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Vulcan fire-ruling Power in Lemnos own'd,
330 Empress of Heaven white-arm'd, great Juno golden-thron'd.
330 Empress of Heaven white-arm'd, great Juno golden-thron'd.
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There too the Goddesses of Founts and Trees,
And yellow Ceres crown'd with Corn was seen,
The Nereids[1] all, spawn of the fruitful Seas,
And beauteous Thetis, silver-footed Queen.
335 Fair-hair'd Latona, and Alcides strong,
Hebe, whose bloom celestial never fades,
Bacchus, the twice-born Victor ever-young,
Inexorable Pluto,[2] King of Shades.
There too the Goddesses of Founts and Trees,
And yellow Ceres crown'd with Corn was seen,
The Nereids[1] all, spawn of the fruitful Seas,
And beauteous Thetis, silver-footed Queen.
335 Fair-hair'd Latona, and Alcides strong,
Hebe, whose bloom celestial never fades,
Bacchus, the twice-born Victor ever-young,
Inexorable Pluto,[2] King of Shades.
- ↑ v. 331. There too.] v. 333. The Nereids.] Neptune and the rest of the watry Deities are present at the Council of the Gods; because Waters supply the Air with Vapours, and by that means pass into the Æther: See Eustathius on the Subject, who will also give you the Reasons of most of the Epithets here apply'd to the Gods.
- ↑ v. 338. Pluto.] He was not introduc'd into Homer's Assembly; but as that seems a hardship upon one who is honour'd with the Title of Jupiter, as well as his elder Brother, he is here admitted into the Council.
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