The Doctrine of the Deluge: Vindicating the Scriptural Account from the Doubts which Have Recently Been Cast Upon it by Geological Speculations, Volume 1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838 - Bible |
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Page 171
... dragons , holding lighted torches in her hands 2 , & c .; and hence Brimo , who is equally Rhea and Hecate , the threefold repre- sentative of the moon , Jana or Diana , and Proser- pine the goddess of the regions of darkness , is said ...
... dragons , holding lighted torches in her hands 2 , & c .; and hence Brimo , who is equally Rhea and Hecate , the threefold repre- sentative of the moon , Jana or Diana , and Proser- pine the goddess of the regions of darkness , is said ...
Page 227
... dragons or serpents were coiled round him by Minerva , the goddess of wisdom , or cunning , for his protection ; and so ... dragon ; and to hide that defect , he was supposed to have invented chariots . His form , therefore , was that of ...
... dragons or serpents were coiled round him by Minerva , the goddess of wisdom , or cunning , for his protection ; and so ... dragon ; and to hide that defect , he was supposed to have invented chariots . His form , therefore , was that of ...
Page 228
... dragon , and of serpents , was also supposed by Sanchoniatho to have given to the image of Dagon the form under which he was worshipped . ' Hence , both these forms occur among the Hindoo idols . A figure of Buddha given by Moor 2 ...
... dragon , and of serpents , was also supposed by Sanchoniatho to have given to the image of Dagon the form under which he was worshipped . ' Hence , both these forms occur among the Hindoo idols . A figure of Buddha given by Moor 2 ...
Page 229
... dragon ' ; but the emblem not being understood , they supposed him to be com- pounded of a serpent instead of a fish . They ac- knowledged that he was among the first of men , and far beyond their computations of genealogy.3 But they ...
... dragon ' ; but the emblem not being understood , they supposed him to be com- pounded of a serpent instead of a fish . They ac- knowledged that he was among the first of men , and far beyond their computations of genealogy.3 But they ...
Page 261
... dragon dwells at the bottom of the sea , as its proper element ; and Isaiah alludes to this superstition , when speaking of the power of Satan to be broken by Christ , he says , " In that day the Lord shall punish Leviathan — he shall ...
... dragon dwells at the bottom of the sea , as its proper element ; and Isaiah alludes to this superstition , when speaking of the power of Satan to be broken by Christ , he says , " In that day the Lord shall punish Leviathan — he shall ...
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Ammon ancient antiquity Apollodorus Arabic Ararat Arkite Ayeen Akbery Baris Bochart Budha bull called Celtic Celts Chaldee Champollion character constellation crescent Cronus dæmon deity deluge derived Deucalion diluvian divine Doorga dragon earth Egypt Egyptian emblem etymology fable father fire flood gods Grecian Greeks head Hebrew hence Hercules hieroglyphic hill Hindoos Hist honour horns Horus Ibid idol idolatry Indian Irish Isis island Jupiter king lake language meaning Menu Mizraim moon Moor's Hindu Pantheon Mount mountain mysteries mythology Neptune Nile Noah observes ocean Ogyges origin Orion Osiris Ovid Patriarch Pausanias Pelasgi Pelasgian Persian Phut Pleiades Plutarch preserved priests religion remarkable Remphan represented rites river rock sacred Sanscrit Saturn says serpent ship signifies Siva sometimes stars stone Strabo superstition supposed temple Thebes Thoth tradition Typhon Vallancey word worship zodiac δὲ καὶ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῦ τῶν