Ishtar And Izdubar Dodo Press

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ISBN 13 : 9781409935520
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book Ishtar and Izdubar (Dodo Press) written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ishtar is the Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate north-west Semitic goddess Astarte. Ishtar is a goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. In the Babylonian pantheon, she "was the divine personification of the planet Venus." Ishtar was above all associated with sexuality: her cult involved sacred prostitution; her holy city Uruk was called the "town of the sacred courtesans"; and she herself was the "courtesan of the gods." Ishtar was the daughter of Sin or Anu. She was particularly worshiped at Nineveh and Arbela (Erbil).

Author : Charles Dudley Warner
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ISBN 13 : 9781603033367
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern - Volume II (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) written by Charles Dudley Warner and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was an American essayist and novelist. He worked with a surveying party in Missouri; studied law at the University of Pennsylvania; practiced in Chicago; was assistant editor (1860) and editor (1861-1867) of The Hartford Press, and after The Press was merged into The Hartford Courant, was co-editor with Joseph R Hawley; in 1884 he joined the editorial staff of Harper's Magazine, for which he conducted The Editors Drawer until 1892, when he took charge of The Editor's Study. He travelled widely, lectured frequently, and was actively interested in prison reform, city park supervision, and other movements for the public good. He was the first president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He first attracted attention by the reflective sketches entitled My Summer in a Garden (1870). Amongst his other works are Saunterings (1872), Backlog Studies (1873), Being a Boy (1878), In the Wilderness (1878), Captain John Smith (1881), Washington Irving (1881), A Little Journey in the World (1889), As We Were Saying (1891) and That Fortune (1899).

Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616404647
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria written by Lewis Spence and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria, originally published in November 1916, is a beautiful book that includes explanations of Babylonian and Assyrian legends and myths as well as the myths themselves. Lewis Spence, in the Preface, describes his purpose in writing the book as providing the reader with "the treasures of romance latent in the subject, the peculiar richness of which has been recognized since the early days of archaeological effort in Chaldea." Presented here with original illustrations and bookplates of paintings, drawings, and pictures concerning the myths, this book is a classic addition to any library. LEWIS SPENCE (1874-1955) was a Scottish journalist who recorded Scottish folklore, myths and legends from around the world, histories and legends about the lost world of Atlantis, and works on the occult. Spence graduated from Edinburgh University and was the editor of three magazines, The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Magazine, and The British Weekly. He also founded the Scottish National Movement, now known as the Scottish National Party.

Author : J.G. R. Forlong
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5872678789
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivers of Life written by J.G. R. Forlong and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1883 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sources and streams of the faiths of man in all lands; showing the evolution of faiths from the rudest symbolism to the latest spiritual developments

Author : James George Roche Forlong
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781378564851
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faiths of Man written by James George Roche Forlong and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : George Foot Moore
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016842693
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Mythology of All Races; Volume 7 written by George Foot Moore and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : Book Tree
ISBN 13 : 9781585092369
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Popol Vuh written by Lewis Spence and published by Book Tree. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes three bonus chapters on Mythology and Religion of Ancient Mexico. When the Spanish took over Central America in the 16th and 17th centuries they destroyed the writings and holy books of the native Mayans in an effort to convert them to Christianity. Few texts survived, yet one did. It is called The Popol Vuh, the creation story of the Mayan culture. This was the first English rendering of that text. Tells the story of a great flood, gods who created mankind, and a number of other interesting parallels to mythologies from around the world. All of the gods and deities are fully explained and at times compared to those from Greece, Rome and Egypt. A fascinating collection of mythology from Central America and Mexico.

Author : Lewis Spence
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book The Myths of Mexico & Peru written by Lewis Spence and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Louis Herbert Gray
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
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Download or read book The Mythology of All Races ... written by Louis Herbert Gray and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manly P. Hall
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ISBN 13 : 9781926842189
Total Pages : 750 pages
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Download or read book The Secret Teachings of All Ages written by Manly P. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He who has not even a knowledge of common things is a brute among men. He who has an accurate knowledge of human concerns alone is a man among brutes. But he who knows all that can be known by intellectual energy, is a God among men." Through mental perversity some men do not desire pleasure. In reality, however, pleasure (especially of a physical nature) is the true end of existence and exceeds in every way mental and spiritual enjoyments. Pleasure, furthermore, is limited wholly to the moment; now is the only time. The past cannot be regarded without regret and the future cannot be faced without misgiving; therefore neither is conducive to pleasure. No man should grieve, for grief is the most serious of all diseases. Nature permits man to do anything he desires; he is limited only by his own laws and customs. A philosopher is one free from envy, love, and superstition, and whose days are one long round of pleasure. Philosophers differ markedly from other men in that they alone would not change the order of their lives if all the laws of men were abolished. The object of his philosophy is the elevation of the mind to the point where it is capable of controlling the will. There is no higher pursuit.