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Chariots or Cars

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Admeʹtos was drawn by lions and wild boars.

Bacchus by panthers

Ceres (2 syl.) by winged dragons.

Cyhʹele (3 syl.) by lions.

Dianaʹ by stags.

Juno by peacocks.

Neptune by sea-horses.

Pluto by black horses.

The Sun by seven horses (the seven days of the week).

Venus by doves.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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