, 1877-02-24
SCHLIEMANN.
Tic nonnerfc Btortcs of Troy and hIycon..

the walls, aud streets, and treasures uf llnmcr,s
Troy, tl: scholars, excepting few In whom tl4n
l!is conclusions. Homer himself, It IL we'll known
lies under grave suspicion nf being ''severaI
gentlemen rolled into onc." md his lIfe Is
ssrctcllcl 0ll alonn through three or four re,.
sirxe and efcneois tho subject Of h!s story, was
ticcucd ns fabulous as ilto gods Rut gotldcsses
represented as Interfering 50 utllclonsiy !u its
tate, anl the wlt'1c magnificent picture OF Lu-
was reduced BY the herman tcl,olIasts 10 n .nytl,
Of tile daily slcge Of tho East by the solar pnw.
crs. And so. "a writer aln,a II uD, the opinlon
generally entertained Ia ta11 was That se'lljc.
unknown ilunnlc settlement, Lyd1an town, "
rl,r1lictnn trading post." .....
But Homer, whether one Or many, anil what
ever his date or dates, did deal III some mcas-
urn with uu1tsputable historical facts One Of
slycenn, a ely Of Argoiis Il, Grecce. Nox
Myccn,a has always haa the historic basis which
Truy lacl;s- Tr0y's vcry site was lost In utt-
ei.ronlelea apes, but MyeenT, VII. Legendary
tho rst great city OF tho plain af Argnlls, where
1t Is agreed nrcek culture and urGck empire
had thllr oldest scat; II waa powerful when
Troy fell tl1st D. C.), and after the Dorian con-
ass as tSt ny; E5 yea4s 1ef itsf +
contributed It's quota to irecfan defense a.anst
the Persiaus, null when tho nltcr ArCiye cities,
which wcru neutral In that great contest, over.
threw anu dcpppu1atcd y t4os o: CO., its mighty
When, therefore, Schfiemann, WIS driven by tho
jealous Turk from 1fasasllk, he did well to turn
to Myccny, where tllere could ho no easy solu
tion Of his discoveries by hypothesis vi .3sunnIe
II may bs well, iot the better apprehension ot
the revelations t,ow nlnlc, 10 call something ot
the stnry Ut the Hind, which inspired Schlie-
n,ann tt! h's fruitful enthusiasm. II dealt with
I4f.
the agc q lsurovs, u wlcl, the eo,ls wcrc Ear,.
sna In tic nfInrs0f nlcn. The troubles nf Troy,
SO tho legend ran, arose In tlisputu between
the gosidesRcs Ilaru, pallas, and Aphrodte rs tu
t!.etr respective ciams toa go'tcnaappe inscribed
1naly referred to the arbitration of young Paris,
son III King I'rian Of ftfum who was tcn,tln!.
sheep Oh Mount Ida. The riraIa cxhthite,t their
CHARMS O the youth, and Aparodltc outb't
wisdom by Offering him tue fatrcst ol women
fur his own. Sbs got the apple, and Pars gut
llclc,l,wife Ut King MonelAus Of Sparta, hut 6lao
vtsprfng of NJ a,!iour of Zens, tirst Of the gods.
c.,ver llelun and punish Truy, which l.arDorel
tile thief, aud thsre followed The ninr-years'
Siege, part ot Which forms the tlcu,s " tie
lllAi. 'rhc gods tus,k tittes with their children,
yxsr Gy 81 r Ta3 Stss III snSt r. On @ d m H.
never to arisc again. It II not very siftliputt ~
stit uut thu legend fron Lie history In MI this.
=. Tho connection q tho Iloincrie stOr5 With
atyccnp fcsss % lfln facts that 1t Represents
isiAls,ls anil all Argus" rs the head Of the Grr-
clan expedition. lIe was the royaltst u ia
cll'efai" King Of Men j. lhe epltslet constant.
