 | Charles Rollin - 1821 - 558 pages
...crossed in a boat. He who sat at the helm was called Charon, in the Egyptian language; and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and...Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1836 - 384 pages
...Charon, in the Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in E<rypt, and after him, to the other Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. Th8 public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | P. Austin Nuttall - 1840 - 722 pages
...was called Charon, in the Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hmt to Orpheus, who had been m Egypt, and after him, to the other Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...crossed in a boat. He, who sat at the helm, was called Charon in the Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and...Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | 1847 - 358 pages
...sat at the helm was called Charon, in the Egyptian language, *rf«n1 Ttir sstfs ^ c^r and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and...Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1850 - 544 pages
...crossed in a boat. He who sat at the helm was called Charon, in the Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and...Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...crossed in a boat. He who sat at the helm, was called Charon in the Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hint to "Orpheus, who had been in Egypt,...Greeks, to invent the fiction of "Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he proved that... | |
 | 1867 - 432 pages
...boat. He who sat at the helm was called Charon in their language, and this in all probability first gave the hint to " Orpheus," who had been in Egypt...and, after him, to the other Greeks — to invent their fiction of " Charon's Boat." As soon as a man was dead, his deeds were brought to trial. The... | |
 | Erasmus Manford - 1870 - 448 pages
...other side of the lake, which they crossed in a boat. He who sat at the helm was Charon ; and this gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and after him to other Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to... | |
 | Erasmus Manford - 1875 - 414 pages
...other side of .the lake, which they crossed in a boat. He who sat at the helm was Charon ; and this gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and after him to other Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to... | |
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Egyptian language ; and this first gave the hint to Orpheus, who had been in Egypt, and after him, to the other Greeks, to invent the fiction of Charon's boat. As soon as a man was dead, he was brought to his trial. The public accuser was heard. If he... 
