M. Tullii Ciceronis De natura deorum libri tres, Volume 2University Press, 1883 - Gods, Greek |
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... stars were dedicated at Delphi , ( Orat . 11 352 ) of their saving Simonides in the fall of the palace of Scopas . Florus ( III 3 20 ) says they carried the news of the defeat of the Cimbri to Rome . Their worship was brought from ...
... stars were dedicated at Delphi , ( Orat . 11 352 ) of their saving Simonides in the fall of the palace of Scopas . Florus ( III 3 20 ) says they carried the news of the defeat of the Cimbri to Rome . Their worship was brought from ...
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... ( stars or marvels ) ' . In the Odyssey he appears as the sole man who retains his faculties intact in the under world , solum sapere , ceteros umbrarum vagari modo Div . 1 88. He plays an im- portant part in the Seven against Thebes ...
... ( stars or marvels ) ' . In the Odyssey he appears as the sole man who retains his faculties intact in the under world , solum sapere , ceteros umbrarum vagari modo Div . 1 88. He plays an im- portant part in the Seven against Thebes ...
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... stars on the mind of the observer . He gives this very succinctly , but Bywater from a comparison of other writers , makes it probable that in the original dialogue the two causes were connected in some such way as follows : ' the ...
... stars on the mind of the observer . He gives this very succinctly , but Bywater from a comparison of other writers , makes it probable that in the original dialogue the two causes were connected in some such way as follows : ' the ...
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... stars among the grounds of religious belief : ( men placed in heaven the abodes of the gods , because there were seen there ) luna , dies , et nox , et noctis signa severa , noctivagaeque faces caeli flammaeque volantes , nubila , sol ...
... stars among the grounds of religious belief : ( men placed in heaven the abodes of the gods , because there were seen there ) luna , dies , et nox , et noctis signa severa , noctivagaeque faces caeli flammaeque volantes , nubila , sol ...
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... stars , the varied grouping of con- stellations . utilitatem : edd . adopt the conjecture of Manutius , varietatem , which is more in agreement with the context , but I think the text may be defended . Beauty and utility are often ...
... stars , the varied grouping of con- stellations . utilitatem : edd . adopt the conjecture of Manutius , varietatem , which is more in agreement with the context , but I think the text may be defended . Beauty and utility are often ...
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