Demonology and Devil-lore, Band 1Chatto and Windus, 1879 |
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... sometimes swarmed and gibbered around me in a mad comedy which travestied their tragic sway over those who believed in their reality , Gargoyles extended their grin over the finest architecture , cor- nices coiled to serpents , the very ...
... sometimes swarmed and gibbered around me in a mad comedy which travestied their tragic sway over those who believed in their reality , Gargoyles extended their grin over the finest architecture , cor- nices coiled to serpents , the very ...
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... sometimes cast on sacrifices . The forms that peopled the celestial spaces may have been those of ancestors , kings , and great men , but anterior to all forms was the poetic enthusiasm which built heavenly mansions for them ; and the ...
... sometimes cast on sacrifices . The forms that peopled the celestial spaces may have been those of ancestors , kings , and great men , but anterior to all forms was the poetic enthusiasm which built heavenly mansions for them ; and the ...
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... sometimes leave to crawl in their neighbouring grounds . One day a negro from some distant region encountered one of these animals and killed it . The people learning that one of their gods had been slain , seized the stranger , and ...
... sometimes leave to crawl in their neighbouring grounds . One day a negro from some distant region encountered one of these animals and killed it . The people learning that one of their gods had been slain , seized the stranger , and ...
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... sometimes not susceptible of com- promise . The most powerful priesthood carried the day , and they used every ingenuity to degrade the gods of their opponents . Agathodemons were turned into kako- demons . The serpent , worshipped in ...
... sometimes not susceptible of com- promise . The most powerful priesthood carried the day , and they used every ingenuity to degrade the gods of their opponents . Agathodemons were turned into kako- demons . The serpent , worshipped in ...
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... Sometimes even after they have had to yield to the popular terminology , and call the old god a devil , they will find some reason for continuing the transmitted forms . It is probable that to this cause was originally due the religions ...
... Sometimes even after they have had to yield to the popular terminology , and call the old god a devil , they will find some reason for continuing the transmitted forms . It is probable that to this cause was originally due the religions ...
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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 |