Mosaics of Grecian History
Mosaics of Grecian History
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ÆSCHYLUS: SOPH'OCLES: VIRGIL.
The Future State.--HOMER.
1. Story of Tan'talus.--BLACKIE
2. The Descent of Or'pheus.--OVID: HOMER.
3. The Elys'ium.--HOMER: PINDAR.
Hindu and Greek Skepticism.--(Cornhill Magazine).
II. The Earnest Inhabitants of Greece. The Founding of Athens.--BLACKIE.
III. The Heroic Age. Heroic Times foretold to Adam.--MILTON Twelve Labors of Hercules.--HOMER. Fable of Hercules and Antæ'us.--COLLINS. The Argonautic Expedition.--PINDAR. Legend of Hy'las.--BAYARD TAYLOR. The Trojan War. 1. The Greek Armament.--EURIP'IDES. 2. The name Helen.--ÆSCHYLUS. 3. Ulysses and Thersi'tes.--HOMER. (POPE). 4. Combat of Menela'us and Paris.--HOMER. (POPE). 5. Parting of Hector and Androm'a-che.--HOMER. (POPE). 6. Hector's Exploits and Death of Patro'clus.--HOMER. (PO
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