This state of society is described by Homer in speaking of the foundation of Dardania, which, he says, 'was built at the foot of many-fountained Ida, for Ilium, the city of the plain, as yet was not.' Here, as also in the account of the Cyclopes, the poet by some divine inspiration has attained truth.

But to proceed with our tale.

Ilium was built in a wide plain, on a low hill, which was surrounded by streams descending from Ida.

This shows that many ages must have passed; for the men who remembered the deluge would never have placed their city at the mercy of the waters.

When mankind began to multiply, many other cities were built in similar situations.