Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
Frequent occurrence of the Fish Symbol--Fish Heraldry--Earliest devices--Fish devices on Churches and other public buildings--The Catacombs--Ichthus--Fish devices at Glastonbury Abbey, &c.--The Book-fish--Glasgow Fish-arms--The Fish and the Ring Story of Scotland--Solomon and...
_Story of the Fire-God and his secret--Growth of Fire-Worship--Fire an essential in Hindu Worship--The Chaldeans--The Persians--The Hebrews-- Fire in Hindu Ceremonies--Duties of...
14. CHAPTER VI._Fire-worship in the States of the Mediterranean--Special Sacredness of the public City-fire of Greece and Rome--The sacred Fire of Tlachtga--Ceylon Fire-worship--The Parsees--P...
17. book fifteen. He says 'that in the temples of the worshippers of Anaitisand Omanus, or Amanus, Persian gods among the Cappadocians, the care of the perpetual fire was committed to magi, who were called Pyrethri, or fire worshippers.' He further says...
10. CHAPTER II._The Ancient Sacred Fish--Fish Diet and its supposed Effects--Fish and the Jews--The god Krodo--Oanes--Dagon--The Fish-god at Nimroud-- Khorsabad--Fish Worship in Syria--Temple...
12. CHAPTER IV._Importance of the Lotos--Varieties of Lotos--Statements by Herodotus, Homer, Theophrastus, Dioscorides, Pliny, Athenæus and others--The Arborescent Lotos--The Sacred Lotos of t...
16. xii. 5, "And also those merciless murders of children and devourers ofmen's flesh, the feasts of blood;" and xiv. 23, "For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices"; and Jeremiah vii. 31, says "And they have built the high places of Tophet, w...
11. CHAPTER III._Universal Love of Flowers--Indifference to Flowers--Excessive Love of Flowers leading to Adoration--Myths and Legends connected with Flowers, the Flos Adonis, Narcissus, Myrtle...
9. lxv. 11, where, in connection with Meni the moon, we read: 'Ye are theythat prepare a table for Gad, and that furnish the offering unto Meni;' which Bagster's Comprehensive Bible admits to be stars or such objects. Dag, says Calmet, signifies Prese...
8. CHAPTER I._Frequent occurrence of the Fish Symbol--Fish Heraldry--Earliest Devices--Fish Devices in churches and other public buildings--The Catacombs--Ichthus--Fish Devices in Glastonbur...
15. CHAPTER VII._Paradise Lost and Moloch--The God of the Ammonites--The slaughter of Children by Fire, notices in the Scriptures--Fire Ceremonies and Moloch--Sacred Fires of the Phoenicians--T...
5. CHAPTER V. (FIRE) 43Story of the Fire-god and his Secret--Growth of Fire Worship-- Fire an essential in Hindoo Worship--The Chaldeans--The Persians--The Hebrews--Fire in Hindu Ceremonies--Duties of...
6. CHAPTER VI. (FIRE) 60Fire Worship in the States of the Mediterranean--Special sacredness of the Public City-fire of Greece and Rome--The Sacred Fire of Tlachtga--Ceylon Fire Worship--The Parsees-- P...
7. CHAPTER VII. (FIRE) 75Paradise Lost and Moloch--The God of the Ammonites--The slaughter of Children by Fire, notices in the Scriptures--Fire Ceremonies and Moloch--Sacred Fire of the Phoenicians--The...
2. CHAPTER II. (FISHES) 10The Ancient Sacred Fish--Fish diet and its supposed effects--Fish and the Jews--The God Krodo--Oanes--Dagon--The Fish-god at Nimrod--Khorsabad--Fish Worship in Syria--Temple of...
3. CHAPTER III. (FLOWERS) 25Universal Love of Flowers--Indifference to Flowers--Excessive Love of Flowers leading to adoration--Myths and Legends connected with Flowers--The Flos Adonis, Narcissus, Myrtle,...
1. CHAPTER I. (FISHES) 1Frequent occurrence of the Fish Symbol--Fish Heraldry--Earliest devices--Fish devices on Churches and other public buildings--The Catacombs--Ichthus--Fish devices at Glastonbury...
4. CHAPTER IV. (FLOWERS) 33Importance of the Lotos--Varieties of Lotos--Statements by Herodotus, Homer, Theophrastus, Dioscorides, Pliny, Athenæus and others--The arborescent Lotos--The Sacred Lotos of th...