Indian Antiquities Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan : Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt and Greece...H. L.Galabin, 1801 |
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... Tyre , rendered prolific by the embrace of the Ayaboda av , or good genius , fymbolized by that ferpent ; and , finally , the evident CADU- CEUS of Mercury , defignated in the globe , wings , and ferpent , that formed their grand temple ...
... Tyre , rendered prolific by the embrace of the Ayaboda av , or good genius , fymbolized by that ferpent ; and , finally , the evident CADU- CEUS of Mercury , defignated in the globe , wings , and ferpent , that formed their grand temple ...
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... Tyre , with poffibly a chief affuming the name of Her- cules for their conductor , fince Hercules was the grand agent of antiquity on all these occafions , is not true in the extent contended for . It will be recollected , that , at the ...
... Tyre , with poffibly a chief affuming the name of Her- cules for their conductor , fince Hercules was the grand agent of antiquity on all these occafions , is not true in the extent contended for . It will be recollected , that , at the ...
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... Tyre , nor yet of Egypt , were the first whofe actions are recorded on the page of history . There was , we have feen , a Chaldean ( that is , an Indian ) Her- cules , or , as we have found him before deno- minated , an Hercules Belus ...
... Tyre , nor yet of Egypt , were the first whofe actions are recorded on the page of history . There was , we have feen , a Chaldean ( that is , an Indian ) Her- cules , or , as we have found him before deno- minated , an Hercules Belus ...
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... BEL , and the priesthood . BELEGIETH . " * This Indian Hercules , therefore , this en terprizing god - king Belus , is the true proto- * See Toland's Hiftory of the Druids , p . 70 . type type of him who was worshipped at Tyre , and [ 155 ]
... BEL , and the priesthood . BELEGIETH . " * This Indian Hercules , therefore , this en terprizing god - king Belus , is the true proto- * See Toland's Hiftory of the Druids , p . 70 . type type of him who was worshipped at Tyre , and [ 155 ]
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Thomas Maurice. type of him who was worshipped at Tyre , and was the great promoter of commerce and na- vigation ; of him who was adored as the van- quifher of Bufiris in Egypt , and whose twelve labours are the fymbols of the Sun ...
Thomas Maurice. type of him who was worshipped at Tyre , and was the great promoter of commerce and na- vigation ; of him who was adored as the van- quifher of Bufiris in Egypt , and whose twelve labours are the fymbols of the Sun ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuſtom dæmon defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays feems feftival fent ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs leſs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent prieſts purpoſe race regions Reſearches reſpect rites Sabian ſcience Scythian ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſtone Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip