. The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. : explained in a manner entirely new ... adorned with figures from ancient paintings, medals, and gems ... with a dissertation on the theology and mythology of the heathens ... . ed in hiswifes affedlions by the god of war. CHAP. XXXVII. OF THE OFFSPRING CF TULCAN. Though Vulcan had no ifliie with Venus, yet hehad a pretty numerous offspring. We have alreadymentioned his pafiion for Minerva: this goddcfscoming one day to befpeak fome armour of him, heattempted to ravilh her, and in the ftruggle his feedfell on the
. The Pantheon, or, Fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. : explained in a manner entirely new ... adorned with figures from ancient paintings, medals, and gems ... with a dissertation on the theology and mythology of the heathens ... . ed in hiswifes affedlions by the god of war. CHAP. XXXVII. OF THE OFFSPRING CF TULCAN. Though Vulcan had no ifliie with Venus, yet hehad a pretty numerous offspring. We have alreadymentioned his pafiion for Minerva: this goddcfscoming one day to befpeak fome armour of him, heattempted to ravilh her, and in the ftruggle his feedfell on the ground, and produced the monfter Erich-thonius (9). Minerva nouriflied him in her thigh,and afterwards gave him to be nurfed by Aglauros,Pandrofus, and Herfe, but with a fcrid caution notto look in the cradle or coffer \vhich held him. Thefirlt and !aft negle^» °^ Earth and T H K HEATHEN GODS. loj thonius being born with deformed, or as fome fay,ferpentine kgs, was the firft inventor of chariots toride in. He was the fourth king of Athens, and aprince of great jvifrice and equity. Cacus, another ion of Vulcan, was of a differentcharacter. He was a notorious robber, and receivedhis name from his confummate villainy (i). Hefixed himfelf on mount Aventine, and from thenceinfeiled all Italy vAih his depredations ; but havingftolen fome oxen from Pleixules, he draggtd thembackwards to his cave (a), that the robbety mightnot be difcovered by th*.- track- Hercules, however,paHing that way, heard the lowing of his cattle,broke open the doorr., and felzing the wretch, puthim to death. A third fon of Vulcan, Cceculus (3), fo called•from his littk eyes, rtfembkd his brother Cacus, andlivtd by prey. It is faid his mother fitting by thefire, a fjpark flew into her lap, upon which fne con-ceived. Other*^ fay-fome fheplierds found him in thefire af- foon as born. He
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