Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1873)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 766
Plutarchs remarksupon it {Isis and Osiris,c. 63), will see that theuse of the sistrum drivesaway Typhon, meaningthereby, that as corruptionclogs the regular courseof nature, so generationloosens it again; that itsappendages indicate gene-ration and corruption;that the cat denotes themoon, = ^—, =… … 746 Sistra] blems is the Greek A inverted v- Whereverthis creator is spoken of, she is represented asmaternal, through her own inherent power; and wecan scarcely understand how this could be indicatedbetter than by the bars which cross the sistrum,thus showing that penetration is impossible. Again,…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
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