Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-22
Mythology Part II.

III Al4N ilAANAVisn VI AitA istAns ittNtt 'NA'AA
my thOlogieS, but they were very SINH
lar. Tie scriptures contain numerous
references to heather diylnities, e8pc-
clally to Bel or Baal OF the Baby lOnlaus,
and MOloch OF Ph0enicians. Both Bel
and MOlOCh are identified rs the Greek
Leus and the Roman Jupiter. The
Greeks, however, had much larger
number of dNinlties than amy one OF
the surrounding nations, and II came
IN time that. because of their greater
progress IN learning ana the arts. then
mythology ONershadOWcd all tie rest
ana became the dominant religion OF
the countries bordering on the Mcdlt-
erranean sea. The spread OF The Greek
religion for che Greeks were intensely
religious. even going 50 far rs 10 set up
at Athens an altar Inscribed 10 tie
UNKNOWN GOD. (Sue Acts xiii was
greatly aided: first, by the maratime
character OF nearly All ,he Greek cities
both IN Greece proper, ana IN Asia
Minor, Sicily ana elaeW here, and. Sec
Ondly. 10y the COnQuoats OF Alexander
The Great who founded numerous
GrcVh cities in The conquered territory.
their religions as well as other customs.
Il AN va ttNANh Va y lRA4Ns AitN e~NHt va
prophecy. at Delphi and Dcl0s. and OF
sister Dlaiia At EphtsuS, were known
throughout the whole ancient civilized
world. and embassies bringing rlch
presents came from every nation. lhC
Jews not excepted. 10 consult The
prlcstea,eS whose ordclcS were reCcN ed
With unquc3tiOuug faith.
/ believe ! can safely assert that
fa-. N Dr. f. be-
lariy the temple Of Apollo al Delphi,
mac more 10 40 with GcCltlug Tie late
OF cities and nations. ANA ia spreading
ideas OF Justice. law and order than
all other agencies combined. HE rca-
son for ,his Is 10 lee found in tie fact
that everybody from kings and poten-
tates down 10 the common herd con-
suited the oracle upon every conceivable
diiar OF ile.-oracies anG dreams ruI-
Ell the word.
After Rome had conquered Greece.
her poets. tragedlMs and historians ap-
plUpllatcd The it1endoul The more pOetl-
cal aud imaginative Greeks. Dut applied
them 10 their oNn Roman ulyMIles.
which We're la ,lIs manner Identified
with lAc Cree, 0Niult!cs. SO tnat We
have two sets 0i names for mos, 81 the
gods anG gOddesse5. LcaS. Arcs. lIcra.
Athena az tAe creeks. are jupiter.
Mars. Juno, MlntWd OIL the hoihaiia.
The early Ing ish writer's modelled ale
ter the Latin ana trcnch writer's
French beng degraded Ldtii.-and
so The Lalin NAMES We're employed ia
the Ehglish recently, ho"eicI. there
l5 growing tendency u employ lic
creek names because lllc creek nation
real! gave i0im 10 1he ancient lay lloi-
osles ANA literature. lie LdtAia IKE
the English We're bullOhtIo. So ,.at 40
reality. everything tnaJ a. best ia utcro-
tuIc and am Is traced back 90 Greek
source. IN tins TACT he- tAe Importance
OF the study vi mNtHulugy.
Modern NE IS TOO scientific. too prac-
ucu. too m0tter-oi-lact 10 furnish thc
poet with desirable material for his
art. and so he Is forced To fall bach upon
the legends CT The past vixen supers,i-
ton. not reason. relenCd supreme.
TIE ancient Greeks lllclleue5 they
called themselves ana ther country
llcllas believed the 'eartA 60 bc iiat and
circular and tlI0t Iellao Was at the
center: Delphi WAS at the center OF
iela5- hence Delphi WAS tine "HaYA
oi the world. The sea as tAcy called
tlt acknowledgements ana us continuation.
the Black sea. divided Iue earth into two
nearly equal parts. Around thc earth
flowed lhe river ocean with steady
current. from north 30 south on tAcDa~i
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"'4 az VII 1AN "'Ne 't''0' 40 '''i 70,
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