The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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Page 14
... Jupiter , Venus and Sa- turn , were considered the seven planets . Successive days were set apart to offer sacrifices to the presiding Spirits of these orbs ; each of which is supposed to have particular superintendence over the day ...
... Jupiter , Venus and Sa- turn , were considered the seven planets . Successive days were set apart to offer sacrifices to the presiding Spirits of these orbs ; each of which is supposed to have particular superintendence over the day ...
Page 139
... Jupiter , at certain seasons of the year , left Olympus and went to spend twelve days in that pious and hospitable region . Egyptian annals are full of allusions to them . Persia , and other old Asiatic nations , mingle Ethiopian ...
... Jupiter , at certain seasons of the year , left Olympus and went to spend twelve days in that pious and hospitable region . Egyptian annals are full of allusions to them . Persia , and other old Asiatic nations , mingle Ethiopian ...
Page 149
... Jupiter Am- mon . He was supposed to dwell in a radiant upper sphere , far above the subordinate deities . He is described as " The Male Origin of all things ; " " The Spirit of the Supreme , moving on the face of the waters ; " " The ...
... Jupiter Am- mon . He was supposed to dwell in a radiant upper sphere , far above the subordinate deities . He is described as " The Male Origin of all things ; " " The Spirit of the Supreme , moving on the face of the waters ; " " The ...
Page 150
... Jupiter's visit to " the blameless men , " had refer- ence to an annual procession of the priests of Jupiter Ammon at Thebes , up the Nile to some place consecrated by the worship their ancestors had offered . The image of the god was ...
... Jupiter's visit to " the blameless men , " had refer- ence to an annual procession of the priests of Jupiter Ammon at Thebes , up the Nile to some place consecrated by the worship their ancestors had offered . The image of the god was ...
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... Jupiter Ammon will render you sane , stroking you with gentle hand , and simply touching you . " A high degree of cleanliness , both in person and clothing , was a distinguishing characteristic of the ancient Egyp- tians ; habits which ...
... Jupiter Ammon will render you sane , stroking you with gentle hand , and simply touching you . " A high degree of cleanliness , both in person and clothing , was a distinguishing characteristic of the ancient Egyp- tians ; habits which ...
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