...Thirlwall considers that the Eleusinian mysteries had come down from a remote time ; he writes : ' They were the remains of a worship which preceded...both philosophical thought and religious feeling.' 4 This judg1 Juvcn., fr. 8, ed. Boeckh. 2 History of the Literature of Ancient Greece, pp. 230-1. '...

...revealed is not known. I am not aware that modern research has gone beyond Thirlwall's conclusion : ' They were the remains of a worship which preceded...better fitted to awaken both philosophical thought and religions feeling.' (History of Greece, ii. 140.) Some more recent inquirers seem to think that there...

...revealed is not known. I am not aware that modern research has gone beyond Thirlwall's conclusion : ' They were the remains of a worship which preceded...Hellenic mythology and its attendant rites, grounded on n view of Nature less fanciful, more earnest, and better fitted to awaken both philosophical thought...

...not known. I am not awnre that modern research has gone beyond Thirlwall's conclusion : ' They wer« the remains of a worship which preceded the rise of the Hellenic mythology *nd its attendant rites, grounded on a view of Nature less fanciful, more earnest, and better fitted...

...names of the venerable bards of the mystical age. The doctrines taught in the mysteries were doubtless the remains of a worship which preceded the rise of...both philosophical thought and religious feeling." — Anthon, Dictionary of Antiquities, art. " Eleusinia." new character. It must have thrown over the...

...sober and practical" of the many modern speculations regarding the nature of the Eleusinian Mysteries : "They were the remains of a worship which preceded...both philosophical thought and religious feeling." — Thirlwall's "History of Greece." One other point there is which deserves mention. Since it is only...

...other seems to be that of Bishop Thirwell, who finds in them the "remains of a worship which precedes the rise of the Hellenic Mythology and its attendant...both philosophical thought and religious feeling. The festival itself consisted of two parts, the greater and lesser mysteries" (Chambers Ency.) The...

...of the venerable bards of the mystical age. . . The doctrines taught in the mysteries were doubtless the remains of a worship which preceded the rise of...both philosophical thought and religious feeling." — Anthon, Dictionary of Antiquities, art. " Eleusinia." A Grecian " Mater Dolorosa " 243 new character....