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... give place to a regular course of life . Rhea , who was delivered of Jupiter , wrapped a stone in a goat's - skin for her husband to swallow ; and her priests , the Curetes , the Corybantes , held , meantime , a weapon - dance , and ...
... give place to a regular course of life . Rhea , who was delivered of Jupiter , wrapped a stone in a goat's - skin for her husband to swallow ; and her priests , the Curetes , the Corybantes , held , meantime , a weapon - dance , and ...
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... give fresh extracts in addition to those already given from the various authors in proof of the original symbolic lan- guage of this mythology of natural philosophy . I can only refer to Jacobi's " Hand - Dictionary of the Greek and ...
... give fresh extracts in addition to those already given from the various authors in proof of the original symbolic lan- guage of this mythology of natural philosophy . I can only refer to Jacobi's " Hand - Dictionary of the Greek and ...
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... gives way ; assumes manners ; allows itself to be drawn by the magnet ; and while it conquers everything else , it runs after I know not what non - entity , and as soon as it is come near , it stands still , and permits itself to be ...
... gives way ; assumes manners ; allows itself to be drawn by the magnet ; and while it conquers everything else , it runs after I know not what non - entity , and as soon as it is come near , it stands still , and permits itself to be ...
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... give and strength . Some things there may , as ' twere with rings and hooks , If worn together , be as chains regarded ; As here it seems the fact with stone and iron . " It has already been observed , that the old natural 32 HISTORY OF ...
... give and strength . Some things there may , as ' twere with rings and hooks , If worn together , be as chains regarded ; As here it seems the fact with stone and iron . " It has already been observed , that the old natural 32 HISTORY OF ...
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... gives knowledge of the future , science , and amiable speech . " Apollo is also the avenger , armed with bow and arrows ( Il . i . 42 , etc. ) He is called the sender of fatal missiles as well as the creative , life- exciting god , and ...
... gives knowledge of the future , science , and amiable speech . " Apollo is also the avenger , armed with bow and arrows ( Il . i . 42 , etc. ) He is called the sender of fatal missiles as well as the creative , life- exciting god , and ...
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