The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-10-07
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The celestial gods are Jupiter, Apollo
Mars, Mercury, and Bachus. The ce
lsstial goddesses are Juno, Vesta, Min.
ervn or PallaS, Venus, Luna, and Be
Iona.
Jupiter is the father and king Of
gods and men, he sits in a throne of
ivory and gold, und.r a rich canopy,
holding thunder iu his right hand,
which he brandishes against the giants
ut HE feet, whom he formerly CON
quered. His scepter is made of cy,
press, which is a symbol Of the eternity
Of his empire, because that wood is free
from corruption. On his scepter sits
an eagle, because he was brought up
by il, because an eagle resting upon
his head portended his reign, because
in HE wars with the giants an eagle
brought him his thunder, and thence
received the title Of Jupitc"'S G'mOr
bearer. lie wears golden shoes and an
embroidered closk, adorned with var.
icus flowers aud the figures Of animals
Mercury il the messenger of the gods,
He swept the room where the gods
supped, and made the beds. IIe at.
tended upon dying persons'to unoose
their souls from the chains of the body,
and carry them to hell he also revived
and placed in new bodies those souls
which had completed their full time in
the Elysian fields.
Jnno is the queen Of the gods, and
both the sister and wife of Jupiter,
Her father was Saturn, and her mother
Ops; she was born in the island Samos,
and there lived till she was married.
1t is her Office to unloose the souls of
women from the chains Of the body, as
Mercury unloOses those Of men
Venus is clothed with a purple man>
tic glittering with diamonds By her
side stand two Cupids, aud round her
arc three Graces, and after follows the
lovely beautiful Adonis, who hollis up
the goddess train, The chariot, in
which she rides is made of ivory, fine
ly carved and beautifully painted and
gilded. 1t is drawn by swans and
doves, or swallows.
Aurora is the daughter Of Terra and
Titan, the sister Of the sun aud nUun,
oud uotner OF the stars and the winds,
il drawn in chariot Of gold by white
horses; her ,countenance shines like
gold, her fingers are red like roses. ~
Vulcan i, both smith and q god,
and had a shop in the island Of Lem
nos, where he exercised his trade, and
where, though he was a god himself,
he made Jupiter's thunder and the
arms Of the other gods He was born
of Jupiter and Juno, and being con-
temptibls for his deformity, was cast
down from heaven into the island Lem
nos.-Ancisnt Mythology
What is prohibited Under
Penalty.
"Thou shalt have no other gods
before me-"
"rhou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain"
aBlcssed are the merciful; for they
shall obtain merry" e..
blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God."'s, ,sx, sasa,c
blessed are the peacemakers; for
they shall be called the children Of
God.n is3-a f'ea g q s1i ~. y sei'ss
? hYe have heard that II was said by
tbsm.F old time, Thou shalt not kill;
and whosoever. shall kill shall be in
danger Of the Judgment: peat .5s !.
'But Isay unto you, That whosoever
Is angry with bis brother without. a
cause shall be in danger of the judg-
ment King James Tranotatios o.
The Bible. ssa os sfaaa ..ssss,a