Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^M^K i I i I1 1l i. § Ii ? n^ i Ft feiiBMiffl^ assert, of Hesperus, had some daughters who were calledafter his own name Atlantides; or Hesperides, after that ofHesperis their mother, the daughter of Hesperus, and thewife, as well as niece, of Atlas. The golden apples, which grew in the garden of theHesperides, were guarded by a serpent. As the At-lantides, or Hesperides, were, says Diodorus, possessedof great beauty and wisdom,
Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton; with engraved borders . ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^M^K i I i I1 1l i. § Ii ? n^ i Ft feiiBMiffl^ assert, of Hesperus, had some daughters who were calledafter his own name Atlantides; or Hesperides, after that ofHesperis their mother, the daughter of Hesperus, and thewife, as well as niece, of Atlas. The golden apples, which grew in the garden of theHesperides, were guarded by a serpent. As the At-lantides, or Hesperides, were, says Diodorus, possessedof great beauty and wisdom, Busiris, king of Egypt,merely from the reputation they had acquired, formed thedesign of becoming master of them ; and he ordered a bandof pirates to repair to their country, seize them, and bringthem to him. These pirates, having discovered the daugh-ters of Atlas diverting themselves in their garden, seizedthem and fled towards their ships with the utmost speed,on board of which they were compelling them to embark ;when Hercules, having surprised them on the shore, andhaving been informed by the virgins of the misfortunethat had happened to them, killed their ravishers, andr
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