A dictionary of the . Diana of (From Lewins St. Paul.)(This figure was taken from an alabaster image inthe museum of Naples, but it is in great measureideal A more accurate representation is on the coin,following.) which fell down from Jupiter, a rudewooden image having a head decoratedwith a mural crown : each hand held abar of metal, and the lower part endedin a rude block covered with figures of. Temple of Diana. (From a Coin in the Pem-broke Collection.) animals and mystic inscriptions. Laterfigures had many breasts, evidentlysymbolical of the reproductive powersof Nature
A dictionary of the . Diana of (From Lewins St. Paul.)(This figure was taken from an alabaster image inthe museum of Naples, but it is in great measureideal A more accurate representation is on the coin,following.) which fell down from Jupiter, a rudewooden image having a head decoratedwith a mural crown : each hand held abar of metal, and the lower part endedin a rude block covered with figures of. Temple of Diana. (From a Coin in the Pem-broke Collection.) animals and mystic inscriptions. Laterfigures had many breasts, evidentlysymbolical of the reproductive powersof Nature, and therefore it was a sortof companion-idol to Ashtoreth. Nobloody sacrifices were offered in herworship. Her temple in Ephesus wasthe treasury in which immense quanti-ties of wealth were stored up, and wasalso a place of safety. It was belovedwith singular passion, and hence theinsinuation that Pauls preaching tend-ed to lower the regard for it led to theuproar so graphically described in Acts19. See Ephesus, Paul. DIBJjAIM (double cake), one whosedaughter the prophet Hosea 1:3. DIBLATH. Eze. 6 : 14. It hasbeen identified with the modern ruinUibl. See Riblah. DIBLATHAIM. See Almon- DIBLATHATM. DIBOFf (toasting), the name oftwo towns. 1. Dibon in Moab. Num. 21: 30 ; : 2. It was built by Gad, Num. 32 :34, and hence called Dibon-grad : wasassigned to Reuben, Josh. 13 : 9, 17;was also call
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