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... legends of magic treasures concealed in lakes , swamps , or mountains , and coming to the light at stated periods , are found to have had a similar origin ; and the invention of the divining - rod has been brought home to a people ...
... legends of magic treasures concealed in lakes , swamps , or mountains , and coming to the light at stated periods , are found to have had a similar origin ; and the invention of the divining - rod has been brought home to a people ...
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... legends . and nursery tales . The sun , for instance , was a radiant wheel , or a golden bird , or an eye , an egg , a horse ; and it had many other names . At sunrise or sunset , when it appeared to be squatting on the water , it was a ...
... legends . and nursery tales . The sun , for instance , was a radiant wheel , or a golden bird , or an eye , an egg , a horse ; and it had many other names . At sunrise or sunset , when it appeared to be squatting on the water , it was a ...
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... legend of that master of the lyre whose magic tones made torrents pause and listen , rocks and trees descend with delight from their mountain beds , and moved even Pluto's unrelenting heart to pity . In Northern Europe , the word Arbhus ...
... legend of that master of the lyre whose magic tones made torrents pause and listen , rocks and trees descend with delight from their mountain beds , and moved even Pluto's unrelenting heart to pity . In Northern Europe , the word Arbhus ...
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... legends is also a close copy of Rudra . The latter " is evidently a form of Agni , or Indra . ” * Agni , the god of fire ( Latin , ignis ) , has for re- tainers the Bhrigus and the Angirases . They are his priests on earth whilst they ...
... legends is also a close copy of Rudra . The latter " is evidently a form of Agni , or Indra . ” * Agni , the god of fire ( Latin , ignis ) , has for re- tainers the Bhrigus and the Angirases . They are his priests on earth whilst they ...
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... legend of Pro- metheus he brought down fire from heaven and created the first men . In the Vedas , Yama is the first lightning - born mortal , the first , too , who trod the path of death , and therefore he became king of the departed ...
... legend of Pro- metheus he brought down fire from heaven and created the first men . In the Vedas , Yama is the first lightning - born mortal , the first , too , who trod the path of death , and therefore he became king of the departed ...
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Agni ancient appears Aryans asvattha believed besoms Bhrigu bird bride burning called cattle chark churning clouds colour cuckoo custom dead death demon divine dragon drink earth elves England father fern fern-seed fire Freyja furious host German Gervase of Tilbury giant goddess gods golden Greek Grimm hair haoma hare hazel heaven heavenly Hindus Holda hoopoe horn horses human Indo-European Indra kindled king known Kuhn ladybird latter legend lightning Mannhardt Maruts milk mountain mythical mythology myths nature needfire night Norse Odin origin palasa peas Perchta Picus Pitris plant popular Prometheus race Rig Veda Romans round rowan sacred Sanscrit says Schwartz sieve soma souls springwort stick stork storm story tell Thor Thor's thunderbolt tradition tree Vedas Vedic village werewolf Westf wheel whilst wife wild hunt wild huntsman winds wish-rod witches Woden wolf wood word wren Yggdrasil Zeus