, 1873-12-20

tho fnot tl,at tho nncont Norslmon employed
the two pillars to Hymbo1tzo precisolv tho snmy
l1oas rs those connected With them hv tho
Hebrews aud Crooks ,naioH it 4uito M liLoly
TINT tho Hnartat1B derived tho sysnbol from the
aan,o original ao'ircu M tile Tyrint,p.
Il column Ut stone wan In fhot \
c,.11tOH HSatnnI Or TIE DEITY
nmong ,nally nnc:DIlt nations. Eontn wag yor-
rl'i''nod a. ''a'hoA tlndor tlo form OF Il stone.
Juno Of Tho Tlost inHH IN Diana Of tho fcari-
MIS- wero worahppod 1tntlor the rnmo farm.
The most fa1nons Of tim Ssrian doitios waa III
uAlAl ft,e ttono}. Halno to which IL nkin tIt.
modern Arabic qe1tl, Il mountain, Or arocl THO
very iiamo OF Olhraltar ole Of tho mountains to
which rootry has transformed tho ttlo Of Pillars
of lloronles. lp from Gebol Tark tho mountain,
OF The roo, Of Ta.!!s, one of TIM rHt Monrs Wit,
srt font OH Tim northern Rftn or The .trnita, and
nssor whom came thoeo who established in Hrnin
tho brill snt and romantic cmr fro Of tlcao plc.
cessora Of lilo anctent lsn,,tcinns.
There iuGood Stouna for tho presumption
tllnt
HEnAs1.!:s or THE anrgya
was only another version Of lilo nlvtl, Of thu
Dioac,lri. Tho Hebrews gave eacll of tio pllnra
n 1lame, thougl. they received tl,a emblem frnm
nf ono deity: and .as tile Iyrians were earlier
than tito Hroolts tlia nllasn Of tho monothciB:ic
nfg.iticance Of tho pillars mnBt havo como down
from tho Aa1ne anclent source an tho myth OF tho
Dioscl1tf.
With both GreolsH and Tyrinns " 1Ioraclcs,''
transformed by tho 1.atins into " HorculcH,"
soerned to be a transferable honorary title. lilo
proper nano Of tho Tylian 1Ioraces was Mclcar-
thus, wliogo mother WIS Raid to be Astcria. the
atnrry hoavonB; while the proper name Of tho
Grock Horaoloa was A1cmun, who was snil to 10
tho son Of doyo by q mortal mothnr, Alcmena, aB
tho Dioscuri wcte Hnid to be the twin sons of
Jovo by q mortal mothor, Leda. Tho Heracica
Of the Tyrians and tho Castor aud pollux
senrnen and lavigators, as we'll ns Of foata Of
strength and agility.
Turning now to Tho mythology Of tho scandi-
navians, We find in the character Of
T1I0n
one which. corresponds in gil these particulars
the gods. by Jord (tho eartlD: Not only do the
stories Of hie foats Of strength with his hammer
correspond with toao of IIelaeles with l,is club,
but lo waa tho patron deity of tho carly Morse
navigators, WHO wore na daring as ovcn the
plnnicianH.
Tho "aacred columna "of the Norao mythology
by lewinE. These stood OH either aido OF tho
thigh sent" Of tho master Of tho household,
and henco woro called
1.-THE PILLARS OF TIE HIGH SEAT"
md were sort Of household symbol ot Thor.
Tho upper end Of ono Of tho pillars being, like
tho Spartan symbol. carved IN tho eembla,,co Of
n human head, tho Betting up Of theso pillars
waB tho sign Of the establishment of the house
hold, hold on tint mt. spot: When s a. = Northma9
pillars with him; and when these wore BOT MP,
thero wae his homo until he made formal
change Of domicllo by moving thena to some
new spot.
Men the nor1hmen Iceland and
Morse family were thrown overheard when tho
ship came near tho land, md on the naaroBt
habitable spot to whore tloy wore cast ashore by
the waves wcro they cot up, Explaining the ends
in the ground, as
sYnne1 OF possEsB1oN,
being In some respects formal net Of It entry"
having hometnlng OF the ammo signif1c"nco as
the acs oi me emlgfnnt ~ tie Websern States
"I1 M, nas ataNsa .;;a out cialna: ,......
III! mnsl .uo ptlsass p we're ses Up tpe honse was
H., tIo uI.tcl.S nSt Dn noVeu 70 new locatlons,
tne pace "nero tno pll'are wore irst cast ashore
aamasa nosalnEu ~, penun1r n,, slenieance ana
g%uleaaeTs 70 lug laa,!y: mus u y related OF
Gus. @ oserooaru, @ were caI1lea away ,pY tho
Ma'oo r. oo.,,e,, I o,.an ~ nnu appiG,sy lose'
~ sot.lsai n9resot' ~ tno Gnster1. s1uo u lce
WIZ ma NY neon sns .n9tg to ps , noea
hesn "ho M Ill., nun
nIu 1enn ~ easE asao.e on tns "este.n conss upon
MnSa S: 10 so'o n's ostate ano moVea
~ 1lae toSaity wnela ns pliiala nao poon 1ouhd
MauS othel .as.ancos VI slo. slo
oasalu a W TIE sAoaEn co1uMSs INTO IHE SEA.
~ ~ 9.uct lnat snGt nl1sns ke,oo NolthMen ~
~ NV, ao,cts'u " !toeeo =! ieoisnu nle felhIeu
~ y, M;1;, Agynas J " tno Mortnnen;
~ a,. w noa - ;nu .nas, nasus toAnea
u.a pGete VI nosJi }l,uss.oy 20 p!soRe .! somo
Ia nt 20 ~ oe tarn o ~ b;a nc
couio @ aus ges Ihea . natN, wascn gaze occasion
,snrn sur ra,s, ,'u mr ~ ,a may oent1 - s
e;oa 1a;,, u .ne ~ M =. Do:n
Tntslos m "eTo s,n: =. lno NoIao cn'oi1a!n
4n9a osInlshgs ~ sa I ~ ~ suswhy ~ nos.'e III
tIo.sn1 ~ wv ucMH w to,.pte ~ -uot osef
Mnien ~ t"I FtSo'uso,-'n WHICH ~ seeuea to
navn sung l'l!.o ~ pEop'1gtary rsnt from
~ t6s ~, na ~ H. !. sulehs ~ ~ , o"n oxenso
,tt ,Gt ~ H., use t ., tne m @ 81 tooa
VIII! nm nons o1 sno t'mpor, toeotnof Win INC
ta ea1tn pong"tn hG .ne pas1o'ism @ On "hlen Ihors
s.asuo laa uoan j., esnsea. , Mnon no can1e III
ssuw ~ aesatu .u emu Ivy saG.e" w. noauna .! sno
.enllo were 'a .neo"n w IL lnso sho soa anu wnere
those M moso Ga. oa snoao " .p "Mvos no cal'ea
T'u p14Sio 1oiS.oa, 1'a anu nu1ls Lno telp!e u
Inol, lI, Eiac1E tno sWo hae5eu co1ulnhs, ono Oh
e'tnel [n.: htue. lnas "1.a'n ine ,aoos"ay-
Ino lncaeh.s ~ "nieh LUG Two eoinmna mus
appeas ~ Tue ealnest n1slory OF tho Morse poo
PIE a1o, ~ is trno, OF modern unto when com.
PaIeu m..n ner appearance at tho panla1nR ~ ol
sol9nlollh 1eihpse or tio erection OF tne tillafs
o. ngIcales " MGeaFtnas, noar tho ntraits OF
tl9Taitaf put their latof appearance III history