 Hence, as the masculine form was easily adopted to denote the period of the sun's course, so the feminine in like manner might well be employed to signify, first the moon's revolution, and then the moon herself. The tendency among the Romans to have the...  Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - Pàgina 231per William Smith - 1859 - 1293 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1843 - 1142 pàgines
...annus, which, whether written with one n or two, whether in its simple form annas or diminutive aiatuha, still always signifies a circle. Hence, as the masculine...; and there occurs a complete parallel in the name Dianas, afterward Janus, for the god of diet, or light, the sun ; Diana, afterward Jana, for the goddess... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1847 - 1146 pàgines
...easily adopted to denote the period of the rao's course, so the feminine, in like manner, might wefl be employed to signify, first, the moon's revolution,...there occurs a complete parallel in the name Dianus, afterward Janus, (UT the god of día, or light, the sun ; Diana, afterward Jana, for the goddess of... | |
 | Greek antiquities - 1848 - 1322 pàgines
...which, whether written with one n or two, whether in its simple form annus, or diminutive annulut, still always signifies a circle. Hence, as the masculine...; and there occurs a complete parallel in the name Dianns, afterwards Janus, for the god of dies, or light, the sun ; Diana, afterwards Jana, for the... | |
 | John William Donaldson - 1852 - 522 pàgines
...of the article Roman Calendar in Smith's Dictionary of Antiquities, borrowed his statement, that " the tendency among the Romans to have the same word...then as a female deity, has been noticed by Niebuhr," &c. ; and because I took the liberty of repeating myself, in the former edition of the present work,... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1857 - 1140 pàgines
...a circle. Hence, as the masculine form was easily adopted to denote the period of the sun's coarse, so the feminine, in like manner, might well be employed...there occurs a complete parallel in the name Dianus, afterward Janus, tor the god of diet, or light, the sun ; Diana, afterward Jana, for the goddess of... | |
 | John William Donaldson - 1860 - 602 pàgines
...writer of the article Roman Calendar in Smith's Dictionary of Antiquities, borrowed his statement, that "the tendency among the Romans to have the same word...then as a female deity, has been noticed by Niebuhr," &c. ; and because I took the liberty of repeating myself, in a former edition of the present work,... | |
 | John William Donaldson - 1860 - 598 pàgines
...Calendar in Smith's Dictionary of Antiquities, borrowed his statement, that " the tendency among tho Romans to have the same word repeated first as a male...then as a female deity, has been noticed by Niebuhr," &c. ; and because I took the liberty of repeating myself, in a former edition of the present work,... | |
 | William Smith - 1870 - 1312 pàgines
...which, whether written with one n or two, whether in its simple form annus, or diminutive amiuhis, still always signifies a circle. Hence, as the masculine...the goddess of light, the moon ; to say nothing of the words Jupiter and Juno. That the month of March should have been selected arose from its being... | |
 | William Smith - 1873 - 1320 pàgines
...the sim's course, so the feminine in like manner might well be employed to signify, first the moon 'a revolution, and then the moon herself. The tendency...the goddess of light, the moon ; to say nothing of the words Jupiter and Juno. That the month of March should have been selected arose from iu being the... | |
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