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Excerpt from The Demesman in Attic Life: A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity With the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The patriotism of the Athenians drew its strength from the same source as Odysseus' love for Ithaca. It had its religious as well as its secular side; in some mysterious way one's ancestors continued to dwell in the land, their spirits to watch over their descendants, and in a very clear and practical way the land fed them and afforded a refuge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.