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...This is a comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. (Summary by Sibella)...

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...Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. Many of the stories, such as The Fox and the Grapes (from which the idiom sour grapes derives), The Tortoise an...

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...arded as a classic in its genre. Typical of his culture and his era, Grahame casts his reminiscences in imagery and metaphor rooted in the culture of Ancient Greece; to the children whose impressions are recorded in the book, the adults in their lives are Olympians, while the chapter titled The Argonauts refers to Perseus, Apollo, Psyche, and similar figures of Greek mytho...

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...ough, when he was one of them—and then to enchant the boys by relations of ancient exploits, especially his friend Spencer climbing up, and en- gravin... ...g up a carcase, and as soon as they have done it, you shall hear me say my ancient geography, and then we will do a nice bit of T asso; and if we have... ...othing could be better news for Dr. May, who had never lost a grain of the ancient school-party-loyalty that is part of the nature of the English gent... ...urance that the bay was steady, so far was he from being troubled with his ancient desire, that the 133 Yo n g e steed would rear right up on his hin... ...lege friend in London, and was answering his inquiries for the Dick May of ancient times. “Poor May! I never saw a man so thrown away. With his talent... ...with a look of congratulation, “and I had a famous reading of Thirlwall’s ‘Greece.’” “I should think that such evenings were as bad as the mornings.” ...

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...An enclopedia of Greek and Roman mythology based on Project Gutenberg's edition of Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M.Berens with illustrations from Wikimedia Commons. ...

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...contact between Europe and China just in time to let InfoTech wonders from the East nourish the Renaissance. -- 11. The Missing Keys to Science Chest Ancient Greece’s fear of the void blocked the advance of science for millennia, but Hindus in India and the Arabs unveil the numerical tools needed for modern science to emerge in the West. -- 12. Invaders from the North Scan...

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...e East nourish the Renaissance. 11. The Missing Keys to Science Chest Ancient Greece’s fear of the void blocked the advance of science for millen... ...ourish the Renaissance. 11. The Missing Keys to Science Chest Ancient Greece’s fear of the void blocked the advance of science for millennia, but... ...he printed word have been used. They can let you move from the peoples of ancient eras, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, on to ... ...heir memories. Boorstin relates awesome mnemonic skills that bloomed in ancient times. Take, for instance, the legendary Greek lyric poet Simonide... ... imagination with places to warehouse his memory.‖ The accuracy of our ancient forbearers‘ spoken messages rested solely upon the listener‘s memo... ...) split geographically along a line that runs roughly from Scandinavia to Greece and almost touches the Black Sea. The eastward migration from t... ...ct the sharing of problem-solving knowledge. The magic of writing broke ancient tribal bonds and passed the tribal chiefs‘ powers to warrior-leade... ...nters and gradually spread their alphabet‘s use to places as far-flung as Greece, Sicily, Italy, North Africa, southern Spain, and the British Isles...

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...under King Akhenaton. 11 It was later blended with religious elements from ancient Palestine of about the same era, as well as with organized Arab rel... ...Cyril Aldred, Akhenaten, Thames and Hudson, London, 1968; Henri Frankfort, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1948; A.H. Gardiner... ...d through the second major influence—the writings and schools of classical Greece—came a new, carefully defined system of Hebraism which can lay claim... ...irect progenitor of modern day Judaism. 13. For the overall development of ancient Hebrew religion see Helmer Ringgren, Israelite Religion, Fortress P... ...convey the feeling of finding release from the wheel of reincarnation. One ancient writer in the West has attempted to lead us to grasp what this mean... ...government of the Empire as such— and who for the most part lived in Rome, Greece, and Turkey—sought to distance themselves from the public percep- ti... ...tradi- tional Jewish presuppositions. Of all the philosophical heritage of Greece and Rome it was Plato’s teachings, as taught and ex- panded by the A... ... Judaism because the Mystery Religions and the philosophical traditions of Greece and Rome for the most part held a similar view, thus reinforcing the... ...therwise. A reaction was inevitable. Most of the religious cultures of the ancient world were familiar with the concept of a Mother Goddess, either as...

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... pal design of wisdom; for to comprise it all in one word, says one of the ancients, and to contract all the rules of human life into one, “it is to w... ...dent,” as the motto of our Talebot has it. ’Tis no wonder, says one of the ancients, that chance has so great a dominion over us, since it is by chanc... ... discourse; for besides that I easily submit my belief to the authority of ancient opinions, I look upon it indeed as an unmanly and stupid vice, but ... ...vours of the god. There is more time and constancy re- quired than so. The ancients spent whole nights in this exer- cise, and ofttimes added the day ... ...erred the open- ing of it, saying, which afterwards turned to a proverb in Greece, “Business to-morrow.” A wise man may, I think, out of respect to an... ... not interrupt his dinner or break his sleep is inexcusable. And there was anciently at Rome, the consular place, as they called it, which was the mos... ...y have consented to exchange these for the most beautiful creatures of all Greece; or that Alexander or Caesar ever wished to be deprived of the grand... ... us, O admirable Ulysses, come hither, thou greatest ornament and pride of Greece.”—Homer, Odysseus, xii. 184.] These philosophers said, that all the ... ...e for the sin of lying, as well heard as pro- nounced. That good fellow of Greece—[Plutarch, Life of Lysander, c. 4.]—said that children are amused wi...

