An Exposition of the Mysteries; Or, Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and Druidsauthor, 1835 - 403 pages |
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... passing under the stars of Leo , and of the beginning of the inundation . That star became the public mark , on which every one was to keep a watchful eye , not to miss the instant of retiring to the higher grounds . As it was seen but ...
... passing under the stars of Leo , and of the beginning of the inundation . That star became the public mark , on which every one was to keep a watchful eye , not to miss the instant of retiring to the higher grounds . As it was seen but ...
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... pass of the tropic of Cancer , and was now in the sign of the latter , and , altho in a state of exhaustion , would soon be in a condi- tion to proceed on his way to the South ; at the same time , gives to the husbandman the important ...
... pass of the tropic of Cancer , and was now in the sign of the latter , and , altho in a state of exhaustion , would soon be in a condi- tion to proceed on his way to the South ; at the same time , gives to the husbandman the important ...
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... passing through the signs of summer . As Apollo among the Greeks was called the Horus of the Egyptians , as to his skill both in Medicine and divination , he was regarded as the same person , and called by the ancients Horus Apollo.t ...
... passing through the signs of summer . As Apollo among the Greeks was called the Horus of the Egyptians , as to his skill both in Medicine and divination , he was regarded as the same person , and called by the ancients Horus Apollo.t ...
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... passing the sum- mer solstice . One of the grand festival days of masons is on the 24th . , of June . The cause of this variation from the ancient custom arises from the precession of the equinoxes , which has caused the northern ...
... passing the sum- mer solstice . One of the grand festival days of masons is on the 24th . , of June . The cause of this variation from the ancient custom arises from the precession of the equinoxes , which has caused the northern ...
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... pass for the surest means of obtaining plentiful harvests . These images were worshipped with solemnity , and placed in the finest words . Crouds of people flocked to the religious feasts of the lovely queen who loaded them with ...
... pass for the surest means of obtaining plentiful harvests . These images were worshipped with solemnity , and placed in the finest words . Crouds of people flocked to the religious feasts of the lovely queen who loaded them with ...
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