- Odyssey: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Argument Minerva’s Descent to Ithaca The poem opens within forty eight days of the arrival of Ulysses in his dominions He had now remained seven years in the Island of Calypso, when the gods assembled in council, proposed the method of his departure from thence and his return to his native country For this purpose it is concluded to send Mercury to Calypso, and Pallas immediately descends
- Iliad: Book 4 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Argument The Breach of the Truce, and the First Battle The gods deliberate in council concerning the Trojan war: they agree upon the continuation of it, and Jupiter sends down Minerva to break the truce She persuades Pandarus to aim an arrow at Menelaus, who is wounded, but cured by Machaon In the meantime some of the Trojan troops attack the Greeks Agamemnon is distinguished in all the
- Encyclopedia of Mythology – Mythopedia
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more
- Minerva – Mythopedia
Minerva was the wisest of the Roman pantheon, the patron deity of philosophy, craftsmanship, art, and strategy A quintessentially Roman goddess, she was part of the widely worshiped Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno
- Iliad: Book 19 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The hero obstinately refuses all repast, and gives himself up to lamentations for his friend Minerva descends to strengthen him, by the order of Jupiter He arms for the fight: his appearance described He addresses himself to his horses, and reproaches them with the death of Patroclus
- Greek Mythology – Mythopedia
Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals
- Metamorphoses: Book 13 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
To Ceres, Bacchus, and Minerva’s fruit How great their value, and how rich their use, Whose only touch such treasures could produce! The dire destroyer of the Trojan reign, Fierce Agamemnon, such a prize to gain (A proof we also were design’d by Fate To feel the tempest, that o’erturn’d your state), With force superior, and a ruffian crew,
- Diana – Mythopedia
Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt, unspoiled nature, and the boundaries separating wild from civilized, living from dead Master of the bow, she roamed the wilderness seeking adventure and hunting game
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