The Golden Age
The Golden Age
Golden Age is a term used both in mythology and history to designate a period of special prosperity and happiness. The mythological idea of a Golden Age which is common with most nations was of a time when earth yielded her fruits spontaneously, when man lived at peace with man and beast, when poverty and pain were unknown. The Greeks believed this happy state of things to have existed when Cronus, the Roman Saturn, reigned. After he was dethroned by Zeus conditions began to deteriorate. China, Egypt, Assyria, Media, Persia, each has its Golden Age. The reign of Elizabeth is called the Golden Age of England; the reign of Charles V, the Golden Age of Germany; the reign of Frederick the Great, the Golden Age of Prussia.
