 The senior took his seat, and cleared away the trees from his ears to listen. At a given signal Pan blew on his pipes, and with his rustic melody gave great satisfaction to himself and his faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus...  A Guide to Mythology - Page 249by Helen Archibald Clarke - 1908 - 399 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1855 - 508 pages
...faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the Sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose ; his...lyre, and with his right hand struck the strings. Ravished with the harmony, Tmolus at once awarded the victory to the god of the lyre, and all but Midas... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1887 - 168 pages
...2. Then Imolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all the trees turned with him. Apollo rose: in his left hand he held the lyre, and with his right hand struck the strings. The music was truly heavenly, and Imolus at once awarded the victory to the god of the lyre. All agreed... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1893 - 638 pages
...faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose ; his...dissented, and questioned the justice of the award. Apollo promptly transformed his depraved pair of ears into those of an ass. King Midas tried to hide... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1893 - 608 pages
...faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose ; his...Midas acquiesced in the judgment. He dissented, and 1 For the originals, see Iliad 2:715, and the Alcestis of Euripides. questioned the justice of the... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1893 - 652 pages
...faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose ; his...Midas acquiesced in the judgment. He dissented, and 1 For the originals, see Iliad 2 : 715, and the Alcestis of Euripides. a Ovid, Metam. n : 146-193.... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1893 - 642 pages
...faithful follower Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose ; his...Midas acquiesced in the judgment. He dissented, and 1 For the originals, see Iliad 2 : 715, and the Alcestis of Euripides. 1 Ovid, Metam. u: 146-193. questioned... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1898 - 568 pages
...faithful follower, Midas, who happened to be present. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the Sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose, his...his left hand he held the lyre, and with his right h^nd struck the strings. Ravished with the harmony, Tmolus at once awarded the victory to the god of... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1903 - 510 pages
...splendor, dwelt in the country, and became a worshipper of Pan, the god of the fields. On a certain occasion Pan had the temerity to compare his music...lyre, and with his right hand struck the strings. Ravished with the harmony, Tmolus at once awarded the victory to the god of the lyre, and all but Midas... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1908 - 476 pages
...Midas. Then Tmolus turned his head toward the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose. In his left hand he held the lyre, and with his right hand struck the strings. Ravished with the harmony, Tmolus at once awarded the victory to the god of the lyre, and all but Midas... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1911 - 686 pages
...and the Alcestis of Euripides. 2 Ovid, Metam. u, 146-193. FIG. 66. THE PALATINE APOLLO the sun-god, and all his trees turned with him. Apollo rose, his...dissented and questioned the justice of the award. Apollo promptly transformed his depraved pair of ears into those of an ass. King Midas tried to hide... | |
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