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Identifier: ancientpaganmode00inma (find matches)
Title: Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E
Subjects: Symbolism Christian art and symbolism
Publisher: New York : P. Eckler
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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shion to the distressed goddess. Arnobius, Op, Cit.,pp. 249, 250. 67 As I have already noticed modern notions on theinfluence produced by the exhibition of the yoni on thosewho are suffering, the legend referred to may be shortlydescribed. The goddess, in the story, was miserable inconsequence of her daughter, Proserpine, having been stolenaway by Pluto. In her agony, snatching two Etna-lightedtorches, she wanders round the earth in search of the lostone, and in due course visits Eleusis. Baubo receives herhospitably; but nothing that the hostess does induces theguest to depose her grief for a moment. In -despair themort! bethinks her of a scheme, shaves off what is calledin Isaiah the hair of the feet and then exposes herself tothe goddess. Ceres fixes her eyes upon the denuded spot, ispleased with the strange form of consolation, consents totake food and is restored to comfort. Figure 96 is copied from plate 22, fig. 3, of LajardsCulte de Venus. He states that it is an impression of
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Figure 96. a cornelian cylinder, in the collection of the late Sir WilliamOuseley, and is supposed to represent Oannes, or Bel andtwo fish gods, the authors of fecundity. .It is thoughtthat Dagon of the Philistines resembled the two figuressupporting the central one. Figure 97 is a side view of plate 1. The idol representsa female. Dagon, the fish god, male above, piscine below, was 68 one of the many symbols of an androgyne creator. In thefirst of the Avatars of Vishnu, he is represented as emergingfrom the mouth of a fish, and being a fish himself; the

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  • bookyear:1874
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Inman__Thomas__1820_1876
  • bookauthor:Newton__John__M_R_C_S_E
  • booksubject:Symbolism
  • booksubject:Christian_art_and_symbolism
  • bookpublisher:New_York___P__Eckler
  • bookcontributor:Princeton_Theological_Seminary_Library
  • booksponsor:MSN
  • bookleafnumber:128
  • bookcollection:Princeton
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