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... marriage , of the mystic spousals Of Hephaestus fiery and Uranian Aphrodite , ( Vulcan and Venus , ) And styled her Olympian Goddess ; -by whose power Often they escaped the exterminating bane of death , But still kept the eye on valour ...
... marriage , of the mystic spousals Of Hephaestus fiery and Uranian Aphrodite , ( Vulcan and Venus , ) And styled her Olympian Goddess ; -by whose power Often they escaped the exterminating bane of death , But still kept the eye on valour ...
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... marriages , illustrated in this aspect by the usages and pretensions of the royal family of Persia , and later of the Ptolemies . ( Thus Hecatæus , of Miletus , who appears in the exercise of political influence , made pretensions to ...
... marriages , illustrated in this aspect by the usages and pretensions of the royal family of Persia , and later of the Ptolemies . ( Thus Hecatæus , of Miletus , who appears in the exercise of political influence , made pretensions to ...
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... marriage to the satrap Orontobates , and thus it be- comes apparent that when Alexander , advancing into Caria , procured his adoption by Ada the expelled Queen , he was acting in accordance with his usual policy of con- necting respect ...
... marriage to the satrap Orontobates , and thus it be- comes apparent that when Alexander , advancing into Caria , procured his adoption by Ada the expelled Queen , he was acting in accordance with his usual policy of con- necting respect ...
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... marriage of the daughter of this Pixodarus , has already brought to our notice a mixed Persian alliance , to which may be added the instances of the Rhodian brothers , Mentor and Memnon , sons - in - law of the satrap Artabanus.§ ( The ...
... marriage of the daughter of this Pixodarus , has already brought to our notice a mixed Persian alliance , to which may be added the instances of the Rhodian brothers , Mentor and Memnon , sons - in - law of the satrap Artabanus.§ ( The ...
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... marriage in this character is found as distinctly intimated as that of Aphrodite ; - Thou , Vulcan , art torch - bearer in the marriages of mor- tals . " The worship of Hephæstus ( Vulcan ) in Lycia ap- pears to have been connected with ...
... marriage in this character is found as distinctly intimated as that of Aphrodite ; - Thou , Vulcan , art torch - bearer in the marriages of mor- tals . " The worship of Hephæstus ( Vulcan ) in Lycia ap- pears to have been connected with ...
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