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Identifier: imaginesdeorumqu01cart (find matches)
Title: Imagines deorum, qui ab antiquis colebantur : in quibus simulacra, ritus, caerimoniae, magnaq(ue) ex parte veterum religio explicatur
Year: 1581 (1580s)
Authors: Cartari, Vincenzo, b. ca. 1500 Du Verdier, Antoine, 1544-1600
Subjects: Mythology, Classical
Publisher: Lugduni : Apud Barptolemaeum (sic) Honoratum
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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tamem nam & Ioui interdum miniftra£ fe legitur: fed tunc tantum, cum mortalibus beilum, peftem, famem,aliudve ingens malum annunciaret. Mcrcunj autem operain rebus laetis lupiter vtebacun fed & carteri Dij eum» dem fibi nuncium,cum eflet opus, adfcifcebant. Haec fabula innuit,fermoneid exprimi,quod mente, quatdiuina eft in no- Mercury bis particula,conceperimus.Hunc veteres non fblum nunciis>- rmmm. fed & lucris prsepofuerunt,quemadmodum is de fe apud Piau tum — COLEBANTVR IMAGINES. 109 tumin Amphitryone, Namvoscftiidem idiamfcitis conceJptm3& datum CMibi ejje ab Dijs alijs,nuntijsyr&fim> & lucro.In libro Antiquariorum Pecri Appiani Mercurius imberbiseffingitur, duabus paruisalis fupra aures affixis ,nudus, nifiquod in dorfbpalliolum haberevidetundexteramarfupiumcontinet,quod fupra caput hirciiacet; finiftra vero caduceumpraefert;adpedesgallus,&hircusfubeft. Caduceuserateius Caduceus.infigne ; qui initio erat virga quaedam, abaliis non differens,
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Dd £to DEORVM QVI AB ANTIQ^ quam ab Apolline dono accepit,pro citharse munere,quod ineum contulef at,cum poft boues furreptas, foedus cum eo per-cuflit.Itaque Homerus in hymnoin Mercurium , Apollincmita ei dicentem inducit; Hancque tibi virgam,quafelix3atque beatus Bfjiciere3dabo\flaceantfimuneranQBra. Anguncur Caduceo duo angues funt additi;vel quod Mercurius,cu duos cuCaduceo. mter fe fcrpentes pugnantes ofFendilTet, fua virga inter eos coniedta, illos reconciliauit; autob eam rationem, quam Pli- nius lib.x x i x.arTert,qui,poftqua retuli(Tet,cur ferpentes aefta te inter te complicentur,fubiicit;Hic complexus anguium, fiC efferatorum concordia cauiTa videtur eiTe, quare exteraz gen- tes caduceum in pacis argumentis circudata effigie anguium, fecerint.AEgyptij, quibus non iniuria id tamquam primis in- uentoribustribuerimus, caduceumitapingebant;Erat virga ere£ta,vbi dracones,mas,&foemina parte media voluminis fui inuicem nodo, quem vocant Herculis obligabantur; prima> que pa
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