Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... body had been huddled into a hole : this revived the legend , and pro- bably added some of those traits which make it a true bit of mosaic in the mythology of Astræa.2 The fabled ' fall of Lucifer ' really signifies a process similar to ...
... body had been huddled into a hole : this revived the legend , and pro- bably added some of those traits which make it a true bit of mosaic in the mythology of Astræa.2 The fabled ' fall of Lucifer ' really signifies a process similar to ...
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... body ere breath has quite gone , and travel to the edge of a cliff facing the setting sun ( Ra ) . A large wave now approaches the base of the cliff , and a gigantic bua tree , covered with fragrant blossoms , springs up from Avaiki ...
... body ere breath has quite gone , and travel to the edge of a cliff facing the setting sun ( Ra ) . A large wave now approaches the base of the cliff , and a gigantic bua tree , covered with fragrant blossoms , springs up from Avaiki ...
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... body , and the body might be made to appear by firing a gun over it - that is , the demon hold- ing it would be frightened off . A variant , too , is the Persian custom of protecting a woman in parturition by spreading a table , with a ...
... body , and the body might be made to appear by firing a gun over it - that is , the demon hold- ing it would be frightened off . A variant , too , is the Persian custom of protecting a woman in parturition by spreading a table , with a ...
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... bodies ; but it has been developed in some strange way to the Slavonic phantom called Vam- pyre , whose peculiar ... body is taken out and a stake driven through it , always by a single blow . A related class of demons are the ...
... bodies ; but it has been developed in some strange way to the Slavonic phantom called Vam- pyre , whose peculiar ... body is taken out and a stake driven through it , always by a single blow . A related class of demons are the ...
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... body . On one occasion , it is there related , several persons of one family having died , the suspected corpse was exhumed , and found to have eaten up its own grave - clothes . Dr. Dyer , an eminent physician of Chicago , Illinois ...
... body . On one occasion , it is there related , several persons of one family having died , the suspected corpse was exhumed , and found to have eaten up its own grave - clothes . Dr. Dyer , an eminent physician of Chicago , Illinois ...
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ages Agni Ahriman Alcestis ancient angel animal Apophis appear ascribed Azazel Azru bear beautiful become belief burning called character Chimæra christian dance dark dead death deities Demonology demons desert devil devouring diseases divine dragon Drisa earth evil eyes fables fear fiery fire flames folklore giant goat goddess gods Gog and Magog haunted head heaven hell Hindu holy human hymns India Indra Jehovah killed king Lambton Worm legend light Max Müller means Moloch monster moon moral mountain myth mythology nature night origin passed Perun popular præternatural priests primitive probably race regions religion represented Rig-Veda rock Rudra sacred Sanskrit Saranyu Satan says seen serpent slain snake soul spirits stone story superstition temples terror thee thou tion told tree tribes Typhon Vedic venom Vritra werewolf wild witch wolf word worm worship Zeus
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Dictionary of Ancient Deities Patricia Turner,Charles Russell Coulter Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2001 |