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Bible Encyclopedias
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search Results: "apollo-at-delphi
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Adme`tus
king of pheræ in thessaly, one of the argonauts, under whom apollo served for a time as neat-herd. see alcestis .
king of pheræ in thessaly, one of the argonauts, under whom apollo served for a time as neat-herd. see alcestis .
Amphic`tyonic Council
A council consisting of representatives from several confederate States of ancient Greece, twelve in number at length, two from each, that met twice
A council consisting of representatives from several confederate States of ancient Greece, twelve in number at length, two from each, that met twice
Aristæ`us
A son of Apollo, the guardian divinity of the vine and olive, of hunters and herdsmen; first taught the management of bees, some of which stung Eurydice
A son of Apollo, the guardian divinity of the vine and olive, of hunters and herdsmen; first taught the management of bees, some of which stung Eurydice
Ar`temis
In the Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo, born in the Isle of Delos, and one of the great divinities of the Greeks;
In the Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo, born in the Isle of Delos, and one of the great divinities of the Greeks;
Astar`te
Or r he female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the male, these two being representative respectively of the conceptive and generative powers
Or r he female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the male, these two being representative respectively of the conceptive and generative powers
Bellay, Joachim Du
french poet; author of sonnets entitled "regrets," full of vigour and poetry; wrote the "antiquités de rome"; was called the apollo of the pléiade, the best poet and the best prose-writer among them (1524-1560).
french poet; author of sonnets entitled "regrets," full of vigour and poetry; wrote the "antiquités de rome"; was called the apollo of the pléiade, the best poet and the best prose-writer among them (1524-1560).
Bel`vedere
name given a gallery of the vatican at rome, especially that containing the famous statue of apollo, and applied to picture-galleries elsewhere.
name given a gallery of the vatican at rome, especially that containing the famous statue of apollo, and applied to picture-galleries elsewhere.
Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
an italian painter, sculptor, and architect, born at naples; produced his "apollo and daphne" at eighteen, his masterpiece; was architect to the pope, and designed the colonnade of st. peter's; he died wealthy (1598-1680).
an italian painter, sculptor, and architect, born at naples; produced his "apollo and daphne" at eighteen, his masterpiece; was architect to the pope, and designed the colonnade of st. peter's; he died wealthy (1598-1680).
Cad`mus
A semi-mythological personage, founder of Thebes, in Boeotia, to whom is ascribed the introduction of the Greek alphabet from Phoenicia and the invention
A semi-mythological personage, founder of Thebes, in Boeotia, to whom is ascribed the introduction of the Greek alphabet from Phoenicia and the invention
Cassandra
A beautiful Trojan princess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, whom Apollo endowed with the gift of prophecy, but, as she had rejected his suit, doomed to
A beautiful Trojan princess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, whom Apollo endowed with the gift of prophecy, but, as she had rejected his suit, doomed to
Castalia
a fountain at the foot of parnassus sacred to the muses; named after a nymph, who drowned herself in it to escape apollo.
a fountain at the foot of parnassus sacred to the muses; named after a nymph, who drowned herself in it to escape apollo.
Chrysëis
the daughter of chryses, priest of apollo, a beautiful maiden who fell among the spoils of a victory to agamemnon, and became his slave, and whom he refused to restore to her father until a deadly plague among the greeks, at the hands of apollo, whose priest her father was, compelled him to give her up.
the daughter of chryses, priest of apollo, a beautiful maiden who fell among the spoils of a victory to agamemnon, and became his slave, and whom he refused to restore to her father until a deadly plague among the greeks, at the hands of apollo, whose priest her father was, compelled him to give her up.
Clytie
a nymph in love with apollo, god of the sun, who did not respond to her; but, with all the passion he durst show to her, turned her into a sunflower.
a nymph in love with apollo, god of the sun, who did not respond to her; but, with all the passion he durst show to her, turned her into a sunflower.
Colossus
Any gigantic statue, specially one of Apollo in bronze, 120 ft. high, astride over the mouth of the harbour at Rhodes, reckoned one of the seven wonders
Any gigantic statue, specially one of Apollo in bronze, 120 ft. high, astride over the mouth of the harbour at Rhodes, reckoned one of the seven wonders
D'orsay, Count
A man of fashion, born in Paris; entered the French army; forsook it for the society of Lord and Lady Blessington; married Lady B.'s daughter by a former
A man of fashion, born in Paris; entered the French army; forsook it for the society of Lord and Lady Blessington; married Lady B.'s daughter by a former
Daphne
a laurel), a nymph chased by apollo, transformed into a laurel as he attempts to seize her; henceforth sacred to the god.
a laurel), a nymph chased by apollo, transformed into a laurel as he attempts to seize her; henceforth sacred to the god.
Delos
The smallest and central island of the Cyclades, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, and where the former had a famous oracle; it was, according to
The smallest and central island of the Cyclades, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, and where the former had a famous oracle; it was, according to
Deucalion
Son of Prometheus, who, with his wife Pyrrha, by means of an ark which he built, was saved from a flood which for nine days overwhelmed the land of Hellas.
Son of Prometheus, who, with his wife Pyrrha, by means of an ark which he built, was saved from a flood which for nine days overwhelmed the land of Hellas.
Dodo`na
an ancient oracle of zeus, in epirus, close by a grove of oak trees, from the agitation of the branches of which the mind of the god was construed, the interpreters being at length three old women; it was more or less a local oracle, and was ere long superseded by the more widely known oracle of delphi (q. v .).
an ancient oracle of zeus, in epirus, close by a grove of oak trees, from the agitation of the branches of which the mind of the god was construed, the interpreters being at length three old women; it was more or less a local oracle, and was ere long superseded by the more widely known oracle of delphi (q. v .).
Ephialtes
one of the giants who revolted against zeus and threatened to storm heaven; he appears to have been maimed by apollo and hercules.
one of the giants who revolted against zeus and threatened to storm heaven; he appears to have been maimed by apollo and hercules.
