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Stories of old Greece (1894)

Firth, Emma M · Boston, Heath · leaf 45

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many years after it hadbeen made, not far from the great city of Rome, andwas taken to the belvedere of the Vatican in that city.This fine statue is called the Apollo Belvedere, andrepresents the sun-god after he had shot the goldenarrow into the pythons cave. He seems proud andhappy at the thought… … EKOS. Eros was a bright and winning little fellow : but o o since the truth must be told, be was mischievous, andoften did harm by his thoughtless ways. His mother 40 DAPHNE, THE DAWN-MAIDEN. 41 had given him a bow and arrows, and Eros had be-come quite a skilful archer. Sometimes, however, hesent…

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