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The Serpent Symbol, and the Worship of the Reciprocal Principles of Nature ... - Page 146
by Ephraim George Squier - 1851 - 254 pages
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Ancient Fragments of the Phoenician, ChaldÆan, Egyptian, Tyrian ...

Isaac Preston Cory - 1832 - 462 pages
...narrât/ Taautus first attributed something of the divine nature to the serpent and the serpent tribe; in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians....animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspirited of тйу epmrSi/ xaî irupSJiç vit' all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature ; U or IA.uf. Marsham. Bry....
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Ancient fragments of the Phœnician ... and other writers

Sanchoniathon - 1832 - 474 pages
...serpent and ó Tóairroc, xe¡ the serpent tribe; in which he was JUT' aima aïâït Фсшхс'с те followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians. For this...animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspirited of v¿ all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature ; хш \iyí-.r¡',i. тятю yàf TÍ ÇSoy TÏ> ifferS»...
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Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor

1842 - 488 pages
...Sanchoniathon, " Taautus first consecrated the basilisk, and introduced the worship of the serpent tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians ; for this animal was held by him to be the most inspirited of all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature, inasmuch as it exhibits...
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The two Babylons; or, The papal worship proved to be the worship ..., Volume 27

rev. Alexander Hislop - 1862 - 512 pages
...says : " Thoth first attributed something of the divine nature to the serpent and the serpent tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians. For this animal was esteemed by him to be the * From Phoenician Coin, in MAURICE'S Indian Antiquities, vol. vi. p. 368. London, 1796. most spiritual...
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The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and ..., Volume 2

1873 - 544 pages
...gays: "Taautus first attributed something of the divine nature to the serpent and the serpent tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians...for this animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspired of all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature, inasmuch as it exhibits an incredible celerity,...
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Cory's Ancient Fragments of the Phoenician, Carthaginian, Babylonian ...

Isaac Preston Cory - 1876 - 272 pages
...SERPENT. Taautus first consecrated the basilisk, and introduced the worship of the serpent-tribe ; in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians. For this animal was held by him to be the most inspirited of all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature ; inasmuch as it exhibits...
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Serpent and Siva Worship and Mythology in Central America, Africa, and Asia ...

Hyde Clarke, Charles Staniland Wake - 1877 - 76 pages
...writer says: "Taautus first attributed something divine to the nature of serpents and the serpent-tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians...for this animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspired of all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature, inasmuch as it exhibits an incredible celerity,...
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Indian Myths: Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of ...

Ellen Russell Emerson - 1884 - 756 pages
...: — Taatus first attributed something of the divine nature to the serpent and the serpent tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians...animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspirited of the reptiles and of a fiery nature, inasmuch as it exhibits an incredible celerity, moving by its spirit...
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Serpent-worship: And Other Essays, with a Chapter on Totemism

Charles Staniland Wake - 1888 - 318 pages
...says : "Taautus first attributed something of the divine nature to the serpent and the serpent tribe, in which he was followed by the Phoenicians and Egyptians...for this animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspired of all the reptiles, and of a fiery nature, inasmuch as it exhibits an incredible celerity,...
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Ophiolatreia: An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the ...

Hargrave Jennings - 1996 - 150 pages
...Its general acceptance seems to have been remarked at a very early period. It arrested the attention of the ancient sages, who assigned a variety of reasons...nature to the Serpent, in which he was followed by the Phojnicians and Egyptians. For this animal was esteemed by him to be the most inspirited of all reptiles,...
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