Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1922)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.M.C.B.E · New York, Peter Eckler publishing company · leaf 130
receives herhospitably; but nothing that the hostess does induces theguest to depose her grief for a moment. In -despair themort! bethinks her of a scheme, shaves off what is calledin Isaiah the hair of the feet and then exposes herself tothe goddess. Ceres fixes her eyes upon the denuded spot,… … Figure 96. a cornelian cylinder, in the collection of the late Sir WilliamOuseley, and is supposed to represent Cannes, or Bel andtwo fish gods, the authors of fecundity. -It is thoughtthat Dagon of the Philistines resembled the two figuressupporting the central one. Figure 97 is a side view of…
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