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-342_)--Greek Vases--Inscriptions on Vases--Historical Subjects on Vases--Uses of Vases--Vases Found in Tombs--Silver Vessels--Decorated Vases 281-342 EMPLOYMENT. Colored Glass Vessels--Imitation Jewels--Potters--Carpenter's Tools--Professions--Husbandry--Rise of the Nile--Agricultural Implements--Agriculture--_Baking, Dyeing and Painting_ (_Page 363-384_)--Flour Mills--Bread-Baking--Dyeing--Scouring and Dyeing--Coloring Substances--Mineral Used for Dyeing--Cost of Dyeing--Cloth Manufacture--Persian Costumes 343-384 TROY. Ruins at Hissarlik--Settlement of Troy--First Settlers--Scaean Gate--Call of Menelaus--Houses at Troy--Objects Found in Houses--Silver Vases--Taking out the Treasure--Shield of the Treasure--Contents of the Treasure--Ear-Rings and Chains--Gold Buttons, Studs, Etc.--Silver Goblet and Vases--Weapons of Troy-- Terra Cotta Mugs--Condition of the Roads--Lack of Inscriptions 385-422 NINEVEH AND BABYLON. Explorations of Niebuhr and Rich--Excavations at Kouyunjik Palace--Sennacherib's Conquests--Highly-Finished Sculptures--North Palace, Kouyunjik--Temple of Solomon--The Oracle--Description of the Palace--Modern Houses of Persia--Chambers in the Palace--The Walls--Grandeur of Babylon--Building Materials--History of Babylon--_Karnac and Baalbec_ (_Page 461-473_)--Stupendous Remains--Temple of Luxor--Chambers of the Great Pyramid--The Great Temple--The Pantheon at Rome--Egyptian Obelisks-- Obelisks 423-484 RELIGION OR MYTHOLOGY. Mythology--Mythological Characters--The Pythian Apollo--Phoebus Apollo--Niobe and Leto--Daphne--Kyrene--Hermes--The Sorrow of Demeter--The Sleep of Endymion--Phaethon--Briareos--Dionysos-- Pentheus--Asklepios--Ixion--Tantalos--The Toils of Herakles-- Admetos--Epimetheus and Pandora--Io and Prometheus--Deukalion-- Poseidon and Athene--Medusa--Danae--Perseus--Andromeda-- Akrisios--Kephalos and Prokris--Skylla--Phrixos and Helle-- Medeia--Theseus--Ariadne--Arethusa--Tyro--Narkissos--Orpheus and Eurydike--Kadmos and Europa--Bellerophon--Althaia and the Burning Brand--Iamos 485-642 FINE ARTS. Egyptian Sculpture--Etruscan Painting--Renowned Painters-- Parrhasius--Colors Used--Sculpture Painting--Fresc
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