Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 · New York : H. Holt and Company · leaf 52
But the design was not that; itwas to arouse horror and antipathy for the native deitiesto which the ignorant clung tenaciously. It was to train ANCIENT DE VICES. 3 children to think of the still secretly-worshipped idols asfrightful and bestial beings. It is important, therefore,that we should… … Fig. 2.—Handle of Hindu Chalice. times they are set to support water-spouts, often thebrackets that hold their foes, the saints. It is a veryancient device. Our figure 2 is from the handle of achalice in possession of Sir James Hooker, meant pro-bably to hold the holy water of Ganges. These are 32…
Demonology · Mythology · Occultism
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