Mystagogvs poeticvs, or, The muses interpreter explaining the historicall mysteries and mysticall histories of the ancient Greek and Latine poets : here Apollo's temple is opened, the muses treasures discovered and the gardens of parnassus disclosed whence many flowers of usefull delightfull and rare observations never touched by any other mythologist are collected
Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.
AEOLVS.
HE was Jupiters son, a King over divers •ands, and reigned in a City wall•• with brasse; hee kept the 〈◊〉 in a cave or holl•w hill; which at Juno's request, and promise of a marri∣age with her Nymph 〈◊〉, he let 〈◊〉 against Aenaeas.
The INTERPRETER.
BEfore that Aeolus was made King of the winds, they were very unruly, and had amongst themselves divers conflicts and encounters, so that not onely ships on the s•a, but castles and whole towns also on the land were o∣verthrown by them: even so, till Kings and Governours were chosen by the people to rule and guide them, they were subject to con•inuall disorders, 〈…〉, and •ivill broils, oppressing one another; but a wi•e King, like an∣other Aeolus,
S••ptra tenet, mollisque animes, & 〈◊〉;
Ni faciat maria ac 〈…〉
Quippe s••ant rap•di secum, 〈…〉.
