The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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... moon and full moon , at morning and evening twilight . In addition to this routine , they prescribed to themselves tasks more or less severe , according to the degree of holi- ness they wished to attain , or had courage to pursue . Some ...
... moon and full moon , at morning and evening twilight . In addition to this routine , they prescribed to themselves tasks more or less severe , according to the degree of holi- ness they wished to attain , or had courage to pursue . Some ...
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... moon , set the earth on fire , and reduce it all to ashes . After a time the elements will resume their order , and the world , restored to pristine beauty , will again pass through a similar succession of Yugs . One thousand of these ...
... moon , set the earth on fire , and reduce it all to ashes . After a time the elements will resume their order , and the world , restored to pristine beauty , will again pass through a similar succession of Yugs . One thousand of these ...
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... of a numerous progeny . Two of his sons are always painted as Twins , said to have been born of a mare impregnated by sunbeams . The VOL . I. - 2 Moon is a male deity , sometimes called Soma , HINDOSTAN , OR INDIA . 13.
... of a numerous progeny . Two of his sons are always painted as Twins , said to have been born of a mare impregnated by sunbeams . The VOL . I. - 2 Moon is a male deity , sometimes called Soma , HINDOSTAN , OR INDIA . 13.
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Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes Lydia Maria Child. Moon is a male deity , sometimes called Soma , but more frequently Chandra . Their most ancient sovereigns were called Surya - bans and Chandra - bans , Children of the Sun and ...
Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes Lydia Maria Child. Moon is a male deity , sometimes called Soma , but more frequently Chandra . Their most ancient sovereigns were called Surya - bans and Chandra - bans , Children of the Sun and ...
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... moon , stars , men , animals , and plants . The sym- bol to which we have alluded is always in his temples . It is usually placed in the inmost recess , or sanctuary , sculptured in granite , marble , or ivory , often crowned with ...
... moon , stars , men , animals , and plants . The sym- bol to which we have alluded is always in his temples . It is usually placed in the inmost recess , or sanctuary , sculptured in granite , marble , or ivory , often crowned with ...
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