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The country--The sea--The climate--Simplicity of
Greek life--The people--Origin of the Greeks--Legends--The Trojan
War--The Homeric Poems--The Greeks at the time of Homer--The
Dorians--The Ionians--The Hellenes--The cities.
THE HELLENES BEYOND THE SEA. Colonization--Character of the colonies--
Traditions touching the colonies--Importance of the Greek colonies.

CHAPTER X
GREEK RELIGION. The
gods--Polytheism--Anthropomorphism--Mythology--Local gods--The
great gods--Attributes of the gods--Olympus and Zeus--Morality of
the Greek mythology.
THE HEROES. Various sorts of heroes--Presence of the heroes--
Intervention of the heroes.
WORSHIP. Principle of the cult of the gods--The great Feasts--the sacred
games--Omens--Oracles--Amphictyonies.

CHAPTER XI
SPARTA. The People--Laconia--The Helots--The Perioeci--Condition of the
Spartiates.
EDUCATION. The children--The girls--The discipline--Laconism--Music--
The dance--Heroism of the women.
INSTITUTIONS. The kings and the council--The ephors--The army--The
hoplites--The phalanx--Gymnastics--Athletes--Role of the Spartiates.


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