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The evolution of the dragon (1919)

Smith, G. Elliot (Grafton Elliot), Sir, 1871-1937 · Manchester, The University press; London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green & company · leaf 25

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ells tomake them endurable. ^ It is an altogether delightful anachronism to imagine that religiousritual in the ancient and aromatic East was inspired by such squeam-ishness as a British sanitary inspector of the twentieth century mightexperience ! ^ Introduction to the History of Religions, p.… … Fig. I.—The con\entional Egyptian representation of the Burning ofIncense and the Pouring of Libations (Period of the New Empire)—after Lepsius INCENSE AND LIBATIONS 3 But if there are these many diverse and mutually destructivereasons in explanation of the origin of incense-burning, it follows…

Dragons · Mythology · Rain gods -- Egypt · Mythology, Egyptian · Aphrodite (Greek deity) · Incense

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