. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 177. The Olive Orchards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 178. The Vineyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 179. Cattle, Sheep, and Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 180. The Gardens and the Shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Chapter XX.
The Temples and Gods of Athens.
181. Certain Factors in Athenian Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 182. What constitutes "Piety" in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 183. The Average Athenians Idea of the Gods . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 184. Most Greeks without Belief in Immortality . . . . . . . . . . . 207 185. The Multitude of Images of the Gods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 186. Greek Superstition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 187. Consulting Omens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 188. The Great Oracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 189. Greek Sacrifices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 190. The Route to the Acropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 191. The Acropolis of Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 192. The Use of Color Upon Athenian Architecture and Sculptures . . 216 193. The Chief Buildings on the Acropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 194. The Parthenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 195. A Sacrifice on the Acropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 196. The Interior of the Parthenon and the Great Image of Athena . . 222 197. Greek Prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Chapter XXI.
The Great Festival of Athens.
198. The Frequent Festivals in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 199. The Eleusinia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 200. The Holy Procession to Eleusis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 201. The Mysteries of Eleusis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 202. The Greater Dionysia and the Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 203. The Theater of Dionysus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 204. The Production of a Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 205. The Great Panathenaic Procession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 206. The View from the Temple of Wingless Victory . . . . . . . . . 237
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Maps, Plans, and Illustrations.
1. Athenian Acropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece Page 2. Sketch Map of Attica
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