. The eastern nations and Greece. Fig. 70. Ancient Persian Fire-altars. (FromPerrot, History of Persian Art). VII. Im, 1)1 lllK AKCUKKS, 1 UuM lllK IALACE OF Darius at Susa. (After M. Dieulafoy, VAcropole de Sitse) This frieze (now in the museum of the Louvre) is regarded as the masterpieceof Persian art. It is formed of enameled tiles (cf. Fig. 55 and note, on p. 77) §110] THE JUDGMENT OF THE DEAD 103 armed with weapons and engaged in slaying these animals as a pious pastime. Agriculture was a sacred calling, for the husband-man was reclaiming the ground from the curse of the
. The eastern nations and Greece. Fig. 70. Ancient Persian Fire-altars. (FromPerrot, History of Persian Art). VII. Im, 1)1 lllK AKCUKKS, 1 UuM lllK IALACE OF Darius at Susa. (After M. Dieulafoy, VAcropole de Sitse) This frieze (now in the museum of the Louvre) is regarded as the masterpieceof Persian art. It is formed of enameled tiles (cf. Fig. 55 and note, on p. 77) §110] THE JUDGMENT OF THE DEAD 103 armed with weapons and engaged in slaying these animals as a pious pastime. Agriculture was a sacred calling, for the husband-man was reclaiming the ground from the curse of the dark spirit.^ 110. The Judgment of the Dead. As the moral feelings of theancient Egyptians led them to create the Osirian tribunal of theunderworld (sect. 41), so did the moral feelings of the Iranianteachers create a like judgment of the dead. The Persian concep-tion of this judgment, however, was truer and loftier than theEgyptian. The soul was conceived asbeing judged by itself. Upon itsdeparture from this life the soul ofthe faithful is met by a beautifulmaiden, fair as the fairest thing,who says to
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