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 407
as <^uXa.pis,phalaris, was sacred to Venus. No one can for amoment suppose that the Magi, who came to adoreJesus and his mother, were Christians, makingChristian offerings; the context indeed paints themas Eastern Asiatics, and they are represented asmaking the same oblations as they would to… … N. In Hebrew 3 nun, a fish, is also written }, when itoccurs at the end of a word. The letter is the soft-est of the nasal sounds, and is in pronunciationsometimes dropped. Being a liquid, it is interchange-able with h I and < y or j. This is also the case in ourown language, for I have met with…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
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