Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 · New York : H. Holt and Company · leaf 169
in Troitska Lavra, nearMoscow; and that which St. Gallus was ungracious enough to banish fromSwitzerland ater it had brought him firewood in proof of its conversion. 148 DEMON OF SERPENTS. snake, even in a country where they are few and compara-tively harmless, perhaps this figure (ii) may suggest… … Fig. II.—Singhalese Demon of Serpents. sting, hoof, horn, has been as certain to be cataloguedand labelled in demonology as in physical science. It isremarkable also how superstition rationalises. Thus thehorn in the animal world, though sometimes dangerous toman, was more dangerous to animals,…
Demonology · Mythology · Occultism
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