Persephone of Eleusis: A Romance of Ancient Greece
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The reddening glow of an evening sun was shed upon the little town of Anthela in Locris as Zopyrus, a young Persian officer in the army of Xerxes passed quickly from the shadows of the temple to Demeter into the narrow street. In his general bearing and physique he was truly a Persian; large of frame, broad of shoulders, with a proportionally small but well poised head. But the tight clusters of blond curls, clear blue eyes and sensitiveness of mouth were not distinguishing traits of Persian parentage. There was a seriousness in his expression far in advance of his years which may have numbere...
Chapters (32)
- Persephone of Eleusis A Romance of Ancient Greece
- Preface
- CHAPTER I. At the Hot Gates.
- CHAPTER II. “Remember the Athenians.”
- CHAPTER III. The Defense on the Acropolis.
- CHAPTER IV. The Miracle of Salamis.
- CHAPTER V. The Traitor of Thermopylæ.
- CHAPTER VI. Athena Speaks Through the Olive Branch.
- CHAPTER VII. The Banquet of Attaginus.
- CHAPTER VIII. Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus.
- CHAPTER IX. The Rescue of Ladice.
- CHAPTER X. A Venture At the Eve of Battle.
- CHAPTER XI. A Hero of Platæa.
- CHAPTER XII. The Prophet At Delphi.
- CHAPTER XIII. The House of Pasicles.
- CHAPTER XIV. Beyond the Dipylon Gate.
- CHAPTER XV. What Happened at the Theatre of Dionysus.
- CHAPTER XVI. The Celebration of the Mysteries.
- CHAPTER XVII. Persephone.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Agne’s Advice.
- CHAPTER XIX. Ephialtes’ Plot.
- CHAPTER XX. The Ward of Themistocles.
- CHAPTER XXI. In the Shadow of the Acropolis.
- CHAPTER XXII. A Letter From Sicily.
- CHAPTER XXIII. The Festivities At Naxos.
- CHAPTER XXIV. Dionysus and Ariadne.
- CHAPTER XXV. A Revelation.
- CHAPTER XXVI. The Home of Aeschylus.
- CHAPTER XXVII. The Allied Fleet Sails.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. The Hand of Fate.
- CHAPTER XXIX. After Twenty Years.
- FOOTNOTES
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