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 vii
... signifying " conspicuous by fixed rule . " And it may be held as certain that every explanation of an Egyptian god or god- dess which does not satisfy this canon is utterly erroneous . But Egyptian mythology was not confined to the ...
... signifying " conspicuous by fixed rule . " And it may be held as certain that every explanation of an Egyptian god or god- dess which does not satisfy this canon is utterly erroneous . But Egyptian mythology was not confined to the ...
Page xii
... signifies a lock of hair , is the scientific name of one of the commonest forms of cloud . The corresponding ... signify dark hair . The Samiu of Set exactly correspond to xii PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION .
... signifies a lock of hair , is the scientific name of one of the commonest forms of cloud . The corresponding ... signify dark hair . The Samiu of Set exactly correspond to xii PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION .
Page xiii
... signifies " the blind one , " like the Latin Cacus or Cæculus . The tree is another mythical representative of cloud , and never appears otherwise than as a joyful or beneficent phe- nomenon . The light cloud under which the Sun rises ...
... signifies " the blind one , " like the Latin Cacus or Cæculus . The tree is another mythical representative of cloud , and never appears otherwise than as a joyful or beneficent phe- nomenon . The light cloud under which the Sun rises ...
Page xiv
... signifies " the green one , " just as l'alba or l'aube signifies " the white one . " One of the names of the Dawn - god Shu is neshem , " green felspar , " and the green colour of the frog is a clue to the meaning of the ancient goddess ...
... signifies " the green one , " just as l'alba or l'aube signifies " the white one . " One of the names of the Dawn - god Shu is neshem , " green felspar , " and the green colour of the frog is a clue to the meaning of the ancient goddess ...
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... signifying ox or cow , such as aüa or aha . But even this would not prove transmission of " religious ideas . " As to Themis , the stamp is so unmistakeably Hellenic and Indo - European , that the onus probandi lies upon those who ...
... signifying ox or cow , such as aüa or aha . But even this would not prove transmission of " religious ideas . " As to Themis , the stamp is so unmistakeably Hellenic and Indo - European , that the onus probandi lies upon those who ...
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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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