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.... . . . . . . . . 182 The Dungeon . . . . . . . . . . . 183 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in seven parts . . . . . . . . 201 Sonnets Attempted in ... ...l thee low, Or Envy blast the laurels on thy brow. To such poor joys could ancient Honour lead When empty fame was toiling Merit’s meed; To Modern... ...itted power impressed, I deem those legends terrible, with which The polar ancient thrills his uncouth throng: Whether of pitying Spirits that make... ...nd that walnut-tree Was richly ting’d, and a deep radiance lay Full on the ancient ivy, which usurps Those fronting elms, and now, with blackest ma... ...h of Love and Beauty. - 182 - The Dungeon Coleridge: Poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in seven parts 1797-1798 ARGUMENT How a Ship ha... ...ppy day, What I should call her in my lay; By what sweet name from Rome or Greece; Lalage, Neaera, Chloris, Sappho, Lesbia, or Doris Arethusa or ... ...ace and intertwine Of all with all in gay and twinkling dance! Mid gods of Greece and warriors of romance, See! Boccace sits, unfolding on his knee...

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...ew who pro- fessed themselves followers in the retinue and equipage of the ancients, as creatures of a lower race. Boileau, as a mere imitator and pro... ...beyance; an effort of self-conquest realized in more cases than one by the ancient fathers, both Greek and Latin, with regard to the profane classics.... ...less they had found it fuming upwards like incense to the Pagan deities in ancient times, from altars erected at every turning upon all the paths of m... ...cities to the judges of assize, and to other official persons; a custom of ancient standing, and in some places, we believe, still subsisting; and in ... ...onnections, bore the beautiful name of Mary Arden, a name derived from the ancient forest dis- trict 10 of the country; and doubtless she merits a mo... ... occur in life could not wisely be exhibited on the stage. Now, in ancient Greece, women were secluded from the society of men. The 52 Biographical E... ...shold against the ingress of males, had been trans- planted from Asia into Greece thousands of years perhaps before either convents or Mahommed existe... ...tumult. Thus it happened, that such female characters as were exhibited in Greece, could not but be the harsh and the severe. If a gentle Ismene appea... ...f the Greek tragedy. And every scholar who has studied that grand drama of Greece with feeling,—that drama, so magnificent, so regal, so stately,—and ...

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...is hurly-burly once more. There are awnings all along the ship, and a most ancient, fish-like smell beneath. ‘1 O’CLOCK. – Suddenly a great strain in ... ...k still stands upon a gate, and has left the mark of his strong clutch. Of ancient times when Crete was Crete, not a trace remains; save perhaps in th... ...ar- ing above our heads; old tanks, ruins, and desolation at our feet. The ancient Arsinoe stood here; a few blocks of marble with the cross attest th... ...r they might come as near and talk as much as they pleased. These isles of Greece are sad, interesting places. They are not really barren all over, bu... ...and has been two years at Genoa. S– is a French German with a face like an ancient Gaul, who has been sergeant-major in the French line and who is, I ... ... in which he took not some; and yet always most in the strong human bonds, ancient as the race and wo- ven of delights and duties. He was even an anxi...

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... and the Netherlands). Optimally, they should be lower (as is the case in Greece, Germany and Hungary). Alternatively, even if sickness benefits are... ...rk, and the Netherlands). Optimally, they should be lower (as they are in Greece, Germany and Hungary). Where sickness benefits are earnings-related,... ...unions still exist even in Western and better governed countries, such as Greece. In the former colonies of the British Empire, trade unions have to ... ...nachronistic as dinosaurs. Many preferred to see them as extinct as those ancient reptiles. An injection of private initiative acquired the status o...

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...i &t nithde Aarhundrede; Geschiedenis &r Nederlandsche Taal. 38. Titles of ancient manuscripts (singular, MS; plural, MSS) : Codex Bezae, Vatican ... ...talics 23 Books of the Bible, both canonical and apocryphal, and titles of ancient manuscripts, should be set in roman type (see 27 and 38). 53. T... ...dsletti has said, . . . ." Deut. 3: 4b [s]. Grote, the great historian of Greece (see his History, I, 204 [second edition]), . . . . 163. Such ph... ...utwlsal Antiquities, p. 199. 1 G. L. Hendrickson "Origin and Meaning of the Ancient Characters of Style," Am. Jour. Phil. XXV (~gog), pp. 25c-75. 3...

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...ama Company at DePaul. The Classics Drama Company at DePaul is a new gathering of Thespians and Classicists dedicated to performing and understanding ancient literature. If you live in Chicago and attend DePaul University, we welcome new additions to our group. Contact Dr. Kirk Shellko (kshellko@depaul.edu), if interested. First performed in classical Athens c. 411 B.C.E.,...

