Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-02
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GRECIANl MYTHOLOGY.
CUPID.

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y Cupid the god of love-. was the son Q
Venus He was her constant companion
y and armed with a bow and arrows, he sho
the darts Of rdeeire into, the boSoms of boil
gods and men. .r..-..4 Rs,-~..... ...r
This god was usually represented as
plump rosy-cheeked boy, with hair hanging
on his shoulders. ...'1a -r..- r. 49,
4 The god of love did not escape the infu
: enee of the passion which it was his office tc
inspire Enamored Of beautiful maid called
Psyche (the souD, he sent a zephyr to convey
her to a splendid palace, where be became
her husband but never let her behold his
form. He sisters, who were jealous of her
happiness. persuadlng her that he must be
some odious monster, the imprudent Psyche
. TOOK lamp to gaze upon him as he slept.
She let a.drop Of the oil fall upon him; the
god awoke and few away, leaving her in, de-
spair. After undergoing long persecution
from Venus, who had also imprisoned Cupid,
Psyche is found by her lover, who had made
bis escape. Her interests Jupiter in her fa-
vor, and Venus is OF length prevailed on to
lay aside het resentment. The marriage of
Cupid and Psyche ID celebrated in the palace
Of Jupiter, and Psyche bears a son who is
named Pleasure. 81. 2" 70 1910 f-t-
1HYMENECs, the god of marriage, was said
tosbe athe son Of Xenus3 and. Baeehus He
was represented as being crowned with roses
or 7'maiioram, with the = uptial torch II III
hand, and a fame-colorsd veil on his head.
st!1D2 2"..'. sa'1 Minerva l9dto Boa
Minerva, the goddess Of wisdom, who pre-.
sided over the arts and was the, .patroness of
scientific warfare, was the offspring of Jupiter
without a mother. It is said that he had es-
poused Metis (Prudenee), q daughter oil
OCeands but that when she was about to give
birth to her first child. he devoured her for
Heaven and Earth had told him that the in |
FAINT about to be born would equal him in
power and wisdom, and that heF next born
would be king of gods and men. Some time
afterwards he felt his head afflicted with vio-
lent pains, and calling Vulcan, ordered him
to open it with an AK The fre-god obeyed
and forth sprang Minerva completely armed.
Like Diana and Vesta, Minerva was a
her virtue was respected by
all. Vulcan once paid dear for an attempted
breach of propriety. ,d5'4a sal 4a~ia13f 5aaI
The faYorite bird of Minerva was the sol
9mn eontemplatiye owl; the. olive which she
caused to shoot up from the earth, was the
plant sacred to her. :" 9siFoA.a.a % 6a-.1 I'd
The goddess was always represented arm
d.; on her shield or on her 6reastpate vas
be terrific Gorgeous head, which was given
o her by Perssus, as viii be related in the
equel. ,tatsa8TI
Minerva was the guardian and alder of en-
1ent heroes. She accompanied Perseus and II,
Hercules IN their adventures was the con- =
taRt protector and adviser nOf Ulysses and !;
nder the form Of q man named Mentor, Il
'aveled with Telehiachus the son of this he n
} in search of his father. :zy4s .sriI o.
It was with ths aid of Minerva that, Argus Il
lilt the Argo for JASON, and Epeus the 4,
OGDEN horse by means of which Troy wasl n
ken. She .excelled IN. female accomplish !
entS, and Wove and embroidered her own I.
he and that of Juno. She instructed her 4,
Vorites among women in this art.
Arachne, A@oneian maid whom Minerva
ID taught, was 90 ungrsteful as to deny the FRI
legation and to challenge the goddess to re-,
al of skill. Having in vain sought to make H.
r r1Enquish her mad project, Minerva ac- mr.
pied the challenge. Each woye web adorn- =.
with various actions of the gods. That Of %.
nerva displayed in its center her own con- N
+ With Neptune for the naming of the CITY sor
Cecrops; the four corners contained the ma
of those who dared to conf :
ID with the CelsBtials; Olive leaves formed I
border. The web Of Arachne was filed rul
b the love-transformations of the gods VIII
border was flowers and ivy. Unable to wis
| fault with the work, Minerva struck the any
sts several blows on the forehead with her for
title. Arachne hung herself, and the god uns
S turned her into spider which in Greek 3
'alled Arachne. ss.. S
Minerva was one day bathing at the gen
At of Helieon with Chariclo, one of her way
orites, Tiresias the son of Chariclo. ap- Whe
ached the fount to drink, and thus unwit, at d
ly beheld the goddess. AS it was a law keel
he Celestials, that whoever saw one Of pref
n unpermitted should never look upon dent
Their object Tiresias was struck with blind up a
!. To alleviate his misfortune, the god
gave him the gift of prophecy. "A A
HE BUBBLE REPUFATIoNl-OneJ jerry the
mas, barkeeper of the Occidental grocery ar
an Francisco, has published a work chit. to P'