The Open court (1887) (14780674974)

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Title: The Open court
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 Open Court Publishing company, Chicago
Subjects: Religion Religion and science
Publisher: Chicago : The Open Court Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois



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shkimii:k().(Ancient Sarcdpliagns. ) pretty as she was before. The reason is that here we di^ not deal withevents of this life, but are confronted with facts that represent thewonderful stories of the fate of gods and men in the world to come Idle charming storv of Eros and rs\che nuist have exercisedsome influence in the formation of early Lhristianit\, for we findthe typical group of this loving coui)le represented side by side withthe good shepherd on an ancient sarcoi:»hagus. The same idea that underlies the story of l\ros and Psyche isthe theme of the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. l^)Ut while it ex-tends to man the hope of immortality it explains why ( )rpheus nuistleave his beloved wife in the realm of Hades. She still lives; hefound her and would have brought her back had he not forg(^tten g2 THI-: OPEN COURT. in his cai^vnicss to see her the divine l)ehest mn to tnrn l)ack, andso tliey remain forever >ei>arated. An interesting- iu\th ori-inated in Xau))Ha, where a pnhHc
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OUlMTF.tTS AND ElRIDICE. U-sti\al t-elelirattd tlie inarria.^e of Ioseidon. the .L^od of ilie sea.witli Annmonc. a nxniph w lio is al\va\s rtpresented as a lovelymaiden. The local legend (as preserved hy ApolUmitis, IT, T, 8) OLVMIMAN I.KIDKS. J.> informs us that the founder of Naupha was (Uiincl to 1k tin- s..nof Poseidon and the n\iui)h Aniynione. Auiyinoiu- went into thecountry with a pitcher to look for drinkin- water, an.l not iKin-ahle to find a spring- lost lier way in the woods near the shore, whereshe came upon a satyr who attacked her. She called for hel)) andPoseidon, the god of the sea. came to her rescue, and liaving <lrivenaway the satyr, fell in love with the beautiful girl and married her.The son of Amymone, Xauplius, was honored in that locality as