The Golden and Silver ages Author:Thomas Heywood Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE NAMES OF PERSONS PRESENTED IN THE PLAY.' Homer. Saturn ) —, two Brothers. Titan j Two Lords of Crete. Vesta, Mother of Saturn. Sibylla,... more » Wife to Saturn. Lycaon, Son to Titan. Calisto, Daughter to Lycaon. Jupiter. Juno. Melliseus, King of Epire. Archas, Son to Calisto and Jupiter. Diana. Atlanta. Egeon ) J. Sons to Titan. Enceladus J Neptune, ) , J. Brothers to Jupiter. Pluto J Acrisius, King of Arges. Danae, Daughter to Acrisius. King Troos. Ganimede. A Lord of Arges. Two Lords of Pelasgia. Four Beldams. Clown. Satyrs, Nurse, Nymphs. 1 This is as the list of characters stands in the old copy, with the exception, that the spelling of some of the names is corrected. chapter{Section 4THE GOLDEN AGE; THE LIVES OF JUPITER AND SATURN. ACTUS I. SCENA I. Enter old Homer. The Gods of Greece, whose deities I raised Out of the earth, gave them divinity, The attributes of sacrifice and prayer, Have given old Homer leave to view the world, And make his own presentment. I am he That by my pen gave heaven to Jupiter; Made Neptune's trident calm the curled waves; Gave -ZEolus lordship o'er the warring winds; Created black-hair'd Pluto King of Ghosts, And regent o'er the kingdoms fix'd below. By me Mars wars, and fluent Mercury Speaks from my tongue: I plac'd divine Apollo Within the Sun's bright chariot: I made Venus Goddess of Love, and to her winged son Gave several arrows, tipp'd with gold and lead. What hath not Homer done to make his name Live to eternity ? I was the man That flourish'd in the world's first infancy, When it was young, and knew not how to speak, I taught it speech and understanding both, Even in the cradle. Oh ! then further me, You that are in the wor...« less