 | Thomas Smith - 1818 - Liczba stron: 158
...wickedness and impiety of mankind, during the brazen and iron ages, induced her to return to heaven, where she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern but majestic countenance, and like tbe goddess Themis,... | |
 | John C. Laskey - 1818 - Liczba stron: 262
...and •"'"* 4gpravity of mankind, drove her to heaven, in the brazen and iron ifges ; she was there placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. We here see the importance with which the peace of Amiens was looked forward to by the French Nation,... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1820 - Liczba stron: 892
...AstrEea ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern, but majestic countenance, holding a pair of scales, in... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1823 - Liczba stron: 892
...Astraa ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern, but majestic countenance, holding a pair of scales, in... | |
 | Ovid - 1827 - Liczba stron: 332
...is said to be the goddess of justice ; and when the impiety of the iron age constrained her to leave the earth, she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac under the name of Virgo. 152. Affectasse : ' aimed at.' — Ferunt : ' they say.' — Gigantas : ' that the Giants ; ' the sons... | |
 | John Lemprière - 1827 - Liczba stron: 938
...-ir:-;i ; but the wickedness anil impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron age?, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. She is represented as a virgin, with a stern but majestic countenance, holding a pair ol scales iu... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1841 - Liczba stron: 806
...division and distribution of time (§ 105). Astraea also was by some called a daughter of Themis. Astrcsa was likewise a goddess of justice or rather of property, and, according to Ovid's account (Metam. i. 149), was the last of the divinities to quit the earth. She was placed among the constellations... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1845 - Liczba stron: 788
...and distribution of time ($ 105). Astnea also was by some called a daughter of Themis. 1 ». Aslraa was likewise a goddess of justice, or rather of property;...the earth. She was placed among the constellations ol the Zodiac under the name of Virgo, anciently called Erigone. i. Aslrs-a, who according to some... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - Liczba stron: 850
...golden age; but the wickedness of mankind drove her to Heaven again in the iron age that followed, when she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo, or Erigone. She was however the last of the deities who retired from the earth, ASTRAKHAN. ASTRAXTIA.... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg, Nathan Welby Fiske - 1849 - Liczba stron: 766
...and distribution of lime (§ 105). Astrœa also was by some called a daughter of Themis. 1 u. Aslraa was likewise a goddess of justice, or rather of property...under the name of Virgo, anciently called Erigone. 2. Astrjra, who according to some was the daughter of Titan and Anrora, was represented (cf. Aul. Gell,... | |
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Astraea ; but the wickedness and impiety of mankind drove her to heaven in the brazen and iron ages, and she was placed among the constellations of the zodiac, under the name of Virgo. 
