Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World

CHAPTER III. 17

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Mythology of the Ancients--Characteristics of the Pagan Deities-- Doctrine of the Reciprocal Principles of Nature--Creation and the Egg--Creation and the Phallus--The Lotus--Osiris as the active, dispensing, and originating energy--Hesiod and the generative powers--Growth of Phallic Worship.