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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... called Ofiris , Surius ; and that , in Per- fia , Sure was the old name of the Sun ; the fuppofition may be thought to approach near upon certainty . The Hebrew word RACHAV , great and pow- erful , may be radically connected with the ...
... called Ofiris , Surius ; and that , in Per- fia , Sure was the old name of the Sun ; the fuppofition may be thought to approach near upon certainty . The Hebrew word RACHAV , great and pow- erful , may be radically connected with the ...
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... called Dives and Devatas ; and the reader's furprize will , perhaps , be not a little excited , when I inform him that Colonel Vallancey , well known for his researches into old Irish litera- ture , told Sir William Jones , that Crishna ...
... called Dives and Devatas ; and the reader's furprize will , perhaps , be not a little excited , when I inform him that Colonel Vallancey , well known for his researches into old Irish litera- ture , told Sir William Jones , that Crishna ...
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... called BEALTINE , or the fires of Belus . The term DRUID it- felf is , doubtless , derived from the Celtic Dru , or Deru , an oak ; and it is remarkable , that , in Welch , Deruen and Derwen still preserve the fame fignification . These ...
... called BEALTINE , or the fires of Belus . The term DRUID it- felf is , doubtless , derived from the Celtic Dru , or Deru , an oak ; and it is remarkable , that , in Welch , Deruen and Derwen still preserve the fame fignification . These ...
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... , the eldeft fon of Ham , its domeftic appellation being Cufha - Dweepa , and we know that the Keyfler's Antiquit . Septentrion . p . 36 . inhabitants inhabitants of the northern diftrict were an- ciently called Cuthæi [ 25 ]
... , the eldeft fon of Ham , its domeftic appellation being Cufha - Dweepa , and we know that the Keyfler's Antiquit . Septentrion . p . 36 . inhabitants inhabitants of the northern diftrict were an- ciently called Cuthæi [ 25 ]
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... called from brith , a Celtic word , fignifying painted ; and tain , or tan , a region . If Camden be right in the former part of this affertion , in the preceding preceding volumes of the Indian Antiquities , fufficient evidence may [ 26 ]
... called from brith , a Celtic word , fignifying painted ; and tain , or tan , a region . If Camden be right in the former part of this affertion , in the preceding preceding volumes of the Indian Antiquities , fufficient evidence may [ 26 ]
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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