, 1873-12-21

| finvo borrowed tho enblom frOin tho TyrinnH
Tho faot that tho anciont Northmo,, :Samployol
ilenB ms those connected with tllom by Tho
1Iol,rown and 0rooka rnakoB 1t quito aa ]ikoly
TINT tho spartarH derived tho symbol from tho
Hnnlo oriEinRl Bo,ircb As tho Tyr1nhB
| A column OF HOno was IN fact Il
! COMMON syNfno1 OF THE DEITY
among 1nnny auc!ont nations. Vonus wnB wor-
shppod Ht paphos ..''or tlq Q, form of stone.
nnB, woro worsllipned undcr. tho aamo form.
Tho most famous Of tho Syrian acitiey waa El
Gahal (tto Btono). 4 name to which Is alsit, tile
,nolorn Arabic "a Mgebel, a mountain, or rock. Tho
which poetry haH transferred tho ttlo OF Pillars
OF Hercules, is from Gobol Tarik. tho mountnl1,
OF tho rock, Of Tarlls, Of tic first Alonrs who
after whon cAmo tllosc who established In Spain
tho brilliant aud romantic empire Of these Buc-
| ccssors OF tho arcicnt plltrncia1lH.
Thoro III good ground for tho presumption
tint
HEnAc1Ea OF TIE GREEKS
wan only nnotllcr version Of tho myth Of tho
Dioacuri. Tho Hohrows gavo oach Of the pillars
n name. though tl,oy received tho omblom from
Of ono deity; and Ms tho Iyrians we're EARLIER
than tho Crooks. this phase nf tile mot10thelHtto
Significance of the pillars mnst llnvo como down
from tho sa1no anceut source rs tho myth Of tho
| Dioscnri.
Will, both Greeks md Tyrinns I1oraccs,"
| transformed by tho Latins into "1Iercuea, II
seemed to DO n transferable honorary title. Tlio
proper namo Of tho Tyrian Heracloe was N1olcnr-
rtarry llcavons; wl,ilo the proper name Of tho
| Crock Horac!eH wns AlcDus, who was Baid to bo
tho Bon of Joye by mortal mother, Alcmena, M
tho Dioscuri woro Enid to be tho twin sons OF
of tho 1yrians md tho Castor and poltux
] Of the Groeks were tho patron doities Of
sca,nen aud nayigatorB aa vol as Of tents Of
| strength md agility.
nayians, wo find III tile character Of
ono which corresponds i'll a!l tl,cso particulars.
Ho was said 10 bo tho Of Odin, tito eldest Of
ntorios OF Ills feats Of strength with bio hammor
correspond with those Of Homeless wtl, his club,
but lo WINS the patron do'ty of tho carly Morse
navigeetors, who wcrc ns daring as oven tho
Tho ''saored columns of the Morse mythology
| were two high wooden posts, or pillars fashioned
by howing. These stood on either side Of tl,o
thigh acat" Of tho master of tho household,
| nnl henco were called
| 1.-THE p11lAns OF THE H1nn BEAT"
md wcro sort Of household symbol Of Thor.
Tho uppor ena Of ono of tho pillars being, lilso
tho Spartan symbol, carved IN tho eemblance Of
n e F eoa o the The setaE mp nf Of fls s ase Rs
hold on that spot. When Northnan
moved. no mattor how far, ho took his sacred
pillars with him; aud when these woro set up,
ttoto % "'s LIS Hono ntsL no linus ., lormal
cn.hga o. ool1s'clle " 'ao'4"B eneil' lo BONG
''eW Nysip', hpo'' +,, ,,,p+,,,o, ,,ao,.rooa
Mne.t snG ~ dcus''so naln
@Ss ~ , ena1u tu p!ials VI eaen
No!no 4"ii'..s VIZ snoMh IVY nou.u - MUM tne
s%ni; % snt'lo & ItaI .no lo, aaaa ua I.io nearess
M sus ~ m,.eap LILY wcIo caht ~
~ .o ,, "asse "efe tnos SGT ep' py p"tine tno ehda
III sno ssoa'," .s,.. as -, ,,,r,,,aa.a,.
,,.,a 81 .aa.sa., W t'S trusss5SsiuS,
,.B DnB III n,at soaiy .o1ai acs u
.S M sno'.eeG w.. " tnu T. sH!i'G t,l slE1!!l1eanee as
% .no Ies u. ~ o1ng!nns ~ ',,o "estorn othsos
"4o has stakGn .H!1t1 out 4 earn.
III mhcL lno IllnIs Me5e 80, hot Up tne nnnHe "as
p't alon!,u IleIi, anu, tnonGn tho nlllafs anu
@ ~ unl.lc'l1 la'Su un iio'oo 70 ne" locatlons,
tie pace "nelo ,he plats wore !irst cast asf1oro
aMays rotalnGa . roenhnr r.. elgnlilcance md
% nacreaoess 20 tto 1a'nily; Inas u ts rented Of
Ihfod arappsson. that nls pillars, whom
cast osergoafu, were carried away ny tho
waves anu currents anu apparently !oas.
uo settled, however, On tho clHtcrn Hitlo OF Ice