Y XXI sysd& & tS i'm; an H. sty |; ass,ris ans 4 T.
built" During hin stay s,efors Troy, his rcalu
wus In charge II Ills eousin ll:gisthi,B and Ills
wIfc Cyte1t'Iestra, who VIVA haif.Hlstgr tn Eele.,
by 4 mortal fathcr, as At:amcnnon was brother
plotted to murder the returning King ard rua
over his realm. III ltomur's other poelu, thu
UIYsepy, tue wandering Olysaeus scsounts lilo
story Ut that homecoming ~ lio l!atl II from
brought tomc With bin a. hfs mtstress lram's
daughter Cassa.,dra, Upon whom Apollo bad
bestowed tue ef1t u prophecy, In orier to vii!
her faVof but coupled with It, wLts aie refused
the 5twurl, tue doom u never bo!ng believed,
90 that, when abe warned Agasscm,'on not
turn To Myccna, tler woF.is nero rain. AGl6ttus
welcomed hin, With banquet in tho roynl hAlls,
aud Wien he aud hls companions were tillcd
with food and wlus, they were all slaughtelel,-
sandra. THUS far Holnsr.
After tho epic, when tho whole fabric Of
drcc!an Theology had bccoMe elaborate ai!4
complex. with Tie thought of tha incxo!ate
rstss :as Sxs G qass Enas: s rass 81 ss
centuries after Homer, hlled out Tho sl1np[a
outlines; and Esctytls It was t!lat att1ed. -
cauxo ol CIYtcMuestra'A crime, her unforglylls
snger at AEaslelnl.on for the sacrllce u Their
war, tn appcase thu wrath of tleKoddeAs Arteu''
Is. Tradition told, also, how tho son, Olestes,
avenged his fAther'sdcat by slaying hts nothef
aud her paratnour, and was pursued thcncetot'
non, thu Troian Princess. anu the Other victims
VI the fatal banquet wrrc said to have been en-
tomoed With EEeat poup within tho clty wa!!.,
aud those Of A:Risthus and Clytcmncstra with
$f1Lth ht~
riul ot tGo "Ktng Of Men" and Ills frienlAFe-
mancd marked BY tradition through tho sue-
ccc&lFug ages, and, in tho second century Ut our
era, Pausauaz Visited the rulns OF AiycsnD, and
modern travellers hayo seen them. Tho walls,
scarcely mors ruined now than then, exhibit III
their Immense stones a skill fl lnasoury uot saF.
passed since. 4 nasslSo gateway, low ~!
Agamctnnon'a liuc, thc Atseid@,-two rampant
ll0ns, 1cscely confronting tho stranger. P4a,,
sarta2 mentions the "subecrrauean clalubcls u
Atreus aud his sons, in which tleir treasure:
wure kept," q tomb of Atreus, and other. q
Aganleu,non anu those who returned with hln
from Troy aud were slain.
Dr, Setlirmann undertook the excavation q
MycenH under pure enthusiasm for lloncfl
which IL refreshing proof that hnc sents!nens
has uot yet reased to move men. 1ts cu,ploys
la5 men Ut lla own cost, aud gives tue treasure
troye without reserve TO Greece. Ho has already
explained the great vault called the treasure
house ot Aureus by tausanias a1d Since t4ts.
aud reached tho conclusion, to which scholars
have been tending OF late, that Il vas rcaslF !
tomb, and that The other ssrcatteI treasqfe.
houses arc likewise toults which hare doubtless
heeu searched before tur tho treasures whfcnN
Is well.known the anclents were accustomed ~
place in tho sepulchrea of their illustEio4s dtaua
- he has found III them nothing Of conseqlease;;
but within the walls Of tho arr0polis, Or citadel
height Of the city, ha haa 1nale the discoveries
WhGA ll1 III with amaxement. -. :.
Whether Or not Or. 6chlie1nann has discovered
the tomhs OF AgamcInnon, Cassandra, EuFyMe.
don, aud tue reat that canle frou Troy, tnay os
not proven Or proyablc, but tho prssumptiys
evidence u strong In favor ol his ardent faila
that be- has. There ia NO question but that tas
treasures he uncasths have lain thcEe for a7Ha
ypars, since tho AEgtya conquest, aud, bud thesf
existence been known et that time, they xoa!a
have hardly hare becn left by The conqaeross u
thsiF spollation Of the city. 1t L. probable, ~
tho opinion Of selolaEs, that no date Sa1 oe
rian conquest Of thc PclopouMssus, i md for any
thing before that event liomer'a poems sro tae
most authoritative witnesses that exist aug
tvO Rtp1E want ha f<,tt m