| 单词 | theogony |
| 例句 | He came up with a corker: a theogony that transformed the Mexica into keepers of the cosmic order. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But the lying romantic, the bad poet, in fact, who tickles the vain and credulous mob with miracles and theogonies, expresses nothing. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The description in Genesis of the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters, indicates the influence upon the Jews of the Hindoo theogony to which they had access through Persia. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z Plato and his followers in the groves of Academia practised the same mode of teaching religion, especially theogony. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The unity and spirituality of God swept away all theogonies and theologies of the first four thousand years. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The teaching of the priests evidently desired to grasp the connection of life, and attain to a theogony and a theory of creation. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Amongst these, their grand immaculate chieftain, the sun, in all the eastern theogonies, and under a thousand different names, was always adored as the omnipotent Creator and Regulator. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The Magian who stands by sings the theogony over it, for such, according to the Persians, is the nature of the prayer. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z That which they chanted was the theogony, or primeval history of the gods.’ Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Of what consequence are theogonies and their armies, theologies and their dogmas, when, whichever alternative man chooses in answer to the problem, his God is no more? The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Yet the first indistinct germ of such an idea appears to emerge in combination with that of creation in some of the ancient systems of theogony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z From hence have arisen the fictions which have formed the basis of theogony. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The priesthood, eager to save the divinity of their whole theogony from the popular traditions and poetical impieties of that bible of the Polytheists, the Iliad, opened the secret or double sense of Homer. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Thus were at once explained the local theogony and the present physical features of the island. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z A collection of oracles, a theogony, an epic poem on the Argonautic expedition, prose works on purifications and sacrifices, and a cosmogony, were attributed to him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z This was the basis on which Dupuis established his mythological system, and endeavoured to explain fabulous history and the whole system of the theogony and theology of the ancients. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z With the gradual subsidence of these areas their culture would necessarily degenerate, although echoes of sublime theogonies and philosophies are still heard in the oral traditions and folklore of many Polynesian groups. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The sun was the chief personage in the theogony of the Peruvians; but he had his satellites, and among them the most important was the moon, his sister and wife. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Homer and Hesiod, says Herodotus, made the Hellenic theogony, and Homer and Hesiod knew only of the passions and emotions which are common to all healthy semi-civilised humanity. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion His sole knowledge of Grecian theogony consists of a brief acquaintance with a bottle of pseudo Greek fire which burnt the pocket out of his best pantaloons.” Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The tide of life retreated, an entire theogony vanished, exorcised, both of them, by the sign of the cross. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The most primitive theogony is that of Mother-Earth and her son. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy They contain theogonies, accounts of the creation, philosophical speculations, fragmentary history, and may be brought to support any sectarian view, having never been intended as one general body, but they are received as incontrovertible authority. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition In their abstract conceptions they built up the most wonderful and complex theogony and theology ever invented by men. History of Human Society Thus, then, Davy Jones's Locker became, by a mixture of theogonies, 'the ocean, the deep sea-bottom, the place to which the body was committed, and to which the souls of the wicked fled.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore In that description is the preface to a theogony of which Hesiod wrote the final page. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal This done, one of the Magians who has come to assist, sings a theogony,7 as they call the accompanying hymn; no sacrifice is allowed to be offered without one of the Magi being present. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The well-known variations of their theogony are not merely similar legends of different localities, they are more frequently the successive improvements of one place. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition They sought to find out the causes of the creation of the universe, and developed a theogony. History of Human Society Japanese theogony was depressed by the interest of the people in family and State organization; the gods, though civilized, are vague personalities. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The religion of Greece was so mixed up, or made up, with mythology, that for an interpretation of their theogony we must resort to poetry and impersonation. Moon Lore The Orphic theogony belongs to a later date, but acquired even greater popular veneration than the Hesiodic. Ancient States and Empires The theogony of Homer is extended by Hesiod in many essential points. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The Romans seldom speculated on the origin of the gods and very little as to their personal character, and failed to develop an independent theogony. History of Human Society In his opinion, Mictlanteuctli represents the entire Aztec theogony, for has not his white priest kept the name of this god green in his memory? Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire In their “systems” of vast theogonies and cosmologies, in their wild mythological treatment of the most abstract conceptions and their dualism, the Church writers naturally saw at once their most vulnerable and most dangerous element. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The great theogonies of the East came from this people. Ancient States and Empires The Orphic theogony is again another advance, having new fictions and new personages, as in the case of Zagreus, the horned child of Jupiter by his own daughter Persephone. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Of the confusion which obtains in the Mahār theogony the names of six of their gods will afford a striking example. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Sidné, chief god of the Aleutian theogony, on final analysis, is found to be the Earth, mother of all things. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire No part of India, not even the Panjab, is so crowded with historic spots, associated not only with the life and teaching of Buddha, and with the Hindu theogony, but also with the Muhammadan conquest. