The History of HellA "lively...generously illustrated" (Washington Post Book World) survey of how, over the past four thousand years, religious leaders, artists, writers, and ordinary people in the West have visualized Hell-its location, architecture, purpose, and inhabitants. Illustrations; full-color inserts. |
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Page 36
... became Proserpine and possibly less formidable than her Greek counterpart ; Hermes became Mercury . The Aeneid , written between 30 and 19 B.C. , was thoroughly researched by the poet , then living in Rome . Virgil's model was Homer ...
... became Proserpine and possibly less formidable than her Greek counterpart ; Hermes became Mercury . The Aeneid , written between 30 and 19 B.C. , was thoroughly researched by the poet , then living in Rome . Virgil's model was Homer ...
Page 92
... became great farmers and vintners , setting an example for the barbarians in the efficient management of estates , which became increasingly enormous as land was deeded to monasteries to escape civil taxation . Gregory inherited the ...
... became great farmers and vintners , setting an example for the barbarians in the efficient management of estates , which became increasingly enormous as land was deeded to monasteries to escape civil taxation . Gregory inherited the ...
Page 150
... became the leader of an army of demons that supposedly rode through the night on the " wild hunt " -England knew him as Herne the Hunter and Germany as the Erlkönig ( " the Elf - King " ) . He appeared on stage at least as early as the ...
... became the leader of an army of demons that supposedly rode through the night on the " wild hunt " -England knew him as Herne the Hunter and Germany as the Erlkönig ( " the Elf - King " ) . He appeared on stage at least as early as the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Great Below | 5 |
The Egyptian Book of the Dead | 12 |
Copyright | |
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