Show oatha in olden times the roman oath of olden times was made with great solemnity and elaboration in roman mythology juno making a promise to sleep strengthened it by taking the heavens in one hand and the earth in the other greeks and romans swore by their goda by the styx by olympus by hell by their sacred springs wells and rivers and by the ann and the moon their oaths were of ranch value and meaning during the early days of the republic but worthless after they became corrupt oaths lost their sanctity and became colloquial or profane at a very early time among the jews greek ladies swore daintily by venus diana and juno and cow and then by some male god whose name was frequently taken in vain by their liege lords the french monarchs too had their own peculiar forms of achs st louis republic |