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Identifier: greekmythologysy00scul (find matches)
Title: Greek mythology systematized
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Scull, Sarah Amelia
Subjects: Mythology, Greek Emblems
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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founded with Hera, as holdingsimilar offices. Assoc. Myths. When Hera, jealous of Leto, delayed the birth ofApollo and Artemis, Ilithyia lent her aid to Leto,and was ever honored by the worshippers of those two deities. Pausanias relates a curious legend to the effect thatwhen the Arcadians led an army into Elea, Ilithyiaproduced a child that became a dragon, and it so terri-fied the Arcadians that the Eleans obtained a victory.The grateful Eleans erected a temple to Ilithyia andto the new god whom she produced, calling the latterSoripolis. Emblems. A torch, as bringing to light. Repesentation. A wooden statue wrapped from head to foot in a thinveil, one hand extended, and the other holding a torch. Worship. The temples to Ilithyia were not numerous. TheDelians sacrificed to her, and sang a hymn (by Olen)in her praise. HEBE (Wdi). (Table B, 17.)Central Ideas. The freshness of Nature, that seems to have inex-haustible sources, suggested the exquisite myth of Hebe.. 144 GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
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as one who had access to the secret springs of immortalife, and who drew therefrom hfe-giving nectar for life-giving deities. Offices. To preserve youthand freshness, to of-fer nectar at theOlympian banquets,to minister to Herawhen entering or leav-ing her chariot. Ecrly Legend. So closely identi-fied with youth werebeauty and graceful-ness that it was saidthat, by an unfortu-nate fate while hand-ing nectar to thegods, Hebe lost herposition and was su-perseded by Gany-medes. In referenceto the promotion ofthe latter there are,however, three le-gends — one beingthat it was the resultof the marriage ofHebe to Heracles, Hebe (from Antonio Canova). and still another tO the effect that the honor was conferred on Ganymedessolely because of the friendship of Zeus. PHCEBUS APOLLO. 145 Emblems. A chaplet of flowers, a goblet, and a vessel of nectar. Representations. 1. As a modest,beautiful maiden, holding in one hand a goblet, into which, with the other, she poursnectar. 2. Feeding the eagl

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