. Outlines of ancient and modern history, of a new plan, embracing biographical notices of illustrious persons, and general views of the geography, population, politics, religion, military and naval affairs, arts, literature, manners, customs, and society, of ancient and modern nations. Fates. Graces. GREECE, 185 Proteus, the son of Oceaniis, a god of the sea, could foretell futureevents, and change himself into any shape. The infernal deities were Pluto and bis consort Proserpine,Plutiis, Charon, tlie Furies, Fates, and the three judges, Mi-nos, vEacus, and Rhadamanthus. § Pluto, who
. Outlines of ancient and modern history, of a new plan, embracing biographical notices of illustrious persons, and general views of the geography, population, politics, religion, military and naval affairs, arts, literature, manners, customs, and society, of ancient and modern nations. Fates. Graces. GREECE, 185 Proteus, the son of Oceaniis, a god of the sea, could foretell futureevents, and change himself into any shape. The infernal deities were Pluto and bis consort Proserpine,Plutiis, Charon, tlie Furies, Fates, and the three judges, Mi-nos, vEacus, and Rhadamanthus. § Pluto, who exercised dominion over hell, was the brother of Ju-piter. The goddesses all refusing to marry him on account of his de-formity and gloomy disposition, he seized Proserpine, the daughterof Ceres, in Sicily, opened a passage through the earth, carried hei tohis residence, married, and made her queen of hell. No tefnples wereraised to his honour. He is represented seated on a throne of sulphur, from beneathwhich flow the rivers Lethe, Phlegethon, Cocytus, and Acheron. Hiscountenance is stern; on his head is a radiated crown; in one hand asceptre with two teeth, called a bident, and in the other, two keys. Plutus, an infernal deity, w^as the god of riches. He was lame, blind,injudicious,
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