Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1874)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York : P. Eckler · leaf 128
receives herhospitably; but nothing that the hostess does induces theguest to depose her grief for a moment. In -despair themort! bethinks her of a scheme, shaves off what is calledin Isaiah the hair of the feet and then exposes herself tothe goddess. Ceres fixes her eyes upon the denuded spot,… … Figure 96. a cornelian cylinder, in the collection of the late Sir WilliamOuseley, and is supposed to represent Oannes, or Bel andtwo fish gods, the authors of fecundity. .It is thoughtthat Dagon of the Philistines resembled the two figuressupporting the central one. Figure 97 is a side view of…
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