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Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)

Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 304

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and looked about in vain for some missiles to hurlat his foes. Jupiter, touched by the danger of his son, senta rain of round stones with which Hercules repulsed hisenemies. The Engonasis is thus considered by some torepresent the giant bending down to pick up the missiles. In the modern… … Z E G M Hercules, the Kneeler 217 stones. Posidonius sagely remarks that it was a pityJupiter did not rain the stones on the Ligurians in the firstplace, and save Hercules the trouble of picking them up. Bayer represents Hercules as holding in addition to hisclub an apple branch, possibly to…

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