132. A CRESTED PEACOCK. The peacock was sacred to Herè (Juno).

103. A GOLDEN CLOUD. The gods were wont to recline upon Olympus beneath

a canopy of golden clouds.

104. DROPPING FRAGRANT DEW. Drops of glittering dew fell from the golden

cloud which shrouded Herè and Zeus. See _Iliad_, XIV, 341 f.

105 f. Herè was the queen of Heaven. Power was therefore the gift which

she naturally proffered.

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