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Persephone of Eleusis
A Romance of Ancient Greece

by
CLARE WINGER HARRIS

1923
THE STRATFORD COMPANY, Publishers
Boston, Massachusetts

Copyright, 1923
The STRATFORD CO., Publishers
Boston, Mass.
The Alpine Press, Boston, Mass., U. S. A.

Preface

In this tale of Greece in the fifth century B. C.,fact and fiction are so closely intervolved thata detailed explanation of their respective boundarieswould be both tedious and superfluous.Suffice it to say that I have with reluctancedeparted from history only when the narrationof the personal affairs of the characters madeit necessary to do so. The difficulty of accurateadherence to historical facts seems insuperable.C. W. H.

Contents

Chapter Page

I At the Hot Gates 1

II “Remember the Athenians” 10

III The Defense on the Acropolis 17

IV The Miracle of Salamis 28

V The Traitor of Thermopylæ 40

VI Athena Speaks Through the Olive-Branch 46

VII The Banquet of Attaginus 51

VIII Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus 60

IX The Rescue of Ladice 70

X A Venture at the Eve of Battle 80

XI A Hero of Platæa 86

XII The Prophet at Delphi 93

XIII The House of Pasicles 101

XIV Beyond the Dipylon Gate 111

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