Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1868)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 378
ly, however, she has been figuredas a female. Amongst the ancients, the two lumi-naries were usually re- Figure 24.presented thus: Fig. 24.In the same way theyare still representedover many of the altarsof the Roman Catholictemples. By a fiction,it was supposed thatthe sun impregnatedthe moon, and…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
Internet Archive · Princeton University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
