Indian Myths: Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of America Compared with Those of Other Countries, Including Hindostan, Egypt, Persia, Assyria, and ChinaJ.R. Osgood, 1884 - 677 páginas |
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... language . VISION OF THE HEBREW PROPHET.1 ' And I looked , and behold a whirlwind came out of the north , a great cloud , and a fire infolding itself , and a bright- ness was about it , and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber ...
... language . VISION OF THE HEBREW PROPHET.1 ' And I looked , and behold a whirlwind came out of the north , a great cloud , and a fire infolding itself , and a bright- ness was about it , and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber ...
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... language ; and in Mexican lore , the confu- sion of tongues is related to have been derived from birds . In the second cycle of Mexican annals , at the time of the destruction of the earth by fire , all mankind was supposed to have been ...
... language ; and in Mexican lore , the confu- sion of tongues is related to have been derived from birds . In the second cycle of Mexican annals , at the time of the destruction of the earth by fire , all mankind was supposed to have been ...
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... language- that these Indians had an opinion like that of the Jews , as related by Josephus , that the serpent once possessed the power of human speech , but had been deprived of it . As if in recognition of this belief , Milton places ...
... language- that these Indians had an opinion like that of the Jews , as related by Josephus , that the serpent once possessed the power of human speech , but had been deprived of it . As if in recognition of this belief , Milton places ...
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... language . The Indian pictured both a serpent and a bird , in connection with his symbol of the sun , as did the Egyp- tian . We perceive the origin of the use of the serpent ; it was from observation of the appearance of natural ...
... language . The Indian pictured both a serpent and a bird , in connection with his symbol of the sun , as did the Egyp- tian . We perceive the origin of the use of the serpent ; it was from observation of the appearance of natural ...
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... " science of the breath of the stars . " In the Hindoo sacred books , the Gandharvas are de- scribed as beautiful spirits of singing - stars , which is similar to the expression used in the language of our 56 INDIAN MYTHS.
... " science of the breath of the stars . " In the Hindoo sacred books , the Gandharvas are de- scribed as beautiful spirits of singing - stars , which is similar to the expression used in the language of our 56 INDIAN MYTHS.
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Indian Myths: Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of ... Ellen Russell Emerson Vista de fragmentos - 1965 |
Indian Myths Or Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of ... Ellen Russell Emerson Vista de fragmentos - 1965 |
Términos y frases comunes
Algonkin ancient animals appears arrow Atahensic Atotarho Babylonian bear beautiful became believed bird body Book of Rites brother called ceremony chant Cherokee chief Chinese circle council cross Cusick dance dead death deity device dialect divine earth Egyptian emblem evil eyes father feast feet figure fire four fylfot given gods hand Haokah head heart heaven Hiawatha Hindoo human hunter Indian Iroquois Jesuit Jossakeed lake land language legend light living lodge Maidu Manabozho manittos Mohawks moon mound mountains mystic myth night Oannes Ojibway Oneidas Onondaga Ormuzd parallelogram peace Persian pictography Praying Indians priest race remarks represented rites river rock sachems sacred savages seen Senecas serpent Shingebiss similar song soul sound speech spirit stars stone syllable symbol thou tion tradition tree tribes Tuscaroras Vide village voice wampum warriors wife wigwams winds wings woman women words worship
Pasajes populares
Página 627 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
Página 627 - Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Página 626 - Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the Lord, O my soul. CIV. BLESS the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Página 15 - And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Página 98 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Página 355 - Till at length a small green feather From the earth shot slowly upward. Then another and another. And before the summer ended Stood the maize in all its beauty, With its shining robes about it, And its long, soft, yellow tresses; And in rapture Hiawatha Cried aloud, 'It is Mondamin! Yes, the friend of man, Mondamin!
Página 121 - His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. ""One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 'They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
Página 210 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Página 573 - All persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the One Almighty and Eternal God to be the Creator, Upholder, and Ruler of the world...
Página 627 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man : that he may bring forth food out of the earth...