. The near East; Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople. es of the Temple of Zeus. Her vines creepdown to the edge of that cup of her earth whichholds gently, as a nurse holds a sleeping child, pal-aces, temples, altars, shrines of the gods and waysfor the chariots. All the glory of men has departed,but something remains which is better than glory—peace, loveliness, a pervading promise of lastingthings beyond. Among the ruins of Neros palace I watched whitebutterflies flitting among feathery, silver grassesand red and white daisies. Lizards basked on thealtar of Zeus. At the foot of the Herseum,
. The near East; Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople. es of the Temple of Zeus. Her vines creepdown to the edge of that cup of her earth whichholds gently, as a nurse holds a sleeping child, pal-aces, temples, altars, shrines of the gods and waysfor the chariots. All the glory of men has departed,but something remains which is better than glory—peace, loveliness, a pervading promise of lastingthings beyond. Among the ruins of Neros palace I watched whitebutterflies flitting among feathery, silver grassesand red and white daisies. Lizards basked on thealtar of Zeus. At the foot of the Herseum, the mostancient temple that may be seen in Greece at thistime, a jackal whined in its dwelling. Sheep-bellswere sounding plaintively down the valley beyondthe arch leading to the walled way by which thegreat stadium, where the games took place, was en-tered. When I got up presently to stroll among theruins, I set my foot on the tiny ruts of an unevenpavement, specially constructed so that the feet ofcontending athletes should not slip upon it. i68. < < DELPHI AND OLYMPIA The ruins lie in a sheltered and remote valley faraway from the sea, and surrounded by gentle hills,woods, and delightful pastoral country. At somedistance is the last railway station of the Peloponne-sian railway line, which connects with the main lineat Pyrgos. Between the station and the low hill onwhich stand the hotel and the museum is strung outa small, straggling hamlet of peasants houses. It isvery difficult to realize that this remote sanctuary,hidden away in the green glades and amid the pas-tures of Elis, where the waters of Cladeus and Al-pheus glide among reeds and rushes, was evercrowded with people from all parts of Greece; thatemperors dwelled there; that there the passions ofthe mob were roused to intense expression; thatthere men gained the desire of their hearts or wereexposed to the sneers and opprobrium of their fel-lows. For Olympia to-day looks like an ideal homefor the great god
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