An Exposition of the Mysteries; Or, Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and Druidsauthor, 1835 - 403 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 43
Page 16
... perfect obscurity . This circumstance represents the death of Osiris , and the reign of Typhon . When the sun approaches the sign of the lion , he changes the state of the atmosphere , disperses these tempests , and restores the ...
... perfect obscurity . This circumstance represents the death of Osiris , and the reign of Typhon . When the sun approaches the sign of the lion , he changes the state of the atmosphere , disperses these tempests , and restores the ...
Page 25
... perfect plenty which the husbandman enjoys in the beginning of winter , when the sun passes under the sign Capri- corn . He is most commonly seen with a single pitcher instead of three , and with one goat's horn instead of two ; * or ...
... perfect plenty which the husbandman enjoys in the beginning of winter , when the sun passes under the sign Capri- corn . He is most commonly seen with a single pitcher instead of three , and with one goat's horn instead of two ; * or ...
Page 68
... perfect gentleness and integrity . They said farther , that a perpetual spring reigned in his time , because the sessions of the judges were anciently inseparable from the finest month of the year : such is constantly the month of Febru ...
... perfect gentleness and integrity . They said farther , that a perpetual spring reigned in his time , because the sessions of the judges were anciently inseparable from the finest month of the year : such is constantly the month of Febru ...
Page 76
... perfect state , and a kind of knowledge of which none became capable till after many trials and efforts which suited not the common fort of men . Thus they avoided exciting the fury of the people.— This was already a crying injustice in ...
... perfect state , and a kind of knowledge of which none became capable till after many trials and efforts which suited not the common fort of men . Thus they avoided exciting the fury of the people.— This was already a crying injustice in ...
Page 84
... perfect knowledge of futurity , since people came from all parts to ask her questions . The excessive wickedness of mankind at last obliged her to quit their abodes , to go , and in the heavers take possession of the place due to her ...
... perfect knowledge of futurity , since people came from all parts to ask her questions . The excessive wickedness of mankind at last obliged her to quit their abodes , to go , and in the heavers take possession of the place due to her ...
Other editions - View all
An exposition of the mysteries or religious dogmas and customs of the ... John Fellows Limited preview - 1835 |
Common terms and phrases
ancient antiquity Anubis appears Apuleius Bacchus body brethren called candidate celebrated celestial ceremonies Ceres character Christian custom darkness dead death degree Deity Diodorus Siculus divine doctrine dog-star Druids earth Egypt Egyptians Eleusinian mysteries emblem England fable feasts figures freemasonry freemasons give given gods grand master Greeks hand hath heaven Hebrews hierophant Hiram holy honor Horus human initiated institution Isis king laws learned light lodge Lord manner masonry masons means Mithras moon Moses mystagogue myste mystic nations nature Nile oath observed oracles origin Osiris pagan pass perfect person Phenician Plato Plutarch polytheism priests principles Pythagoras Pythagorean reason received religion religious remarks rendered represented rites royal arch sacred sacrifices says secret serpent signifies society soul stars supposed symbol Tartarus taught temple tetractys things tion truth Typhon veneration Virgil whole word worship writers zodiac