The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 261
tedand even honored their enemies if they were but brave.They scorned deceit and falsity and would rather be hon-estly defeated than gain a victory by trickery. And thisview did not remain a mere theory with them, but waspractised in life. The Teutons were repeatedly defeatedby the Romans, by… … Hel, the Goddess of the Nether World (By Johannes Gehrts. DEMONOLOGY OF NORTHERN EUROPE. 243 The idea of evil played an important part in the re-ligion of the Teutons. Loki, the god of fire, the cunning mischief-makeramong the Asas, is believed to have brought sin and evilinto the world. In the…
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