An Exposition of the Mysteries; Or, Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and Druidsauthor, 1835 - 403 pages |
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... temple - worship was introduced , to recon- cile the people to the change . For the origin of the term mosaic , or mosaic work , see page 288 . The Cenotaph , or Mock - Coffin , used in the anniversaries , is typical of the death of the ...
... temple - worship was introduced , to recon- cile the people to the change . For the origin of the term mosaic , or mosaic work , see page 288 . The Cenotaph , or Mock - Coffin , used in the anniversaries , is typical of the death of the ...
Page 69
... temple of Saturn . ( Festus , et Lil . Greg . Girald . syntagm . 4. ) This was an imitation of the method of the Egyptians , who anciently put the public treasure and the records of the genealogies of families in the tower or labyrinth ...
... temple of Saturn . ( Festus , et Lil . Greg . Girald . syntagm . 4. ) This was an imitation of the method of the Egyptians , who anciently put the public treasure and the records of the genealogies of families in the tower or labyrinth ...
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... temples , and those of the kings who had favored their worship ; but chiefly by excusing the disorders of women on account of the pretended disguises of these gods possessed with their charms ; they formed that monstrous lump , of ...
... temples , and those of the kings who had favored their worship ; but chiefly by excusing the disorders of women on account of the pretended disguises of these gods possessed with their charms ; they formed that monstrous lump , of ...
Page 93
... temples and of all consecrated places . After these is an officer denominated Stolistes , who bears a square - rule as the emblem of justice , and the cup of libations . His charge includes every thing which belongs to the education of ...
... temples and of all consecrated places . After these is an officer denominated Stolistes , who bears a square - rule as the emblem of justice , and the cup of libations . His charge includes every thing which belongs to the education of ...
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... temple of Isis has excited universal admiration . Each front , as well as the interior , is covered with sculptured hieroglyphics , which are executed with a tichness , a precision , elegance of form , and variety of ornament ...
... temple of Isis has excited universal admiration . Each front , as well as the interior , is covered with sculptured hieroglyphics , which are executed with a tichness , a precision , elegance of form , and variety of ornament ...
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