Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... fact be withdrawn . In trying to conquer , as it were , these imaginary monsters , they have sometimes swarmed and gibbered around me in a mad comedy which travestied their tragic sway over those who believed in their reality ...
... fact be withdrawn . In trying to conquer , as it were , these imaginary monsters , they have sometimes swarmed and gibbered around me in a mad comedy which travestied their tragic sway over those who believed in their reality ...
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... facts which were attested at the witch - trials . It was shown that for their pretended divinations they used plants - as rue and vervain — well known in the ancient Northern religions , and often recog- nised as examples of tree ...
... facts which were attested at the witch - trials . It was shown that for their pretended divinations they used plants - as rue and vervain — well known in the ancient Northern religions , and often recog- nised as examples of tree ...
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... fact , he or she will appear as friend or foe , and their connection with the sources of human pleasure and pain will be reflected in collisions and wars in the heavens . The rebel clouds will be transformed to Titans and Dragons . The ...
... fact , he or she will appear as friend or foe , and their connection with the sources of human pleasure and pain will be reflected in collisions and wars in the heavens . The rebel clouds will be transformed to Titans and Dragons . The ...
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... facts supply a remarkable confirmation of the statements already made as to the original identity of demon and deity . The word ' demon ' itself , as we have said , originally bore a good instead of an evil meaning . The Sanskrit deva ...
... facts supply a remarkable confirmation of the statements already made as to the original identity of demon and deity . The word ' demon ' itself , as we have said , originally bore a good instead of an evil meaning . The Sanskrit deva ...
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... fact that in every country forces have been at work to degrade the primitive gods into types of evil , as preliminary to a consideration of the nature of those forces . We find the history of the phenomena suggested in the German word ...
... fact that in every country forces have been at work to degrade the primitive gods into types of evil , as preliminary to a consideration of the nature of those forces . We find the history of the phenomena suggested in the German word ...
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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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