text_original: Much of the simple faith in the eu^emer  legendary creeds had passed away before the critical spirit of Greek culture and many thought —A. a 14. Augustus, 41 that the heroes and gods of the old fables were but the great men of past times seen through the mist of popular fancy, till a divine halo gathered round their superhuman stature.
text_transcription: MUCH OF THE SIMPLE FAITH IN THE OLD LEGENDARY CREEDS HAD PASSED AWAY BEFORE THE CRITICAL SPIRIT OF GREEK CULTURE AND MANY THOUGHT THAT THE HEROES AND GODS OF THE OLD FABLES WERE BUT THE GREAT MEN OF PAST TIMES SEEN THROUGH THE MIST OF POPULAR FANCY TILL A DIVINE HALO GATHERED ROUND THEIR SUPERHUMAN STATURE
phonemes: mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə sˈɪmpəl fˈeɪθ ɪnðɪ ˌiːjˈuː ɪmˈɜː lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi kɹˈiːdz hæd pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə kɹˈɪɾɪkəl spˈɪɹɪt ʌv ɡɹˈiːk kˈʌltʃɚ ænd mˈɛni θˈɔːt —ˈeɪ. ɐ fˈɔːɹtiːn. ˈɔːɡʌstəs, fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn ðætðə hˈiəɹoʊz ænd ɡˈɑːdz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld fˈeɪbəlz wɜː bˌʌt ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛn ʌv pˈæst tˈaɪmz sˈiːn θɹuː ðə mˈɪst ʌv pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fˈænsi, tˈɪl ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn hˈeɪloʊ ɡˈæðɚd ɹˈaʊnd ðɛɹ sˈuːpɚhjˌuːmən stˈætʃɚ.