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Brewer's: Mincio
or Mintio. The birthplace of Virgil. The Clitumnus, a river of Umbria, was the residence of Propertius; the Anio is where Horace had a villa; the river Meles, in Ionia, is the supposed…Brewer's: Rakush
Rustem's horse in the Shah Nameh of Firdusi, the Homer of Korassan. (See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RaleighRakshas A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Rama-Yana
The history of Rama, the best great epic poem of ancient India, and worthy to be ranked with the Iliad of Homer. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RamadanRama…Brewer's: Sarpedon
A favourite of the gods, who assisted Priam when Troy was besieged by the allied Greeks. When Achilles refused to fight, Sarpedon made great havoc in battle, but was slain by Patroclos. (…Brewer's: Stentor
The voice of a Stentor. A very loud voice. Stentor was a Greek herald in the Trojan war. According to Homer, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Swan of Meander
(The). Homer, who lived on the banks of the Meander, in Asia Minor. (Fl. B.C. 950.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Swan of PaduaSwan of Mantua A B C D E…Brewer's: Teucer
Brother of Ajax the Greater, who went with the allied Greeks to the siege of Troy. On his return home, his father banished him the kingdom for not avenging on Ulysses the death of his…Brewer's: Tiryns
An ancient city of Argolis in Greece, famous for its Cyclopean architecture. The “Gallery of Tiryns” is the oldest and noblest structure of the heroic ages. It is mentioned by Homer, and…Brewer's: Typhon
Son of Typhoeus, the giant with a hundred heads. He was so tall that he touched the skies with his head. His offspring were Gorgon, Geryon, Cerberus, and the hydra of Lerne. Like Ins…Brewer's: Cestus
in Homer, is the girdle of Venus, of magical power to move to ardent love. In Jerusalem Delivered, Armida wore a similar cestus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Trending
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