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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