. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. ^^^%^^^ wm^ mas. HISTORY OF GREECE. -- THE LEGENDARY PERIOD OF GREECE. EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN GREECE. The Pelasgians and the Hellenes.—The first inhabitants of Greece weretke , who were mere savages. They lived in caves and fed on roots and!icc«, and clothed themselves with the skins of beasts. At an uncertain period,the Hellenes, an Asiatic people, found their way into Greece, and drove away, orintermingled with, the Pelasgians. The Hellenes were divided into three uii,es,the Dorians, the lonians, a
. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. ^^^%^^^ wm^ mas. HISTORY OF GREECE. -- THE LEGENDARY PERIOD OF GREECE. EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN GREECE. The Pelasgians and the Hellenes.—The first inhabitants of Greece weretke , who were mere savages. They lived in caves and fed on roots and!icc«, and clothed themselves with the skins of beasts. At an uncertain period,the Hellenes, an Asiatic people, found their way into Greece, and drove away, orintermingled with, the Pelasgians. The Hellenes were divided into three uii,es,the Dorians, the lonians, and the Cohans. Inachus, Cecrops, Lelex, Cadmus, Danaus, and Pelops.—The olacst cityin Greece was Argos, the capital of Argolis, which was founded in the year 1^5613 C. by Inachus, a Phoenician. In the year 1556 B. C., three hundred years afterthe founding of Argos, Cecrops, an Egyptian, founded, in Attica, a city which henamed Athens, in honor of the goddess Athena, or Minerva. Corinth was foundedin the year 1520 B. C. The Egyptian, Lelex, laid the foundation of the celebratedcity of Spart
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