Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-09
GR9c1AN M THEOLOGY.
MERCURY,


i Mercury was the son of Jupiter bv III.
nyo Ph Maia, one Of the daughters Of 3nao
4 re was Inc god who presided over eo7nrolrca
eloquence, wrestling, and the other exercisa,
OF the gimnastic school; even over tbiev;nc
ana everything in short which required skill
ana ingenuity. Ne was the MESSENGER nj
Jppl!eF; and be had also the office Of con-
world Sf y TUG U''oeF'
Mercury was usually represented with .
"'npS3d nat on his head, and winged shoes
calico! Il tqiar2a on his feet; ne bears a rod en-
t"Ioed by two serpents, and named cuduceus
in his hand. ''' = ''S' ''0'
A cavern in Mount Cylene in Arcadia was
5 tne birthplace OF this god Scarcely was he
born, when he set forth to steal some of Tho
cattle OF the god which fed in Pieria al the
loot Of Mount Olympus, under the care nj
Apollo. At the door of the cavern he met .
tor!o.se which he killed, and formed a hre
OF OF Its she'll Arriving in Pieria, he drove off
ility cows and brought them to Arcadia unseen
ny any but man named Battus. ApoHo.
pursuing came to the cave of the nrmnh
w anG threatened the babe severely # he |
did not restore the oxen FNercnrv dan;l5
all : knowledge of them: but the matter being
Feierfed to Jupiter, he ordered the Young |
.het. to mdske restitution rse- -
NE two sons OF the Olympian king then
became excellent friends, Mercury cave his /
!re 10 apollo who presensed him in return
WIN the rod, which afterwards became the
.aduceus.-, t-.-. ......-. -,
L is sad that Mercury gave Battus one ofh
ne heiers as the price of his secrecy. a.. h
Ious to know if he would be true to his wordF
e changed his form, and coming to him insI
urea II he~had seen any one driving cattle J
nat. ways, on his Offering a COW al the re- ID
I, afo 81 lniormatona the eoyetous Battus tod h
i Jug knew and the sod to punish him turn IT.
q him INTO the Index OF Toucbstons -" a
4S mercury was flying one day over the v
~ 81 Athens, ne beheld Hersatlle daIrpbfer q
CecroPs walking in the procession Which. i
q returning iron. the Temple of Minerva. e
ne goa vas Instantly Smitten With love and Ell
my stopping to arrange bis dress, he enter s
me dwelling OF Cecrops He here met Ih.
g auros, the sister of @fIersa. who asked bn, In
business; the god informed her Of his u
~, ana enTeated her good Offices with har ID
yer me price she set on her mediafioni Il
asa large sum Of goldJ and she made bin, GO
ave the houseltia he should have brought 4
sAlperya, to punish. Aglauros for this and lii
her offences, sent Envy to ELL her bosom az
n her venom. Aglauroa,s Jealous If brr tn
YER sat at the door, Of Hersqs apartment, in
ler rEaI not to suffer the god to enter he
wing essaysd prayers and entFea,ies IN vain RE
ger at length got the better Of SIercfrv1 an
ne TUNED Der ihto a black stone.a gas tht
mai CERES md PR0sERPINE. ra rel
Ceres was the daughter of Saturn and +,
ea- She had by Jupiter daughter named II,
1SeFpne by Neptune was mother Of he -;
It Stsed Arlon: PIatnS the god of wealth. T.;
the son of Ceres and mortal named n,i
son. sA9 @2} szass 6I $50 saE ao s E r.
1eres. was the goddess swbo presided over ~, ~
= ana agr!cuIture5 and, hence the allsgory an,
the god OF wealth being her son, for agr- Ia,
tufels't1e trde so1rce Of WEALTHY She was III
saily represented holding peoples in therI IN
I'd, OF VITA a ggarlaadof them on her head -
g yellow LOCKS waved oaiher shouIaersgto r.
l9te tRe goddess who ripeped the corn. Is "a
- ne principal circumstances in the history bio
Ceres are to be fohhd IN tie tale Of 6er ~ '
rch-tor her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lyhen she t !
, Qefnsss ofs9yFPlqto, gaage1v !, sorsIfGt
As the~god Of the nndpr,world Vas once
wing IN his chariot through the isle Of Sic
Venus, who beheld him fror, the sur,po;t ~