The Symbolical Language of Ancient Art And Mythology; An Inquiry
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Canobus, the filtering-vase his symbol, 121. Canon, the Phoenician, employed by the Cyclopean builders in constructing the walls of Mycenae and other great works, 74. Canonisation, a practice of deifying men whose extraordinary powers were re- garded as divine emanations, 153, 154 ; practicedby the priests of the Syrian goddess at Hierapolis, 172 ; also by the Roman Catholic Church, 173. Cap, worn by the the Dioscuri, 96, Ii5 ; by Anubis, 96 ; a distinction of rank among the Scythians, 116 ; a ...symbol of freedom and emancipation among the Romans, 116 ; same worn by Mercury and Vulcan, 126. 196 Index. Capitals of pillars, copied from the seed-vessel of the lotus flower, 109 ; leaves of acanthus and other plants added by the Greeks, 109 ; Corinthian, derived from Kgypt [Assyria], 109 ; not invented from observing a thorn growing round a basket, no ; Ionic, no ; ornamented by honeysuckle and eggs and anchors, symbols of Venus and Mars, no. Captives, sacrificed to the Sun-god by the Mexicans, 18.
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