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Juno’s steeds

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Juno’s steeds
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Animal
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Collective
Editorial note
The team harnessed for Juno’s intervention and fed by Simois.

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Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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gates of heaven2 observations
·Direct

Juno’s steeds passed through the gates of heaven.

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Juno lashed the horses on, and the gates of heaven bellowed as they flew open of their own accord—gates over which the Hours preside, in whose hands are Heaven and Olympus, either to open the dense cloud that hides them, or to close it. Through these the goddesses drove their obedient steeds
·Direct

Juno’s harnessed steeds carry the goddesses through the gates of heaven.

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white-armed Juno, daughter of great Saturn, obeyed her words; she set about harnessing her gold-bedizened steeds, while Minerva daughter of aegis-bearing Jove flung her richly vesture, made with her own hands, on to the threshold of her father, and donned the shirt of Jove, arming herself for battle. Then she stepped into her flaming chariot, and grasped the spear so stout and sturdy and strong with which she quells the ranks of heroes who have displeased her. Juno lashed her horses, and the gates of heaven bellowed as they flew open of their own accord—gates over which the Hours preside, in whose hands are heaven and Olympus, either to open the dense cloud that hides them or to close it. Through these the goddesses drove their obedient steeds
Olympus1 observation
·Direct

Juno’s steeds reached the topmost ridges of Olympus and were stayed there.

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Through these the goddesses drove their obedient steeds, and found the son of Saturn sitting all alone on the topmost ridges of Olympus. There Juno stayed her horses
Troy1 observation
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Juno’s horses reached Troy.

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She lashed her horses, and they flew forward nothing loth midway betwixt earth and sky. As far as a man can see when he looks out upon the sea from some high beacon, so far can the loud-neighing horses of the gods spring at a single bound. When they reached Troy

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·Direct

Juno’s gold-bedizened steeds are harnessed for battle.

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began to harness her gold-bedizened steeds.
·Direct

Juno’s loud-neighing horses bound vast distances, are hidden in cloud, and receive ambrosia from Simois.

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She lashed her horses, and they flew forward nothing loth midway betwixt earth and sky. As far as a man can see when he looks out upon the sea from some high beacon, so far can the loud-neighing horses of the gods spring at a single bound. When they reached Troy and the place where its two flowing streams Simois and Scamander meet, there Juno stayed them and took them from the chariot. She hid them in a thick cloud, and Simois made ambrosia spring up for them to eat;
·Direct

Juno’s steeds are gold-bedizened.

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harnessing her gold-bedizened steeds
·Direct

Juno turns her team; the Hours unyoke the horses and tether them at ambrosial mangers.

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She turned her steeds; the Hours presently unyoked them, made them fast to their ambrosial mangers
·Reported

In her lying tale, Juno says her horses wait on Ida’s lowest spurs to carry her over land and sea.

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The horses that will take me over land and sea are stationed on the lowermost spurs of many-fountained Ida

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·Direct
Juno put her steeds under the yoke
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she set about harnessing her gold-bedizened steeds

Passage preview

Book 5 · Passage 58

Minerva did not gainsay her. Thereon the august goddess, daughter of great Saturn, began to harness her gold-bedizened steeds. Hebe with all speed fitted on the eight-spoked wheels of bronze that were on either side of the iron axletree. The felloes of the wheels were of gold, imperishable, and over these there was a tire of bronze, wondrous to behold. The naves of the wheels were silver, turning round the axle upon either side. The car itself was made with plaited bands of gold and silver, and it had a double top-rail running all round it. From the body of the car there went a pole of silver, on to the end of which she bound the golden yoke, with the bands of gold that were to go under the necks of the horses Then Juno put her steeds under the yoke, eager for battle and the war-cry.