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...eat of the British Empire, and the chamber of the English kings. This most ancient city is the the county of Middlesex, the fruitfullest and wholesome... ...originally founded, as all historians agree, by Brutus, who, com- ing from Greece into Italy, thence into Africa, next into France, and last into Brit... ...e nation, or parliament, is held. The government of the city is lodged, by ancient grant of the Kings of Britain, in twenty-four aldermen—that is, sen... ...y of Sir Christopher Hatton, son of William, grandson of John, of the most ancient family of the Hattons; one of the fifty gentlemen pensioners to Her... ...anging near it; the sense of which is: That if any faith is to be given to ancient chronicles, a stone of great note is enclosed in this chair, being ... ...unster, wife of Edward, Duke of Y ork. Frances, Countess of Sussex, of the ancient family of Sidney. Thomas Bromley, Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth. Th...

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...he limits, trying to get into business and trying to get out of debt, a very ancient slough, called by the Latins æs alienum, another’s brass, for som... ...ver too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What every body echoes or in silen... ... the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. The ancient philosophers, Chinese, Hindoo, Persian, and Greek, were a class t... ...ong as possible by wrapping them in cloths. I made a study 38 Walden of the ancient and indispensable art of bread making, consulting such authoritie... ...xpense of youthful days and costly hours, if you learn only some words of an ancient language, which are raised out of the trivialness Reading 63 of ... ...e select language of literature. They had not learned the nobler dialects of Greece and Rome, but the very materials on which they were written were w... ...hem! Even music may be intoxicating. Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, and will destroy England and America. Of all ebriosity, ...

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...ut on my noble court dress, and thus becomingly re-clothed I pass into the ancient courts of the men of old, where, being lovingly received by them, I... ...dicate the policy adopted by the Roman Senate towards the weaker states of Greece, would by an Elizabethan be correctly rendered “entertain,” and ever... ...ance. Now I say that those dominions which, when acquired, are added to an ancient state by him who acquires them, are either of the same country and ... ...e his position more secure and durable, as it has made that of the Turk in Greece, who, notwith- standing all the other measures taken by him for hold... ...ion or through fear, as one has seen already. The Romans were brought into Greece by the Aetolians; and in every other country where they obtained a f... ...he greater, and did not allow any strong foreign powers to gain authority. Greece appears to me sufficient for an example. The Achaeans and Aetolians ... ...es them as he chooses. But the King of France is placed in the midst of an ancient body of lords, acknowledged by their own subjects, and beloved by t... ...yed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privi- leges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits w... ...d speaking of the first method, it will be illustrated by two examples—one ancient, the other modern—and with- out entering further into the subject, ...

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...o his book which seems at first sight unnatural. Ferragus is, according to ancient custom, a name taken by the chief or Grand Master of the Devorants.... ...o in the morning. By day it is Paris epitomized; by night it is a dream of Greece. The rue Traversiere-Saint- Honore—is not that a villainous street? ... ...l. This young man belonged to a good family, whose nobil- ity was not very ancient; but there are so few really old fami- lies in these days, that all... ...e are so few really old fami- lies in these days, that all men of rank are ancient without dispute. His grandfather had bought the office of counsello... ...us The vidame strongly advised the baron to go to Italy, and from Italy to Greece, from Greece to Syria, from Syria to Asia, and not to return until h... ...s took up the subject, and talked for a while of the burials of antiquity. Ancient things were just then becoming a fashion, and some persons declared...

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... or EARTH-BORN, that warr’d on JOVE, BRIARIOS or TYPHON, whom the Den By ancient TARSUS held, or that Sea-beast 200 LEVIATHAN, which God of all h... ...is Herarchie, the Orders bright. Nor was his name unheard or unador’d In ancient Greece; and in AUSONIAN land Men call’d him MULCIBER; and how h... ...chie, the Orders bright. Nor was his name unheard or unador’d In ancient Greece; and in AUSONIAN land Men call’d him MULCIBER; and how he fell ... ...he Deep. What if we find Some easier enterprize? There is a place 345 (If ancient and prophetic fame in Heav’n Err not) another World, the happy ... ...the lowest deep Will once more lift us up, in spight of Fate, Neerer our ancient Seat; perhaps in view Of those bright confines, whence with nei... ...il, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems 590 Of ancient pile; all else deep snow and ice, A gulf profound as that SERBO... ... 305 So, if great things to small may be compar’d, XERXES, the Libertie of GREECE to yoke, From SUSA his MEMNONIAN Palace high Came to the Sea, ...

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..., with the purple and brown moor close upon its one street; a curious little ancient market cross set up in the midst of it; and the town itself looki... ...n called Aspatria—a name, in a manner, suggestive of the departed glories of Greece, associated with one of the most engaging and most fa mous of Gre... ...was followed by a social supper, and by the presentation, in accordance with ancient custom, of a pound of sweetmeats and a bottle of Madeira, offered... ...e. A place dropped in the midst of a charming landscape, a place with a fine ancient fragment of castle, a place of lovely walks, a place possessing s... ...ards became the Bride. ‘He put her to school. In a secret, dark, oppressive, ancient house, he put her to school with a watchful and unscrupulous woma... ...lat forms with a halter hanging round his neck like a Calais burgher of the ancient period much degenerated, was courted by the best society, by reas...