Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... offered originally to a purely benevolent power . The Furies were called the Eumenides , ' the well - meaning , ' and there arises a temptation to regard 8 EUPHEMISTIC TITLES . the name as preserving the primitive II.
... offered originally to a purely benevolent power . The Furies were called the Eumenides , ' the well - meaning , ' and there arises a temptation to regard 8 EUPHEMISTIC TITLES . the name as preserving the primitive II.
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... by the pangs of hunger , lust , or other suffering , like the famished wolf or shark . And if sacrifices of food were offered to satisfy its need , equally we might expect that 30 WHY DEMONS WERE PAINTED UGLY . no unnecessary insult.
... by the pangs of hunger , lust , or other suffering , like the famished wolf or shark . And if sacrifices of food were offered to satisfy its need , equally we might expect that 30 WHY DEMONS WERE PAINTED UGLY . no unnecessary insult.
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... offered in the attempt to portray it . But if it were a devil - a being actuated by simple malevolence -- one of its essential functions , temp- tation , would be destroyed by hideousness . For the work of seduction we might expect a ...
... offered in the attempt to portray it . But if it were a devil - a being actuated by simple malevolence -- one of its essential functions , temp- tation , would be destroyed by hideousness . For the work of seduction we might expect a ...
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... offered up to the god of their victory in token of good faith , lest they should be suspected of any intention to use again what they had given away . For the same reason the cup was offered - broken - with the libation . The Northman ...
... offered up to the god of their victory in token of good faith , lest they should be suspected of any intention to use again what they had given away . For the same reason the cup was offered - broken - with the libation . The Northman ...
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... offering his biscuits are in danger of coming out burnt ; but that the ' poor devil ' is not bad - hearted , only driven by his hunger to make mischief . The being he fears is , therefore , clearly not the Devil at all — whose ...
... offering his biscuits are in danger of coming out burnt ; but that the ' poor devil ' is not bad - hearted , only driven by his hunger to make mischief . The being he fears is , therefore , clearly not the Devil at all — whose ...
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