| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(1) Of the Etruscans: Juno, Minerva, and Tin’ia (the three chief); the other six were Vulcan, Mars, and Saturn, Hercul s, Summ nus, and Vedius. | 1 |
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“Lars Pors na of Clusium |
| By the nine gods he swore |
| That the great house of Tarquin |
| Should suffer wrong no more.” | |
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Macaulay: Lays of Ancient Rome (Horatius, i.). |
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(2) Of the Sabines (2 syl.). Herculs, Romulus, Esculapius, Bacchus, Ænas, Vesta, Santa, Fortuna, and Fids. | 2 |
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