Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1874)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York : P. Eckler · leaf 83
r coo, has,in the Shemitic, some resemblance to an invitation toamorous gratification; in Latin cot, coite ; the oval, symbolof the yoni; the basket, or bag, emblematic of the scrotum,and apparently the lotus. The trinity and unity are carriedby the second priest. Figure 2 is copied from an ancient… … Figure 2. peuples, par le R. P. Dom a Paris, 1739. The group of figures represents Isis and Horus in an unusual attitude.They are enclosed in a framework of the flowers of theEgyptian bean, or of the lotus. This framework may becompared to the Assyrian grove, and another in which theVirgin Mary…
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