The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, 1885, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, 1885, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Archaeological Institute Of America and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, 1885, Vol. 1 N ow it appears to me that this form which the ceremony assumes after the time of Pericles, is the result of an intermingling of the ceremonies in commemoration of Theseus with those dedi cated to the worship of Athene. And this supposition will gain in weight the more we bear in mind, let, that, in the course of time the various ceremonies of gods and heroes strongly tended to intermingle 2nd, that Athene and Theseus became more and more closely associated as the patrons of Attica, and that they both have an especial share in the constitution of the Panathenaic festival; and 3rd, that after the Persian war the chief power of the Athenians consisted in their maritime force, a suggestion of which they would naturally tend to introduce in connexion with their patron deity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.