Sun lore of all ages; a collection of myths and legends concerning the sun and its worship (1914)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 238
d the rising sun looked down on sacrificialaltars reddened by the blood of thousands ofvictims. The holiest sacrifice was the blood of acaptive youth, smeared on a rock that crowned amountain top, so that the suns first rays wouldlight up the gory sacrifice. Sun worship thrived in Peru until the… … Pm a H P4 Sun Worship 185 at Cuzco, was secured as booty by one of the roughadventurers of the conquering army, and becamethe stake in a subsequent drunken gambling boutthat the plunderer engaged in. Although the Sun worship of the Peruviansreached a higher state of exaltation, and perfectionthan…
Sun worship · Mythology
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