THE JEWISH PEOPLE. Return to Jerusalem--The Jews--The synagogues--
Destruction of the temple--The Jews after the dispersion.


CHAPTER IX

GREECE AND THE GREEKS. The country--The sea--The climate--Simplicity of
Greek life--The people--Origin of the Greeks--Legends--The Trojan
War--The Homeric Poems--The Greeks at the time of Homer--The
Dorians--The Ionians--The Hellenes--The cities.

THE HELLENES BEYOND THE SEA. Colonization--Character of the colonies--
Traditions touching the colonies--Importance of the Greek colonies.


CHAPTER X

GREEK RELIGION. The
gods--Polytheism--Anthropomorphism--Mythology--Local gods--The
great gods--Attributes of the gods--Olympus and Zeus--Morality of
the Greek mythology.

THE HEROES. Various sorts of heroes--Presence of the heroes--
Intervention of the heroes.

WORSHIP. Principle of the cult of the gods--The great Feasts--the sacred
games--Omens--Oracles--Amphictyonies.


CHAPTER XI