. Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations . Figure Figure 83-Chasuble, opened 918 Vestments] very clearly show that, although the Papalj)riests do not actually wear femiuiue apparel, they doso under a figment, inasmuch as their lace, paintedgarments, embroidered and other robes all indicatefemale, rather than male attire. Thus they, like the hierophants of pagan god-desses, show that they worship the feminine, ratherthan the masculine Creator or Preserver of theuniverse, and that th
. Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations . Figure Figure 83-Chasuble, opened 918 Vestments] very clearly show that, although the Papalj)riests do not actually wear femiuiue apparel, they doso under a figment, inasmuch as their lace, paintedgarments, embroidered and other robes all indicatefemale, rather than male attire. Thus they, like the hierophants of pagan god-desses, show that they worship the feminine, ratherthan the masculine Creator or Preserver of theuniverse, and that they have drawn their inspirationfrom heathen sources. Water. We have already referred (Vol. I., p. 86) to thevery important part which water plays in the ancientmythologies, and we may now revert to the subject, soas to ascertain, as far as possible, the signification ofthe mythos respecting it. In Sanchoniathon we read that the Phoeniciansbelieved that Chaos at first existed, and from itsembrace with the wind was generated Mot, whichsome call Ilus (mud), but others the putrefaction of awatery mixture, from which sprung all the seeds of thecreation (Corys Ancient Fragments, p. 3). Ber
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