Sublime

As the British, French and Germans became intrigued by their pre-Christian ancestry, the discovery of America revealed native people who seemed to be living in a way similar to that of their own ancestors, as described by these classical authors.

Even at the moment when they united, these families conceived the idea of a divinity superior to that of the household, one who was common to all, and who watched over the entire group. They raised an altar to him, lighted a sacred fire, and founded a worship.