The night of the gods; an inquiry into cosmic and cosmogonic mythology and symbolism . 1850 and 1S52 1990. 6=;2 The Night of the Gods. [Buddhas whorl but from a ball ; and 12iS is from a vase cover. Only onewhorl is given here complete ; the remaining figures are picked outof others. The double end to one of the four points of the emblem,which occurs twice on each of the whorls numbered 1872 and 191 1,can scarcely be accidental or a mere slip of the hand ; but onemust be slow to build upon this, because the incisions or scratchesare very rude, and also because examples of a mixed emblem, halfr
The night of the gods; an inquiry into cosmic and cosmogonic mythology and symbolism . 1850 and 1S52 1990. 6=;2 The Night of the Gods. [Buddhas whorl but from a ball ; and 12iS is from a vase cover. Only onewhorl is given here complete ; the remaining figures are picked outof others. The double end to one of the four points of the emblem,which occurs twice on each of the whorls numbered 1872 and 191 1,can scarcely be accidental or a mere slip of the hand ; but onemust be slow to build upon this, because the incisions or scratchesare very rude, and also because examples of a mixed emblem, halfright and half reversed, are common. Whether this—and evenwhether the total reversal was due to ignorance, carelessness, ordesign, who shall now say ; but supposing it to be due to design,we may perhaps see in this variety of the suastika (if I may looselyemploy a now convenient term) a combination of the supernaland infernal emblems : or, again—for it is well-known that thereversed suastika was used as a female symbol—an epicene emblemembracing the male and female duality of
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