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Identifier: storiesofpersons00bene (find matches)
Title: Stories of persons and places in Europe
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Benedict, E. L. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, London, G. Routledge and sons
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e hundredbronze statues, and still three thousand were left. Constantine, afterward,took many of these to adorn his capital. Julian, who came after Constan-tine, tried to revive idolatry, and sent to consult the famous old oracle.But the reply was, Tell the king,the fair wrought dwelling has sunk intothe dust. Phoebus has no longer a shelter nor a prophetic laurel. Neitherhas he a speaking fountain; the fair water is dried up. A few yearsafter this, Theodosius the Great took the oracle at its word, and closed itup forever. The splendid temple sank into decay and ruin. The gym-nasia and porticos tumbled down the precipitous cliffs; the propheticchasm was filled up by the Christians with fear and horror, for theythought it the very mouth of the pit. The only remaining trace of the oldtemple is the marks of the chisel on the rock against which it stood, and aslight difference in color between this portion and the rest. The Castalian Spring.—Near the site of the old Temple of Delphi are
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INTERIOR OF THE PARTHENON. 408 Persons and Places in Europe. two great tocks rising up so close together that they form a high, narrowchasm. From the bottom of this issues the famous Castalian spring, whosewaters the ancient Greeks thought contained the gift of poetry and music.This place, where the mountains rose so grand and lofty, yet softened withall the beautiful forms and sounds of nature, they thought must surelybe the favorite abode of the gods of poetry and music whom they called theMuses. What could be more beautiful than the musical little streams, that,fed by the melting snows on the mountains top, came tumbling down hislofty sides, or the beautiful carpets of green spread over the face of thenumerous cliffs, waving with wild anemone, or the valleys stretching outbeyond in green and golden lemon groves. And up from the blue Mediter-ranean came the cool sea-breezes, heavily laden with sweets from the orangebowers on their way. Surely there could be no place more fit for the

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