Beacon Lights of History: The old pagan civilization. Jewish heroes and prophets

Abraham admiration Alcibiades ancient antiquity Aristotle artists Assyria Athens attained Avesta beauty became believed born Brahmans Buddha Buddhism ceremonies character China Christ Christian Cicero Confucius corruption dæmon death deity Demosthenes disciples divine doctrines duties Egypt eloquence emperors Epictetus eternal ethical evil exalted existence father genius gods grace Grecian Greece Greek philosophy Greeks happiness heaven Hence Herodotus highest Hindus honor human ideas immortality India influence inquiries intellectual Ionian kings knowledge language laws learned lived lofty master ment mind modern moral mythology nations Nature Nirvana orators original Pagan pantheistic passions perfect Pericles Persians Phidias philoso philosophy Phoenicia Plato Plautus pleasure poetry poets practical priests princes principles probably regarded religion religious revealed ridicule rites Romans sacrifices sage says scepticism Socrates sought soul speculations spirit style supreme taught teachers teachings temples Thales things thought tion truth Vedas virtue wisdom worldly worship writings Xenophon Zeus