P. 89. On the history of Hellenistic religion, see Wendland, _Die
hellenistisch-römische Kultur in ihren Beziehungen z. Judentum u.
Christentum_ (Tübingen, 1907).
P. 90. The passage quoted is Polyb. vi. 56, 6.
P. 92. On the Tyche-Religion, see Nägelsbach, _Nachhom. Theologie_, p.
153; Lehrs, _Populäre Aufsätze_, p. 153; Rohde, _Griech. Roman_, p. 267
(1st ed.); Wendland, p. 59.—Thucydides: see Classen in the introduction to
his (3rd) edition, pp. lvii-lix, where all the material is collected. A
conclusive passage is vii. 36, 6, where Thuc. makes the bigoted Nicias
before a decisive battle express the hope that “Fortune” will favour the
Athenians.—Demosthenes’s dream: _Aeschin._ iii. 77.—Demosthenes on Tyche:
_Olynth._ ii. 22; _de cor._ 252.
P. 93. Demosthenes and the Pythia: _Aesch._ iii. 130. Comp. _ibid._ 68,
131, 152; Plutarch, _Dem._ 20.—Demetrius of Phalerum: Polyb. xxix.
21.—Temples of Tyche: Roscher, _Mythol. Lex._, art. _Fortuna_.
P. 94. Tyche mistress of the gods: _Trag. adesp. fragm._ 506, Nauck; [Dio
Chrys.] lxiv. p. 331 R.—Polybius: i. 1; iii. 5, 7.—The reservations
against Tyche as a principle for the explaining of historical facts, and
the twisting of the notion in the direction of Providence found in certain
passages in Polybius, do not concern us here; they are probably due to the
Stoic influence he underwent during his stay at Rome. Comp. below, on p.
114, and see Cuntz, _Polybios_ (Leipzig, 1902), p. 43.—Pliny: ii. 22 foll.
P. 95. Tyche in the novels: Rohde, _Griech. Rom._ p. 280.
P. 97. Strabo: xvii. p. 813.—Plutarch: _de def. or._ 5 and 7.
P. 98. The Aetolians at Dium: Polyb. iv. 62; at Dodona, iv. 67; Philip at
Thermon, v. 9; Dicaearchus, xviii. 54.—Decay of Roman worship: Wissowa,
_Religion u. Kultus d. Römer_, p. 70 (2nd ed.). To this work I must refer
for indications of the sources; but the polemic in the text is chiefly
directed against Wissowa.
P. 99. Ennius: comp. below, p. 112.
P. 100. Varro: in Augustine, _de civ. Dei_, vi. 2.
P. 103. Theology of the Stoics: Zeller, iii. 1, p. 309-45.
P. 104. Demonology of the Stoics: Heinze, _Xenokrates_, p. 96.
P. 105. Epicurus’s theology: Zeller, iii. 1, pp. 427-38. Comp. Schwartz,
_Charakterköpfe_, ii. p. 43.
P. 106. Epicurus’s doctrine of the eternity of the gods criticised: Cic.
_de nat. deor._ i. 68 foll.
P. 107. The Sceptics: Zeller, iii. 1, pp. 507 and 521.
P. 109. Diogenes: see note on p. 74.—Bion: Diog. Laert. iv. 52 and 54.
P. 110. Menippos: R. Helm, _Lukian u. Menipp_ (Leipzig and Berlin, 1906).
P. 111. Euhemerus: Jacoby in Pauly-Wissowa’s _Realencyclop._, art.
“Euemeros”; Wendland, _Hellenist. Kultur_, p. 70.—Euhemerism before
Euhemerus: Lobeck, _Aglaophamus_, p. 9; Wendland, p. 67.
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