Next. Chapter 4 : CHAPTER IV Ancient Monuments of the West The Valley of the Mississippi Numerous Earthworks of the Western States Theory as to origin of the mounds The "Defence" Theory The Religious Theory Earthwork of the "Great Serpent" on Bush Creek The "Alligator," Ohio The "Cross," Pickaway County Structures...
Next. Chapter 9 : CHAPTER IX Ophiolatreia in Britain The Druids Adders Poem of Taliessin The Goddess Ceridwen A Bardic Poem Snake Stones The Anguinum Execution of a Roman Knight Remains of the Serpent-temple at Abury Serpent vestiges in Ireland of great rarity St. Patrick. It will probably be a matter of surprise...
Title Page. Part 1 : OPHIOLATREIA An Account Of The Rites And Mysteries Connected With The Origin, Rise And Development Of Serpent Worship In Various Parts Of The World, Enriched With Interesting Traditions, And A Full Description Of The Celebrated Serpent Mounds & Temples, The Whole Forming An Exposition Of One...
Next. Chapter 8 : CHAPTER VIII Derivation of the name "Europe" Greece colonized by Ophites Numerous Traces of the Serpent in Greece Worship of Bacchus Story of Ericthonius Banquets of the Bacchants Minerva Armour of Agamemnon Serpents at Epidaurus Story of the pestilence in Rome Mahomet at Atmeidan. Bryant and Faber...
Next. Chapter 6 : CHAPTER VI Mexican Temple of Montezuma The Serpent Emblem in Mexico Pyramid of Cholula Tradition of the Giants of Anahuac The Temple of Quetzalcoatl North American Indians and the Rattlesnake Indian Tradition of a Great Serpent Serpents in the Mounds of the West Bigotry and Folly of the Spanish...
Next. Chapter 2 : CHAPTER II Supposed Phallic origin of Serpent-worship The idea of Life Adoration of the Principle of Generation The Serpent as a Symbol of the Phallus Phallic Worship at Benares The Serpent and Mahadeo Festival of the "Nag pauchami" Snakes and Women Traces of Phallic Worship in the Kum...
Title Page : CHAPTER XI MR. BULLOCK'S EXHIBITION OF OBJECTS ILLUSTRATING SERPENT WORSHIP. Upwards of sixty years ago, there was opened at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, what was described as the "Unique Exhibition called Ancient Mexico; collected on the spot in 1823, by the assistance of the Mexican Government...
Untitled : OPHIOLATREIA The Rites and mysteries connected with the origin, rise, and development of serpent worship in various parts of the world, enriched with interesting traditions, and a full description of the celebrated serpent mounds & temples, the whole forming an exposition of one of the phases...
Next. Chapter 3 : CHAPTER III Mythology of the Ancients Characteristics of the Pagan Deities Doctrine of the Reciprocal Principles of Nature Creation of the Egg Creation and the Phallus The Lotus Osiris as the active, dispensing, and originating energy Hesiod and the generative powers Growth of Phallic Worship. "By...
Next. Chapter 7 : CHAPTER VII. Egypt as the Home of Serpent Worship Thoth said to be the founder of Ophiolatreia Cneph, the Architect of the Universe Mysteries of Isis The Isaic Table Frequency of the Serpent Symbol Scrapis In the Temples of Luxore, etc. Discovery at Malta The Egyptian Basilisk Mummies Bracelets...
Next. Chapter 1 : OPHIOLATREIA CHAPTER I Ophiolatreia an extraordinary subject Of mysterious origin Of universal prevalence The serpent a common symbol in mythology Serpent-worship natural but irrational Bacchic orgies Olympias, mother of Alexander, and the Serpent emblam Thermutis, the Sacred Serpent Asps Saturn...
Next. Chapter 10 : CHAPTER X India conspicuous in the history of Serpent Worship Nagpur Confessions of a Snake Worshipper The gardeners of Guzerat Cottages for Snakes at Calicut The Feast of Serpents The Deity Hari Garuda The Snake as an emblem of immortality. In the course of this work we have had occasi...
Next. Chapter 5 : CHAPTER V The Sun and Fire as emblems The Serpent and the Sun Taut and the Serpent Horapollo and the Serpent symbol Sanchoniathon and the Serpent Ancient Mysteries of Osiris, we can readily understand also how the bull, the goat, or ram, the phallus, and other symbols should have the same import;...
