. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . arts, the figures in bronze orterra-eotta, tlie drawings in relief, the painted vases,- like thoseof Corinth, etc., Mmild he tli(> work of the Pelasgians, whoremained as slaves and artisans under tln> Etrusean Lueumous. Their religion was as oliscurc^ as their history. It was con-nected with tli(^ worship ofthe Caheiri of Saniothrace,Axienis, Axidkersa, AxiokiT-sos, and Casniilos, cosnuedeities, personifications ofeartldy hre and celestial fire,the religion (if a nation ofinini-rs and s
. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . arts, the figures in bronze orterra-eotta, tlie drawings in relief, the painted vases,- like thoseof Corinth, etc., Mmild he tli(> work of the Pelasgians, whoremained as slaves and artisans under tln> Etrusean Lueumous. Their religion was as oliscurc^ as their history. It was con-nected with tli(^ worship ofthe Caheiri of Saniothrace,Axienis, Axidkersa, AxiokiT-sos, and Casniilos, cosnuedeities, personifications ofeartldy hre and celestial fire,the religion (if a nation ofinini-rs and smiths. Laterun the Caheiri wore identi-fied with (Jreek nn a fannms Hermesof {]w Vatican Axiokersos isassociated Avith Apollo-Helios,Axiokersa with Venus, andCasniilos, the ordainer,witli Eros. Axieros, the su^jreme g;>d, Icmaiiied alxive the trinity\\]u) emanated from him. It has been said that all th(- ancient religions have been theworsliip of nature naturalizing lyni), of nature naturalized[uaftiratiipy The expression is barbarous but it is just. Of these. Till- (iil)firi. i^Sco p. Afroriliiip to tradition it was the Pelasoic Telcliines—lialf mon, half sprites—wlio haddiscoveivii tlic art of worliing metals, and \vl\o ha<l mailc Ihc first iinaf^vs of the f;ods. Nichiilirhas remarked the siiifrular coincidiMicc wliich cvists in Latin ami in (ireek between thewords for a house, a field, a ph)U{rh, Iiiisljandrv, wine, oil, milk, oxen, pigs, sheep, apples (hecould have adde<l motallnm, anjeiitum. nr-i ami nr/ere, with tlieir derivatives, iibantu, kc), andprenerallv all the words eonoerninir afrric iiltnve and a peaceful life ; wliile all the ohjeets whichhehm^rto war or liuntinjr, iliicllum, mxix, srif/i/fa, liuxtri. are denoted liy words foreign to (ireek,This fad is explainiMl if we consider tlial tlie peacefid and industrious Pelasgians formed thefoundation of the population in Greece and Italy, especially in Latiiim, where tlie Siculiansr
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