A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 473
rriedoff the oxen of Apollo and drove themto Pylos. When he returned to hiscavre he found a tortoise at the mouthof it, which he made into a lyre, byplacing strings across its shell. Apolloknew who had stolen the oxen andcame to demand them, but Maia showedhim the infant asleep in his cradle.The… … Hermes. (Museo Borbonieo.) 458 ANCIENT MYTHS pecially of Zeus; and as the heralds speak publicly, he was tlie godof eloquence, — the god who protected travellers, and the god ofcommerce. His statue was erected on roads, at gates, and doors.He was the god of luck, and presided over games with dice.…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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