A hand-book of mythology : the myths and legends of ancient Greece and Rome (1884)
Berens, E. M · New York : Clark & Maynard · leaf 162
154 MYTHS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME. their path, the Hours sprinkled roses over the sky, Apollo added the music of his lyre, and the Muses united their voices in a glad chorus of delight. This myth would appear to be an allegory, which sig¬ nifies that the soul, before it can … emblematical of the power of love as the subduer of all nature, even of the wild animals. In Rome, Eros was worshipped under the name of Amor or Cupid. HYMEN. Hymen or Hymenseus, the son of Apollo and the muse Urania, was the god who presided over marriage and nuptial solemnities, and was hence…
Mythology, Classical
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