Poems (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from PoemsNeptune, having made war with Athena for the possession Of Acta, and being about to prevail, the noise Of their con¿ict reached the ears of Zeus, monarch Of the gods, who, descending, commanded that Neptune should inherit all lands, save only Acta, upon whose plains still should ¿ourish the Olive, symbol Of the power of Athena, and whose people should worship only her forever.The ocean-god, fain to submit to the unalterable fiat, syd thence across the Ionian and Tyrrhenian waters, passing beyond the Pillars Of Hercules, and delaying not until the wheels of his chariot had swept the shores Of that mid-sea island, Atlantis.There abiding, with Amphitrite, his wife, all good fortune befell the island and the people thereof.Nevertheless, having afterward permitted that his sons should rule in his stead, - receiving all kingly Observances as became their divine birth, they grew over-proud, murmuring among themselves against that decree of Heaven, and desiring tribute and adoration from the Athenians.Their ever-loyal subjects, hearing their murmurings, and being concerned for the honor of their god, gathered themselves together with all the armaments Of war, and voyaged toward Acta, design ing to compel her people to forsake their queen, Athena, and wor ship only Neptune, counted greatest among terrestrial powers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.