 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1897 - 372 pages
...firebreathing monster must be sought probably in the volcano of the name of Chimoera in Phaselis in Lycia, " 1 and the myth did not escape the great, but largely...still rising generations of sensitive beings. The Chimrera of Homer, of which the commentators have given so many whimsical interpretations, was a symbol... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - Isernia (Italy) - 1865 - 458 pages
...goddefs of generation.2 In the Gallery at Florence is a coloflal image of the organ of generation, mounted on the back parts of a lion, and hung round with various animals. By this is reprefented the co-operation of the creating and deftroying powers, which are both blended and united... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1897 - 372 pages
...origin of this firebreathing monster must be sought probably in the volcano of the name of Chinuvra in Phaselis in Lycia," l and the myth did not escape...round with various animals. By this is represented the co-opeiatioii of the creating and destroying powers, which are both blended and united in one figure,... | |
 | Hargrave Jennings - Religion - 2007 - 117 pages
...solemnity and devotion. In the gallery at Florence is a colossal image of the organ of generation, mounted on the back parts of a lion, and hung round with various animals. By this is represented the co- peration of the creative and destroying powers, which are both blended and united in one figure,... | |
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In the gallery in Florence is a colossal image of the Phallus, mounted on the back parts of a lion, and hung round with various animals. By this is represented the co-operation of the creating and destroying powers, which are both blended and united in... 