Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 78
halls of free-born and rich chieftains, the first Greekpoetry germinated, the Homeric poems, which as to theircontents live in the memories of the past great period andthe riches and exploits of kings of old. From Homerwe come to know the Greeks of the ninth and eighthcenturies as a people which in… … Fig. II.—Carved alabaster mussel from Delphi. the wine-dark sea in their quick-sailing barques. Neck-laces of gold and amber, which are probably Phoenician,are mentioned, and Achilles sets as a prize to be competedfor in the funeral games of Patroclus a silver bowl madeat Sidon, and brought over…
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