The Origin of Pagan Idolatry Ascertained from Historical Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence, Volume 3F. and C. Rivingtons, 1816 - Mythology |
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... denominated Theba or the ark and to be the very same as the celebrated ship Argo ' . Precisely in a similar manner , the Earth is represented by the lotos , the cow , and the sacred ship Argha : for the Hindoos assure us , that the ...
... denominated Theba or the ark and to be the very same as the celebrated ship Argo ' . Precisely in a similar manner , the Earth is represented by the lotos , the cow , and the sacred ship Argha : for the Hindoos assure us , that the ...
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... denominated the mountain of the olive . Her appearance was that of a woman with the head of a horse : and in the one hand she held a dolphin , and in the other a dove ' . It is almost superfluous to remark , that , in the worship of the ...
... denominated the mountain of the olive . Her appearance was that of a woman with the head of a horse : and in the one hand she held a dolphin , and in the other a dove ' . It is almost superfluous to remark , that , in the worship of the ...
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... denominated Ida - vratta or the mundane circle of Ida .曲 Nor is there less resemblance in point of character between the Idèan mother of Phrygia and the Idèan mother of Hindostan . The circle of Ida , which crowns the top of Meru , is ...
... denominated Ida - vratta or the mundane circle of Ida .曲 Nor is there less resemblance in point of character between the Idèan mother of Phrygia and the Idèan mother of Hindostan . The circle of Ida , which crowns the top of Meru , is ...
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... denominated the ship of Juno ' . It appears therefore , that the ship was the symbol of Juno , no less than of Isi , Isis , and Cybele : and the nature of the worship may , I think , be collected from the title by which the holy ...
... denominated the ship of Juno ' . It appears therefore , that the ship was the symbol of Juno , no less than of Isi , Isis , and Cybele : and the nature of the worship may , I think , be collected from the title by which the holy ...
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... denominated Sema or the token . Putting these different circumstances together , I feel persuaded , that the image in question was the statue of the dove - goddess Semiramis ; and I think we may further conjecture , that the origin of ...
... denominated Sema or the token . Putting these different circumstances together , I feel persuaded , that the image in question was the statue of the dove - goddess Semiramis ; and I think we may further conjecture , that the origin of ...
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