Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 105
the extraordinaryforce and roar of rushing water. Naturally the sameattribute would be given to the much more powerful sea-god. But this deity has also his mild aspect; if, as isprobable, he represents the sea as known to those who liveround the Bay of Naples, we can understand why in thatfruitful… … 106. Tellus with the four Seasons. Bronze medallion of the Emperor Gommodus (a.d. 177-192) issued in187 a.d. In the British Museum. The earth-goddess (prima deorum Tellus, Verg. Acn. vii. 137) is represented reclining,her left arm resting on a fruit-basket, her right hand on astarry globe,…
Classical antiquities
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