Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 58
VergilsGeorgics, iv. 170 foil.: ac veluti lentis Cyclopes fulmina massiscum properant, alii taurinis follibus aurasaccipiunt redduntque, etc. The Cyclopes are, however, represented like ordinary humanbeings, with sledge hammers, tongs, etc, forging a mass ofmetal. The cave appears to be indicated… … RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY 41 47. Athena Chalcioicos. Bronze coin, of Lacedaemon issued in the reign of Gcdlienus (a.d. 253-268). The coin is inscribed AAK€AAI[MOJNI(jON, and has alsothe mark of value AC (in mono-gram) H, i.e. 8 assaria. Thebronze statue of Athena Chalcioicoswas by Gitiadas, a Spartan…
Classical antiquities
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