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 The worship of nature, which is seen in its beginnings among the Chinese, exhibits itself among the Egyptians in a more developed form as theogony. A Comparative View of Religions Seven is the sacred number in all theogonies and all symbols, because it is composed of 3 and 4. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry These, says he, were the persons who first framed the theogony of the Greeks; and gave appellations to their Deities; and distinguished them according to their several ranks and departments. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The Kikuyu have a very elaborate system of theogony, in which all of the phenomena of nature with which they are acquainted are deified. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire The Younger Edda contains the systematized theogony and cosmogony of our forefathers, while the Elder Edda presents the Odinic faith in a 28 series of lays or rhapsodies. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda That is, vast learning is augmented by a structure of words, and on this is built a theogony. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Of the old heathen theogony we have a remarkable document in the names of the days of the week; and 73these names are best preserved to us in the rubrics of the Anglo-Saxon Gospels. Anglo-Saxon Literature Hostile as these sects are, in every other point, to one another, they unite in maintaining their mystical theogony against those who believe there is one God only. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 His psychic being, as yet, remained, as it were, in ovo, and a long period of time must have elapsed before he began to formulate and to recognize a system of theogony. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Paying no attention to questions of cosmogony or theogony, the universe is accepted as an ultimate fact. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji In early times, when a rural theogony was the standard of belief, when each star had its deity, each deity its undisputed, unquestioned prerogative and worship, there was little inclination, less opportunity, for skepticism. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. For every ancient theogony, cosmogony, or ontogony is of one kind or the other. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology But in their case liturgies, myths, theogonies, theologies, and the accessories of cult, remain to yield their report of the outward form of human belief and aspiration. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Mythology and pagan theogony had received their death-blows; superstition, bigotry, and dogmatism were elbowed aside and gave place to dawning science. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire We are told that when Buddhism came to Japan it made little headway until it adopted the Shinto deities into its theogony. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Martin saw the earth as in an apocalyptic swoon, its forms distorted, its meanings inverted; a mad world, the world of an older theogony. Promenades of an Impressionist Nothing could be more material, indeed, than the ancient theogony. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations According to the Buddhist theogony he is the god of sensual love. Sacred Books of the East What was more natural than his making the sun the greatest god in his system of theogony? Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Thus understood, she was associated with the theogonies of the Far East. Against the Grain It turns out, however, that they were only second cousins; or so at least we interpret the following precious piece of theogony. Famous Reviews According to the Phoenician theogony, "the first gods which were worshipped by oblations and sacrifices were the fruits of the earth, on which they and their descendants lived as their forefathers had done." The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion For a discussion on the Egyptian conception of Osiris, and Iris place in the theogony of that nation, see Hegel's "Lectures on the Philosophy of History": Chapter on Egypt. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars According to Maspero, Sayce, Champollion, and other Egyptologists, the ancient Egyptians probably had a natural theogony long before they arrived at any idea of a double. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire Suidas credits him with several works: Scythian oracles, the visit of Apollo to the Hyperboreans, expiatory formulas and a prose theogony. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Their mood was too prosaic to invent a theogony, to originate stories of the births, loves, and romantic adventures of the gods, such as the Greek fancy devised. Outline of Universal History With the Phoenician sages the cosmogony was their theogony and 'vice versa'. Literary Remains, Volume 2 In the Orphic theogony we find, for the first time, the idea of creation. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities In the theogony of the ancient inhabitants of this country, we have an example of a slowly-growing, slowly-changing mythology, such as no other nation in the world can supply. Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. All this was based on penance,--self-expiation,--which entered so largely into the theogonies of the East, and which gave a gloomy form to the piety of the Middle Ages. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05 The Middle Ages In Hesiod they stand in a connected scheme or theogony. Outline of Universal History Belief in supreme deity underlies all the Eastern theogonies, which belief, however, was soon perverted or lost sight of. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations Moreover, in the church itself, opinions were from time to time broached, so intimately allied with pagan philosophies and oriental theogonies, that the faith of Christians was in danger of being subverted. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Beyond, a Spanish goddess, some minor deity in the Dionysian theogony, dances continually, rapt and mysterious, to the music of the spheres, her head in Cassiopeia and her twinkling feet among the Pleiades. Letters from America Behold, then, the theogony of ancient times brought back upon us. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion In the very indistinctness of their theogony a sublime truth is implied. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers If Homer did not create the Grecian theogony, he gave form and fascination to it. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations Truth is not the basis of 170:3 theogony. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures It is not my intention to attempt a discussion of the theogony of the deities nor the cosmogony of the world. The Smoky God, or, a voyage to the inner world While Hesiod offers a complete theogony or genealogy of deities and heroes, Homer gives no more than hints and allusions to the stormy past of the gods. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 All this was based on penance,— self-expiation,—which entered so largely into the theogonies of the East, and which gave a gloomy form to the piety of the Middle Ages. Beacon Lights of History What signifies theogonies and their armies, theologies and their dogmas, since whichever side of the problem is man's choice, his God exists not? Seraphita There is no theogony, no regular subordination of one deity to another. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology |
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