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Excerpt from Perseus and Andromeda
Now, of all his children, Zeus had for Dionysus a peculiar affection. When his son''s effeminacy, his drunkenness and his various habits of pleasure, were scorn fully mentioned in his presence, the divine father would sternly rebuke the critics, and instance the many manly exploits of his well-beloved son. Had he not conquered Lydia, and taken cap tive the inhabitants of Tmolus, and brought the Thracians under his yoke.p India, with its elephants and emperor, was his. And these conquests he had made lightly, without effort, singing and dancing - in his cups, you might almost say.
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Now, of all his children, Zeus had for Dionysus a peculiar affection. When his son''s effeminacy, his drunkenness and his various habits of pleasure, were scorn fully mentioned in his presence, the divine father would sternly rebuke the critics, and instance the many manly exploits of his well-beloved son. Had he not conquered Lydia, and taken cap tive the inhabitants of Tmolus, and brought the Thracians under his yoke.p India, with its elephants and emperor, was his. And these conquests he had made lightly, without effort, singing and dancing - in his cups, you might almost say.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Richard le Gallienne
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ISBN - 9780331814309
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Page Count - 64
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