The book of talismans, amulets and zodiacal gems (1915)
Pavitt, William Thomas, Pavitt, Kate, joint author · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 108
a terrible serpent, which whenkilled had the power of rising in new forms andwho obstructed the passage to the Heaven world.The serpent, although sometimes assumed to bea form of evil, was generally regarded as aprotecting influence, and for this reason wasusually sculptured on either side of the… … EGYPTIAN TALISMANS. Plate 6. To face page 72. EGYPTIAN TALISMANS 73 of Divinities and round the crowns of their kingsas a symbol of royal might and power, being oneof the forms or types of Tern the son of Ptah,who is thought by some authorities to have beenthe first living man god of the Egyptians,…
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