And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Garlands. These might be for the victims, as they generally were crowned, or had gilded horns. Victima labe carens, præstantissima forma, Sistitur ante aras, vittis præsignis et auro.
Ovid.
Or they might be for the two pretended gods, as it was usual to crown their statues. (Pliny, lib. xvi. chap. 4.)
The priests likewise themselves, who sacrificed, wore crowns. (Virgil, Æneid ii.)
