Ancient Calendars and ConstellationsJ. Murray, 1903 - 263 páginas |
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Accad Accadian calendar Agni Ahura Mazda amongst ancient antiquity appear Aquarius Archæology Archer Aryan Assyrian astronomic astronomic interpretation Asura Aswins Atri Babylon Babylonian Bar zig-gar beginning Biblical Archæology Bull Cassiopeia celestial century B.C. Cepheus Chaitra Chinese claimed conjunction constella constellation constellation Aquarius constellation Aries counted Crown 8vo dark division Eagle ecliptic Egyptian EKATA equinoctial colure equinoctial point festival figures full moon globe gods Grecian Greeks Gula heavens Hindu honour HORIZON horse hymns imagined Indian Indra initial point Lagash latitude legend Lunar Zodiac luni-solar Macdonell Maruts Medes Median Mithras month myths Nakshatra Ningirsu Nisan observed opinion origin Pegasus Plate referred represented Rig Veda round numbers Rudra sacrifice Sagittarius Sanscrit scholars Scorpion season Semitic sidereal Society of Biblical solstitial Soma spring equinox star mark stellation suggested summer solstice sun's entry suppose symbolism tablets Taurus Tchuen-Hio temple tion Trita Vedic Mythology Vritra winter solstice Zodiac
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Página 78 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Página 232 - Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starred Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs', and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended.
Página 155 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.
Página 225 - Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made : and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.
Página 174 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Página 155 - ... and so consider them as bounded and determined. For, if we should suppose the creation, or fall of the angels, was at...
Página 243 - RIBHUKSHIN, nor the Maruts, censure us ; when we proclaim in the sacrifice, the virtues of the swift horse sprung from the gods.
Página 245 - Thy body, horse, is made for motion; thy mind is rapid (in intention) as the wind; the hairs (of thy mane) are tossed in manifold directions ; and spread beautiful in the forests. 12. The swift horse approaches the place of immolation, meditating with mind intent upon the gods ; the goat bound to him is led before him ; after him follow the priests and the singers.
Página 245 - The horse proceeds to that assembly which is most excellent : to the presence of his father and his mother, (heaven and earth). Go, (Horse), to-day rejoicing to the gods, that (the sacrifice) may yield blessings to the donor.
Página 174 - SURYA speaks] : Let not the violator, ATRI, through hunger, swallow with fearful (darkness) me who am thine : thou art MITRA, whose wealth is truth : do thou and the royal VARUNA both protect me.