Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names: or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs (1872)
, in which Jah, or Yho, or Jaoseems incorporated with Oannes. This god is onlyspoken of by Berosus ; but as we know his works solelyby fragments which have come down to us throughlater authors, and these do not entirely agree intheir statements, it will save the readers time if Icondense the… … from the Erythrsean sea, to have been foul ordirty (pwopoff), destitute of reason, and to have beencalled Oannes. His whole body was that of a fish,but under the fishs head he had another, with feetbelow similar to those of a man, and conjoined withthe fishs tail. His voice, too, and language, were…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
