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must be told how they lived。         Each king had his own little kingdom�察�with 

his   chief   town�察  �walled   with   huge   walls   of   enormous   stone。  Many   of 

these walls are still standing�察�though the grass has grown over the ruins of 

most of them�察�and in later years�察�men believed that those walls must have 

been built by giants�察�the stones are so enormous。             Each king had nobles 

under him�察�rich men�察�and all had their palaces�察�each with its courtyard�察�and 

its long hall�察�where the fire burned in the midst�察�and the King and Queen 

sat   beside   it   on   high   thrones�察  �between   the   four   chief   carved   pillars   that 

held up the roof。     The thrones were made of cedar wood and ivory�察�inlaid 

with gold�察�and there were many other chairs and small tables for guests�察�

and   the   walls   and   doors   were   covered   with   bronze   plates�察  �and   gold   and 

silver�察�and sheets of blue glass。 Sometimes they were painted with pictures 

of   bull   hunts�察  �and   a   few   of   these   pictures   may   still   be   seen。 At   night 

torches were lit�察�and placed in the hands of golden figures of boys�察�but all 

the smoke of fire and torches escaped by a hole in the roof�察�and made the 

ceiling   black。   On   the   walls   hung   swords   and   spears   and   helmets   and 

shields�察�which needed to   be often   cleaned   from the stains of   the smoke。 

The minstrel or poet sat beside the King and Queen�察�and�察�after supper he 

struck his harp�察�and sang stories of old wars。 At night the King and Queen 

slept in their own place�察�and the women in their own rooms�察�the princesses 

had their chambers upstairs�察�and the young princes had each his room built 

separate in the courtyard。 

     There were bath rooms with polished baths�察�where guests were taken 

when they arrived dirty from a journey。           The guests lay at night on beds 

in the portico�察�for the climate was warm。           There were plenty of servants�察�

who were usually slaves taken in war�察�but they were very kindly treated�察�

and were friendly with their masters。         No coined money was used�察�people 



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paid   for   things   in   cattle�察  �or   in   weighed   pieces   of   gold。 Rich   men   had 

plenty of gold cups�察�and gold´hilted swords�察�and bracelets�察�and brooches。 

The kings were the leaders in war and judges in peace�察�and did sacrifices 

to the Gods�察�killing cattle and swine and sheep�察�on which they afterwards 

dined。 

     They dressed in a simple way�察�in a long smock of linen or silk�察�which 

fell almost to the feet�察�but was tucked up into a belt round the waist�察�and 

worn   longer   or   shorter�察  �as   they   happened   to   choose。   Where   it   needed 

fastening at the throat�察�golden brooches were used�察�beautifully made�察�with 

safety pins。      This garment was much like the plaid that the Highlanders 

used to wear�察�with its belt and brooches。             Over it the Greeks wore great 

cloaks of woollen cloth when the weather was cold�察�but these they did not 

use in battle。 They fastened their breastplates�察�in war�察�over their smocks�察�

and had other armour covering the lower parts of the body�察�and leg armour 

called   ;greaves;�察  �while   the   great   shield   which   guarded   the   whole   body 

from  throat   to   ankles   was   carried   by  a  broad   belt slung   round   the   neck。 

The sword was worn in another belt�察�crossing the shield belt。                   They had 

light shoes in peace�察�and higher and heavier boots in war�察�or for walking 

across country。 

     The women wore the smock�察�with more brooches and jewels than the 

men�察    �and   had   head    coverings�察   �with   veils�察 �and    mantles    over   all�察 �and 

necklaces of gold and amber�察�earrings�察�and bracelets of gold or of bronze。 

The colours of their dresses were various�察�chiefly white and purple�察�and�察�

when in mourning�察�they wore very dark blue�察�not black。                   All the armour�察�

and the sword blades and spearheads were made�察�not of steel or iron�察�but 

of bronze�察�a mixture of copper and tin。            The shields were made of several 

thicknesses of leather�察�with a plating of bronze above�察�tools�察�such as axes 

and ploughshares�察�were either of iron or bronze�察�and so were the blades of 

knives and daggers。 

     To us the houses and way of living would have seemed very splendid�察�

and also�察�in some ways�察�rather rough。              The palace floors�察�at least in the 

house of Ulysses�察�were littered with bones and feet of the oxen slain for 

food�察  �but   this   happened   when   Ulysses   had   been   long   from  home。       The 

floor of the hall in the house of Ulysses was not boarded with planks�察�or 



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paved with stone�此        �it was made of clay�察�for he was a poor king of small 

islands。     The cooking was coarse�此          �a pig or sheep was killed�察�roasted and 

eaten   immediately。        We   never   hear   of   boiling   meat�察  �and   though   people 

probably ate fish�察�we do not hear of their doing so�察�except when no meat 

could   be   procured。   Still   some   people   must   have   liked   them�察  �for   in   the 

pictures that were painted or cut in precious stones in these times we see 

the half´naked fisherman walking home�察�carrying large fish。 

     The   people   were   wonderful   workers   of   gold  and   bronze。         Hundreds 

of their golden jewels have been found in their graves�察�but probably these 

were made and buried two or three centuries before the time of Ulysses。 

The dagger blades had pictures of fights with lions�察�and of flowers�察�inlaid 

on them�察�in gold of various colours�察�and in silver�察�nothing so beautiful is 

made now。        There are figures of men hunting bulls on some of the gold 

cups�察    �and   these    are   wonderfully      life´like。    The     vases   and    pots   of 

earthenware       were    painted    in   charming     patterns�此    �in   short�察  �it  was    a 

splendid world to live in。 

     The people believed in many Gods�察�male and female�察�under the chief 

God�察�Zeus。       The Gods were thought to be taller than men�察�and immortal�察�

and   to   live   in   much   the   same   way   as   men    did�察  �eating�察  �drinking�察  �and 

sleeping in glorious palaces。          Though they were supposed to reward good 

men�察  �and   to   punish   people   who   broke   their   oaths   and   were   unkind   to 

strangers�察  �there   were   many   stories   told   in   which   the   Gods   were   fickle�察�

cruel�察�selfish�察�and set very bad examples to men。                 How far these stories 

were   believed   is   not   sure�察  �it   is   certain   that   ;all   men   felt   a   need   of   the 

Gods�察─�and thought that they were pleased by good actions and displeased 

by  evil。 Yet�察 �when   a   man   felt   that his behaviour   had   been bad�察 �he   often 

threw the blame on the Gods�察�and said that they had misled him�察 �which 

really meant no more than that ;he could not help it。; 

     There was a curious custom by which the princes bought wives from 

the fathers of the princesses�察�giving cattle and gold�察�and bronze and iron�察�

but   sometimes   a   prince   got   a   wife   as   the   reward   for   some   very   brave 

action。     A man would not give his daughter to a wooer whom she did not 

love�察�even if he offered the highest price�察�at least this must have been the 

general rule�察�for husbands and wives were very fond of each other�察�and of 



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their children�察�and husbands always allowed their wives to rule the house�察�

and give their advice on everything。            It was thought a very wicked thing 

for a woman to like another man

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