ compiled by Bryan Holme. The narrative is clear and captivating, while the illustrations demonstrate the profound effect the myths had on the great artists of the West, via paintings and sculptures by masters from Botticelli to Picasso. |
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الصفحة 81
Thomas Bulfinch Bryan Holme. CHAPTER VII. PROSERPINE—GLAUCUS. AND. SCYLLA. ' The Rape of Proserpine. Charles de Lafosse. (Ecole des. When Jupiter and his brothers had defeated the Titans and banished them to Tartarus, a new enemy rose up ...
Thomas Bulfinch Bryan Holme. CHAPTER VII. PROSERPINE—GLAUCUS. AND. SCYLLA. ' The Rape of Proserpine. Charles de Lafosse. (Ecole des. When Jupiter and his brothers had defeated the Titans and banished them to Tartarus, a new enemy rose up ...
الصفحة 85
... Proserpine being an allegory. Proserpine signifies the seed-corn which, when cast into the ground, lies there concealed— that is, she is carried off by the god of the underworld; it reappears—that is, Proserpine is restored to her ...
... Proserpine being an allegory. Proserpine signifies the seed-corn which, when cast into the ground, lies there concealed— that is, she is carried off by the god of the underworld; it reappears—that is, Proserpine is restored to her ...
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... Proserpine and say, 'My mistress Venus desires you to send her a little of your beauty, for in tending her sick son she has lost some of her own.' Be not too long on your errand, for I must paint myself with it to appear at the circle ...
... Proserpine and say, 'My mistress Venus desires you to send her a little of your beauty, for in tending her sick son she has lost some of her own.' Be not too long on your errand, for I must paint myself with it to appear at the circle ...
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STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES | 13 |
PROMETHEUS AND PANDORA | 38 |
APOLLO AND DAPHNEPYRAMUS AND THISBECEPHALUS AND PROCRIS | 43 |
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Achilles Aeneas Aeson alludes ancient Apollo Aristaeus arms arrow Athens Bacchus beauty behold body breath brother Cadmus called cave Cephalus Ceres chariot charm Cupid Cyclops daugh daughter death deities Diana Dryope earth Eurystheus eyes fate father fell fled friends gave goddess gods golden Greek vase hair hand head heard heaven Hector Hercules hero Hippomenes husband island Jason Jove Juno Jupiter king land looked lyre maiden Medea Meleager Mercury Milton Minerva monster mortal mother mountain Museum National Gallery Neptune nymphs oracle Orpheus palace Patroclus Perseus Phaeacian Phineus Pirithous poet Priam Proserpine Psyche queen river rock round Scylla seized sent serpent ship shore Sibyl sight sister sleep stars stood story struck tears temple Theseus thou thought threw told took tree Trojans Troy turned Turnus Ulysses Venus waves wife wind wings wound youth