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English: On the Temple Steps

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Title: With the world's people; an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social evolution, and present conditions and promise of the principal families of men
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: Washington : Clark E. Ridpath
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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of the average human concepts of thepeople who lived bellow. F.vcn as farback as the days of 1 lonur, Ihis human-i/.ation had been complete—if indeed ithad ever been anytliing better. When-ever the epic bard speaks of the gods,
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RELIGION OF THE GREEKS.-On the Temple Steps.—From Ihc painting by Poynlcr. 182 GREAT RACES OF MAXKIXD. Olympus are even as menwomen. he does so in a tone of gentle mockery—mere description, such as a skeptic ofmodern times might use in describingthe beings of mythology. In no singleelement of his theology was there a di-vine order, a heavenly government inanywise above the level of the averagemorality of the Greek. All was on the level of human na-ture and frailty. Take the case ofThe gods of Zeus. That almighty po-and tentate had perfumed locks.He v/as guilty of allmanner of unlawful loves; but to theGreek the g-uilt was no more heinousthan average mortal eccentricity. Thecomic poet might mock at the incon-stancy and infidelities of Jove, but neverthought of denouncing them as sins.Hera was as jealous of her mighty lordas any Athenian beauty might be of aninconstant husband. Aphrodite was asfalse as she was fair. Hermes was acommon liar. Hephaestus was lame.Poseidon was consumed

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  • booksubject:Ethnology
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