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1、AHAND-BOOKOFMYTHOLOGY.THEMYTHSANDLEGENDSOFANCIENTGREECEANDROME.BYE.M.BERENS.ILLUSTRATEDFROMANTIQUESCULPTURES.NEWYORK:MAYNARD,MERRILL,&CO.,43,45AND47EASTTENTHSTREET.PREFACE.ThewantofaninterestingworkonGreekandRomanmythology,suitablefortherequirementsofbothboysandgirls,haslongbeenrec
2、ognizedbytheprincipalsofouradvancedschools.Thestudyoftheclassicsthemselves,evenwheretheattainmentsofthepupilhaverenderedthisfeasible,hasnotbeenfoundaltogethersuccessfulingivingtothestudentaclearandsuccinctideaofthereligiousbeliefsoftheancients,andithasbeensuggestedthataworkwhichwou
3、ldsodealwiththesubjectastorenderitatonceinterestingandinstructivewouldbehailedasavaluableintroductiontothestudyofclassicauthors,andwouldbefoundtoassistmateriallythelaboursofbothmasterandpupil.InendeavouringtosupplythiswantIhavesoughttoplacebeforethereaderalifelikepictureofthedeitie
4、sofclassicaltimesastheywereconceivedandworshippedbytheancientsthemselves,andtherebytoawakeninthemindsofyoungstudentsadesiretobecomemoreintimatelyacquaintedwiththenobleproductionsofclassicalantiquity.IthasbeenmyaimtorendertheLegends,whichformthesecondportionofthework,apicture,asitwe
5、re,ofoldGreeklife;itscustoms,itssuperstitions,anditsprincelyhospitalities,forwhichreasontheyaregivenatsomewhatgreaterlengththanisusualinworksofthekind.InachapterdevotedtothepurposesomeinterestingparticularshavebeencollectedrespectingthepublicworshipoftheancientGreeksandRomans(moree
6、speciallyoftheformer),towhichissubjoinedanaccountoftheirprincipalfestivals.Imayaddthatnopainshavebeensparedinorderthat,withoutpassingoverdetailstheomissionofwhichwouldhave[ii]marredthecompletenessofthework,notasinglepassageshouldbefoundwhichcouldpossiblyoffendthemostscrupulousdelic
7、acy;andalsothatIhavepurposelytreatedthesubjectwiththatreverencewhichIconsiderduetoeveryreligioussystem,howevererroneous.ItishardlynecessarytodwellupontheimportanceofthestudyofMythology:ourpoems,ournovels,andevenourdailyjournalsteemwithclassicalallusions;norcanavisittoourartgallerie
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