Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... round and mentions incidents in the life of each one which show them to be little if any better than himself . The gods and goddesses , unable to reply , confirm the cynic's criticisms in theologic fashion by tying him up with a serpent ...
... round and mentions incidents in the life of each one which show them to be little if any better than himself . The gods and goddesses , unable to reply , confirm the cynic's criticisms in theologic fashion by tying him up with a serpent ...
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... round with human skulls . The expedition which went out to India to observe the last solar eclipse was inci- dentally the means of calling attention to a remark- able survival of the Hunger - demon in connection with astronomic ...
... round with human skulls . The expedition which went out to India to observe the last solar eclipse was inci- dentally the means of calling attention to a remark- able survival of the Hunger - demon in connection with astronomic ...
Seite 53
... round the house ; the Siberian Chu- washes fling a red - hot stone after the corpse is carried out , for an obstacle to bar the soul from coming back ; so Brandenburg peasants pour out a pail of water at the door after the coffin to ...
... round the house ; the Siberian Chu- washes fling a red - hot stone after the corpse is carried out , for an obstacle to bar the soul from coming back ; so Brandenburg peasants pour out a pail of water at the door after the coffin to ...
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... round it they walk over a hot fire , about forty feet . Some carry their children in their arms , and others lances , sabres , and standards . After the ceremony the people press to collect the ashes to rub their foreheads with , and ...
... round it they walk over a hot fire , about forty feet . Some carry their children in their arms , and others lances , sabres , and standards . After the ceremony the people press to collect the ashes to rub their foreheads with , and ...
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... and dancing was engaged in round a huge bonfire . Sud- denly there appeared from the rear of the Castle a gro- tesque apparition representing a witch with a train of fol- BONFIRES . 67 lowers dressed like sprites , who danced.
... and dancing was engaged in round a huge bonfire . Sud- denly there appeared from the rear of the Castle a gro- tesque apparition representing a witch with a train of fol- BONFIRES . 67 lowers dressed like sprites , who danced.
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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 |