Queen Móo and the Egyptian SphinxThe Author, 1900 - 277 pages |
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Page vii
... thing , however , is certain -neither their opinion nor mine will alter events that have happened in the dim past of which so little is known to - day . A record of many of these events has reached our times writ- ten , by those who ...
... thing , however , is certain -neither their opinion nor mine will alter events that have happened in the dim past of which so little is known to - day . A record of many of these events has reached our times writ- ten , by those who ...
Page xxxiv
... things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the ex- tension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be difficult for me to ...
... things pertaining to this country , and of its natives ; not , however , with the ex- tension some might desire , mentioning in detail their origin and the countries whence they may have come , for it would be difficult for me to ...
Page lxi
... things , they compared the earth to a calabash , kum , full of seeds . These similes seem to have been favorite ones , since they made fre- quent use of them in illustrating their explanations of the geological phenomena which have ...
... things , they compared the earth to a calabash , kum , full of seeds . These similes seem to have been favorite ones , since they made fre- quent use of them in illustrating their explanations of the geological phenomena which have ...
Page lxiv
... feminine energy of Brahma by whose union with Brahma all things were produced . 2 Landa , Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan , chap . xli . , p . 322 . The history of that terrible catastrophe , recounted in vari- lxiv INTRODUCTION .
... feminine energy of Brahma by whose union with Brahma all things were produced . 2 Landa , Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan , chap . xli . , p . 322 . The history of that terrible catastrophe , recounted in vari- lxiv INTRODUCTION .
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... thing . Still the Egyptian sages must have had very strong motives for thus honoring this serpent and causing it to play so con- spicuous a part in the mysteries of their religion . Was it per- chance in commemoration of the mother ...
... thing . Still the Egyptian sages must have had very strong motives for thus honoring this serpent and causing it to play so con- spicuous a part in the mysteries of their religion . Was it per- chance in commemoration of the mother ...
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