The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-04


and make it a thing of actually.
Here Is jupiter" the guide said,
standing before the ancient statue,
who was the father OF gods and men.
and who ruled from Mount Olympus,
the headquarters Of the gods. Here,
Is the eagle, his favorite bird, by MS
side, and on occasion Jupiter turned
himself into an eagle. You see the
thunderbolt in his hand, at least that
| is the sculptor's idea of a thunder
bolt. 1 never saw a thunderbolt my
self" she added with smile.
Nothing but an old fashioned hand
grenade" one OF the doughboys de-
| clared.
| II could throw one Of them things
| into a Boche trench at a hundred
| yards" another calculated. and the
guide still smiled.
Here Is Mercury. the son and mes
senger of Jupiter who 1t was said
could cover any distance in an in
stant.'
| What brand OF airplane did he
use?" one of the boys asked.
"Only the wings on his hat" she
answered, because the ancient statues
never show Mercury with wings on
his heels; that was a modern inven-
ton. He also presided over com
merce, and was the patron saint of
pirates, even taking a hand at thiev-
= Ing himself on occasions"
Mercury's Trench Hat.
Gee" exclaimed one of the boys,
| hes got on a trench hat. Why didn't
We have wings on our trench hats
Some OF the American soldier boys
many OF them, did have wings on their
hats" the guide responded in lower
tone, only they did not always show.
| Now look what he has got in his
hand"
It's the sign of the Medical Corps!'
the boys exclaimed in chorus.
"Ycs. you are quite right, although
this statue is older than our calendar.
It WIS the sign of medicine in those
days also. 1t is called a caduceus, aud
was originally in the possession Of
Apollo, who as we'll as being the god
of the sun and the god Of music was
also a great physician. 1t was
Mercury who invented the Tyre, from
tortoise shell he found. but Apollo
fell so in love with the Tyre. being
n musician. that he and Mercury
traded, like two school boys, and ever
since whenever you see Mercury com
ing on the stage with the wings on
his hat and an his heels he also
carries the caduceus. So you see how
many things we borrow from the an
cient Greeks"
The statue of one of the amazon
women created great hilarity among
the doughboys. when the lad' guide
explained what great fighters they
We're, vanquishing alike giants, cen
taurs and men.
asked.
"Of course. why not?" the guide
retorted. I'm proof that the god
desses occupied positions on an equal
ity with the gods here is Minerva
She was the goddess OF wisdom anI
the Governor of Athens, having out
run Neptune in that political cam
paign. The Parthenon on the Acrop-
oils above Athens, which is still
standing. was temple erected in her
honor. She sprang fully armed from
Jupiter's brain, and never had a
mortal mother -
That accounts for it," \ bright
doughboy interjected. and they al
laughed. People walking through the
museum looked and wondered what
there could be so amusing and infec-
tiously gay about ancient Greek art.
Admitting the Handicrnn.
| Look what beautiful work these OLD
! Greek sculptors did," the guido con-
/ tinued in n more serious tone. See
/ how wonderfully the alabaster 1.
, carved and Joined with the white
! marble"
: Looks like 1t had been melted ant
poured on" some one remarked.
See the owl in her hand; the ow
, was Minerals bird, and the olive hol
tree. We still call the owl the birt
) of wisdom, and the olive branch /,
: the universal emblem of peace. Mi
: nerva, you know, made war for de-
} fence only She was woman O.
peace.
|, Now, here we are before the strong,
5 est man that ever lived IL Hercule.
} did really exist. But we have not tn,
I time for me to tell you the stories OF
= the Twelve Labors OF Hercules an,
5 you will have to read those in you
{ Mythology when you get home-mor,
; | notes.-the has his little son Telephe OF