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... child to whom was given the name of Phaeton , the Bright and Shining One . The rays of the sun seemed to live in the curls of the fearless little lad , and when at noon other children would seek the cool shade of the cypress groves ...
... child to whom was given the name of Phaeton , the Bright and Shining One . The rays of the sun seemed to live in the curls of the fearless little lad , and when at noon other children would seek the cool shade of the cypress groves ...
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kingly child , and great was the wrath of her father when he had tidings of the birth . Did the gods in the high heavens laugh at him ? The laugh should yet be on his side . Down to the seashore he hurried Danaë and her newly - born ...
kingly child , and great was the wrath of her father when he had tidings of the birth . Did the gods in the high heavens laugh at him ? The laugh should yet be on his side . Down to the seashore he hurried Danaë and her newly - born ...
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... child spoke truth , the child , grieved at giving pain to the friend whom she loved , threw her arms about the old man's neck , and by her kisses strove to comfort him . As Deirdrê grew older , Conor sent one from his court to educate ...
... child spoke truth , the child , grieved at giving pain to the friend whom she loved , threw her arms about the old man's neck , and by her kisses strove to comfort him . As Deirdrê grew older , Conor sent one from his court to educate ...
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds blood Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fell fierce flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus Kemoc king knew land Lavarcam listened live Loch Etive looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty monster mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus palace Pallas Athené passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Psyche queen river Roland Sea of Moyle slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood sweet swiftly sword thee thing thou told trees voice warriors weary wind wings woman words Zephyrus Zeus