 | Anne Wilson - History, Ancient - 1809 - 332 pages
...goose, and particularly the peacock, were sacred to her. She was the goddess of all power and might; and is represented sitting on a throne, with a diadem...sceptre in her right hand; some peacocks generally sit by her, and a cuckoo often perches on her sceptre, because it was in that form Jupiter first made... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1812 - 892 pages
...god(i.;fs of all power and empire, and the wai .i!fi the patronefs of riches. She is reprcfented fining on a throne with a diadem on her head, and a golden fccptrc in her right hind. Sonic peacocks generally fat by her, and a cuckoo eftcn perched on her fceptre,... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Astronomy - 1818 - 158 pages
...lived more contentedly with her husband. Juno is represented as a remarkably graceful and august woman, sitting on a throne, with a diadem on her head, and a golden sceptre in her right hand. Her chariot is drawn by peacocks, and a cuckoo is usually placed on the top of her sceptre ; whilst... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 490 pages
...power and empire, ami the dispenser of riches. 14. Ju'no is sometimes represented as a majestic woman, sitting on a throne, with a diadem on her head, and a golden sceptre in her hand; sometimes as carried through the air in a splendid^chariot drawn by peacocks, and attended by... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 840 pages
...virtuous of tbe sex, and severely punished incontinence and lewdness in matrons. She was the goddess of all power and empire, and she was also the patroness...represented sitting on a throne with a diadem on her bead, and a golden sceptre ID her right hand. Some peacocks generally uu by her, and a cuckoo often... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...faithful and virtuous of the sex, and severely punished incontinence in matrons. She was the goddess of all power and empire, and she was also the patroness...sceptre, while Iris behind her displayed the thousand colours of her beautiful rainbow. She is sometimes carried through the air in a rich chariot drawn... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 910 pages
...virtuous of her sex, and severely punished incontinence and lewdness in matrons. She was the goddess of all power and empire, and she was also the patroness...sceptre, while Iris behind her displayed the thousand colours of her beautiful rainbow . She is sometimes carried through the air in a rich chariot drawn... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1827 - 938 pages
...virtuous of her sex, and severely punished incontinence and lewdness in matrons. She was the goddess of all power and empire, and she was also the patroness...sceptre, while Iris behind her displayed the thousand colours of her beautiful rainbow. She is sometimes carried through the air in a rich chariot drawn... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1832 - 444 pages
...the function or things over which she presided, or from the places where her worship was estahlished. She is represented sitting on a throne with a diadem...sceptre in her right hand. Some peacocks generally sat hy her, and a cuckoo often perched on her sceptre, while lris hehind her displayed the thousand colors... | |
 | Fables - 1837 - 292 pages
...empire, atJd the patroness of riches. She is generally represented sitting on a throne, richly dressed, with a diadem on her head, and a golden sceptre in her right hand. Sometimes she is represented standing in a light Car drawn by peacocks, attended by air-nymphs, and... | |
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Some peacocks generally sat by her, and a cuckoo often perched on her sceptre, while Iris behind her displayed the thousand colours of her beautiful rainbow. She is sometimes carried through the air in a rich chariot drawn by peacocks. 
