Mythology - Dictionaries - Early works to 1800
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The gentleman and lady's key, to polite-literature or a compendious dictionary of fabulous history: containing the characters, and principal Actions, ascribed to the heathen gods, Goddess, Heroes, &c. and the manner in which the Ancients represented the Deities & Heroes, Virtues and Vices, in their Paintings, Statues and Gems: Together with some Account of their Poets, and References to the principal Places mentioned in their Works. Intended for the Assistance of those who would understand Mythology, Poetry, Painting, Statuary and Theatrical Entertainments: and particularly adapted to the use of Latin and French-Schools.
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A mythological, etymological, and historical dictionary extracted from the analysis of ancient mythology. By William Holwell, B. D. Vicar of Thornbury, Cloucestershire, and Prebendary of Exeter.
Holwell, William, 1726-1798.Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]