Different kinds of greatness.--Founders of cities.--Rome.--Interest in respect to its origin.--The story of AEneas.--The Mediterranean sea.--Italy and Greece in ancient times, and now.--Ancient chieftains.--Their modes of life.--Religious ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans.--Ancient studies of nature.--Purpose of them.--History.--Ancient poems and tales.--How far founded in fact.--Cadmus.--Interest felt in respect to the origin of writing.--True story of Cadmus.--His father Agenor.--Europa.--Telephassa.--The pursuit of Europa.--Fruitless result.--Cadmus settles in Greece.--Thebes.--Arts introduced by him.--The ancient legend of Cadmus.--Jupiter.--Adventures of Jupiter.--His love for Euro…
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