The Pantheon, representing the fabulous histories of the heathen gods, and most illustrious heroes; in a plain, and familiar method, by way of dialogue . Civ. Dei 18. b pi;n. Hift. Nat. 1. 8. c, 40. ? He-fodot. 1. 3* d Epiphan, ap. Syr. ( 304 h APPENDIX; OE THE; VIRTUES AND VICES WHICH HAVE.:BEEN OF THE GODDESSES THAT MAKE THE GODS* THOSE Goddefies (whole images are fmall, and a!f7Jpainted in one pi£iure) are/he Virtues ; by whofe favour,not only the Dii Adfcriftftii^ but all the other Gods be-fide, were advanced to heaven, and honoured with theutmoft veneration. You fee feme Vices
The Pantheon, representing the fabulous histories of the heathen gods, and most illustrious heroes; in a plain, and familiar method, by way of dialogue . Civ. Dei 18. b pi;n. Hift. Nat. 1. 8. c, 40. ? He-fodot. 1. 3* d Epiphan, ap. Syr. ( 304 h APPENDIX; OE THE; VIRTUES AND VICES WHICH HAVE.:BEEN OF THE GODDESSES THAT MAKE THE GODS* THOSE Goddefies (whole images are fmall, and a!f7Jpainted in one pi£iure) are/he Virtues ; by whofe favour,not only the Dii Adfcriftftii^ but all the other Gods be-fide, were advanced to heaven, and honoured with theutmoft veneration. You fee feme Vices among them ^(for they had altars dedicated to them too) which, likefhades, increafe the luftre of the .Virtues \ whofe bright—nefs is doubled by the reflection of the colours, Toboth of them there are adjoining feme Gods, either fa-vouring or oppofing them. I ftiaii fay fornething briefly^according to my defign, of them. CHAPTER L\ SECT. I. THE VIRTUES, AND GOOD DEITIES. THE ancients not only worftiipped the feveral fpeciesof virtues, but Mo-Virtue herfelf, as a Goddefs. There-fore, firft of her, and then of the others. T/./< 27 Ta<?t 30*. ( 305 } SECT. 2. VIRTUE AND HONOUR. Virtue derives her name from pir, becaufe virtueis the moft manly ornament, f She was efteemcd a God-dtfc, b and worshipped in the habit of an elderly matronfitting upon a fquare iione. c M. MarceUm dedicateda temple to her; and hard by placed ano her, tb*t wasdedicated to Honour: the temple of Virtue was the paf-fage to the temple of Honour \ by which was Signified,that by virtue alone true honour is attained, The prieilsfacrificed to Ho-ixur with bare headsa and we uiuncover our beads when we fee honorable and worthymen ; and fince honour itfelf is valuable and eftimable,it is no wonder if fuch refpedi is fhown in celebratingits facrijfices. SECT. 3. FAITH, Fides had a temple at Rome, near the Capitol, whichd Numa Pompilius (as it is (aid) firft con ice rated to Her faenfices were performed
Size: 1233px × 2028px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorpomeyf, bookcentury1800, booksubjectmythologyclassical
