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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN MY
THEOLOGY.

QUESTIONS AND ANswERs IN MY
THEOLOGY.
Who was Argus 2-He was mon
ster with a hundred eyes, of which
only two were asleep at the same time,
| Mercury by order of Jupiter, slew
him, after lnlling all his eyes asleep
with the sound of his Tyre; Juno took
the eyes, and put them as decoration
to her.
Who was Bacchus Pie was the
god OF wine, whose worship consisted
in noisy orgies, at which Votaresses,
called Bacceantes, danced in wild
and excited manner.
Who was Silenus Pile was the
god of hnmor and good-felloWship,
an ally of Bacchus.
Who were Momus and Comus P
MOmus was the god of mockery, and
Comus was the god of natural revelry ;
votaries of Comus went about at
night dancing and singing, and CT own
/ ed with roses or myrtle.
| Who was PrOmetheus Pie was a
| person who, having stolen fire from
heaven, incurred the vengence of Ju-
piter, who had him bound in chains
on the summit of Mount Caucasus,
and caused his liver to be daily preyed
upon by q VaIture Hercules, however
killed the yulture, and set Prometheus
at liberty.
Who was Pandora p She was a
beautiful female, endowed by the gods
with box filled with blessings. which
mankind would have continued to en-
joy if curiosity had not prompted her
to open il, when all the blessings flew
out except hope.
Who were the Fates ?-They were
three daughters of Night, who deter
mined human destiny CIotho, the
spinner of the thread of life; Lachesis
who determined the lot of every one !;
and Athropes, the inevitable.
What was Pegasus ?-He was a
winged horse which sprung from the
blood of Medusa, and immediately
flew up to heaven according to the
modern poetic fancy, Pegasus became
the horse of the MUSES. on Mount Hell
icon-henee a person who writes
poetry is said to sFmount his Pegasus"
Who was Cadmus Pie was bro
ther to Europa, and having gone to
seek for her when carried off by Ju-
piter, arrived at a spot where he killed
q dragon, and, at the command OF
Minerva, sowed its teeth in the earth,
from which armed mon Immediately
sprung up. He built the city OF
Thebes, and taught the Inhabitants a
knowledge of letters.
What was the PIT
was an intricate knot by which, on
one occasion, Gordius, king of Phry-
gia, tied the harness on his oxen. An
oracle having declared that he who
was able to unite the knot would con-
quer Asia. Alexander the Great, al
ter failing to unite it, cut it asunder
with his sword. Hence, sto cut the
Gordian-knot,' is equivalent to over
coming difficulty by violent meas
ure.
What is the story of Hero aud Lee
ander ?--Hero was a priestess of Venus
celebrated for her love of Leander,
who visited her by swimming at night
across the Hellespont;. his course on
these occasions being. directed by a
blazing torch which Hero held from
the top of tower. One tempestuous
night Leander was drowned at sight
of his body cast ashore, Hero threw
herself from the tower.
Who was Tantalus Pile was per-
son who forfeited the favor of the
gods, and as a punishment was con-
demned to perpetual thirst, by stand-
ing in water which his lips could not
reach. From this legend is derived |
the English word tdntdlise.
Who were the Furies ?-They were |
three goddesses of q fearful aspect,
having serpents twined in their hair,
aud blood dripping from their eyes.
Like the fatee, they had share in de-
terHining the doom OF persons ex-
posed TO calamity. The names of the |
Furies were Aleeto, Meg@ra, and
Tisiphone.
Who was Charon? = He was |
wretched old man, whose duty it was |
to ferry the spirita of the deceased /
across the river Styx, for which he |
not pay the ice were doomed to wan
der restlessly along the shores OF
Who was Sisyphus?-He was |
person who, for mis- crimes, was ban i
ished by the god of Tartarus, where |
his punishment consisted in rolling |
stone to the top of hill, but which |
ever rolled down again, and accord !
ingly his toll was endless.
Who were the Gorgons p They |
were three sisters, named Steno, Eur |
yale and Medusa, all immortal except /
Medusa; their hair WAS twined with |
serpents, their hands were of brass, |
their bodies were covered with inn
penetrable scales, their teeth resem-
bled the tnsks of the wild boar, and I
they possessed the power of turning
to stone, all on whom they fixed their
eyes. Perseus had the address to cut /
off the head of Medusa before she /
could see him.
Who was Boreas a-He was the god /
and contF0ller oil the North Wind, !
and had temples erected where he was
by sacrifices.
Who was Ksculapius Pile was the /
godof the Healing Art, and his SYM
bol was = serpent. with which he is /
generally represented.
Who was Somnus ?-He was the /
drowsy god, or god of sleep, near
whose habitation flows the river Lethe /
which creeps silently over the pebbles
aud invites to slumber. One of the I
attendants of Somnus was Morpheus, I
whose duty it was to excite agreeable /
dreams.
Who was Hymen ?-He was the god 4
of marriage, represented to be the So
called Bacchus and Venus. On the
occasion of nuptials, propitiatory /
hymns were sung in his praise.
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