Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 226
me from thesanctuary of Artemis at Achna, half-way between Kition and Salamis, the rest from thatof Astarte at Chytroi. They warrant the inference that a tree might degenerate into atapering baluster, its branches being reduced to a mere crown or ring. If that is so, wemay fairly explain the… … Fig- 97 158 Diana-Pillars pillar : the pendants that dangle from it are not without analogy inthe cosmic notions of other races^ Finally, we observe that side byside with these pillar-shrines there persisted the more primitivetree-cult, in which the living tree was enclosed by a gateway con-sisting…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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