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

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Paradise 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 Carthaginians-- Custom of Oziese--Sardinian Customs and Moloch--The Cuthites-- Persian Fire Worship--House-fires of Greece and Rome--Sacred Books of the East--Laws of Manu--The Rig Veda and Hymns to Agni, the God of Fire--Vesta, Worship of--The Magi--Zoroaster.

FISHES, FLOWERS, AND FIRE.