An old Grecian legend furnished the scenario for this picture which the Gaumont people have made extremely beautiful. The Maid of Argos was chosen, a human sacrifice, to appease the gods and free the city from the plague. The high priest chose her and later because he saved her, freed her and wanted her to escape with him. She had refused the help of her lover, because she thought her death would free the people from their distress. When the priest tries to steal her away, this lover kills the priest, Diana's priestess declares that the priest has been the needed human sacrifice and all goes well. Some of the scenes of this picture, especially one showing a sail boat on a quiet river, and again one showing a balcony with great columns overlooking a harbor, are beautiful. - The Moving Picture World, January 6, 1912
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