. Grecian and Roman mythology . hem of a soul divine. In Wordsworths G-reece we find the following account of Olympia: In descending the slopes which fall to the south-west of MountErymanthus, we come in sight of a valley, about three miles in length,and one in breadth, lying from east to west below the hill on which westand, and bounded on the south by a broad river, running over agravelly bed, and studded with small islands. Its banks are shadedwith plane-trees ; and rich fields of pasture and arable land are wateredby its stream. The valley is Olympia, the hill is Mount Cronius, theriver, t
. Grecian and Roman mythology . hem of a soul divine. In Wordsworths G-reece we find the following account of Olympia: In descending the slopes which fall to the south-west of MountErymanthus, we come in sight of a valley, about three miles in length,and one in breadth, lying from east to west below the hill on which westand, and bounded on the south by a broad river, running over agravelly bed, and studded with small islands. Its banks are shadedwith plane-trees ; and rich fields of pasture and arable land are wateredby its stream. The valley is Olympia, the hill is Mount Cronius, theriver, the Alpheus. The eastern and western boundaries of the plainare formed by two other streams, both flowing into the Alpheus. Be-ginning at Mount Cronius, and following the western of these twobrooks, formerly called the Cladeus, among the clusters of pines andolives, to the point where it falls into the Alpheus, and tracing ourcourse eastward along the Alpheus for about a mile, till we arrive at a 124 GRECIAN AND ROMAN ridge which falls downward to the east, and pursuing this ridge, whichruns to the north, till we come to Mount Cronius, from which it de-scends, we have made the circuit or traced the limits of the peribolusof the ancient Altis, or sacred grove of Jupiter, which was formerlythe seat of the most glorious and holy objects of Olympia. On thesouth and east, it was bounded by a wall: on the north by the moun-tain which we have mentioned, and on the west by the Cladeus. Looking downward towards the river from the southern slopes ofMount Cronius, we have immediately on our right, the positions of theancient Gymnasium and Prytaneum. Beneath us, stood the row often treasuries from west to east, which were raised by different Greekstates, and contained statues and other offerings of great value andexquisite workmanship. Below them, on a basement of some steps,were six statues of Jupiter called Zanes, made from the fines leviedupon the athletes who had transgresse
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