Note 25 — Chapter V

“These may still be seen in the enclosure of Minerva,” said Herodotus, VIII. 39. The invasion of the Gauls, which took place two centuries later, was repelled in like manner. Here, too, a storm gathers, thunderbolts fall time after time on the Gauls; the earth quakes beneath their feet, they see supernatural visions; and the temple of Apollo is saved. These facts seem to prove that the priests of Delphi were acquainted with the science of cosmic fire and knew how to handle electricity by occult power as did the Chaldæan magi.—See Amédée Thierry, Histoire des Gaulois, I. 246.