Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Religion of Ancient Egypt: Delivered in May and June, 1879Williams and Norgate, 1884 - 259 pages |
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Page xiv
... derived from the Sun , whom they addressed as " shining from the moon ; " but they did not know that the Eclipse was neb maat , as obedient to fixed law as the sun and stars , and they never deified it . Such is the summary of the ...
... derived from the Sun , whom they addressed as " shining from the moon ; " but they did not know that the Eclipse was neb maat , as obedient to fixed law as the sun and stars , and they never deified it . Such is the summary of the ...
Page xv
... derive one from the other . One of these currents is the mythological , the other is the religious . Mythology as such has nothing whatever to do with religion . It has its origin in the more or less picturesque utterance of man in ...
... derive one from the other . One of these currents is the mythological , the other is the religious . Mythology as such has nothing whatever to do with religion . It has its origin in the more or less picturesque utterance of man in ...
Page xvi
... derived , any more than pure principles of morality could be derived from myths which represent a god as being the " hus- band of his mother , " and another as striking off his mother's head , while another great god is said to have ...
... derived , any more than pure principles of morality could be derived from myths which represent a god as being the " hus- band of his mother , " and another as striking off his mother's head , while another great god is said to have ...
Page xviii
... derived from the same root , and are near relatives of the Greek Themis . Kerberos is as certainly Indo - European . The difficulty here lies in the choice of parentage . Has Professor Lieblein xviii PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... derived from the same root , and are near relatives of the Greek Themis . Kerberos is as certainly Indo - European . The difficulty here lies in the choice of parentage . Has Professor Lieblein xviii PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION .
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... derived from the Jews , who worshipped not only the ass , but the swine . " Judaeus licet et porcinum numen adoret ; ” Petronius Arbiter , p . 224 : Berlin , 1842. See Gill's Notices of the Jews and their Country by the Classic Writers ...
... derived from the Jews , who worshipped not only the ass , but the swine . " Judaeus licet et porcinum numen adoret ; ” Petronius Arbiter , p . 224 : Berlin , 1842. See Gill's Notices of the Jews and their Country by the Classic Writers ...
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abode Abydos Amenhotep II Amon ancient ancient Egypt Anubis Book Brugsch called Chabas Champollion chapter Christian cloth coffin Dead deceased deity Dendera derived divine doctrine dynasty earth Egyp Egypt Egyptian language Egyptian mythology Egyptian religion Egyptian texts Egyptian word eighteenth dynasty eleventh dynasty evidence existence expressed father feast Fravashi funereal genius goddess gods Greek hath Hathor heart heaven Hebrew Heliopolis Henotheism hieroglyphic Horus hymns Indo-European inscriptions Isis king language Lectures legend living Lord Maat manuscripts Mariette Max Müller meaning monuments mother Museum myth mythology Nephthys nether world notion nutar nutra Osiris papyrus period person prayers Ptah Pyramids Rameses reign religious Renenet represented Rougé royal sacred says scholars Semitic Seti signifies soul sovereign speak sun-god symbol tablet Tefnut Tehutimes temple Thebes thine things thou art thou hast tion tombs translated verb worship written
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