Fishes, Flowers, & Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths & Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, Rome, India, &c.

CHAPTER I. (FISHES) 1

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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 the Fish and Ring--The Hermit's Fish Pond of St. Neot's--The Sacred Perch--The Dolphin--Neptune.