The Horse in Magic and MythW. Rider, 1923 - 238 páginas |
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... passed that way could they discover . Fearing to arouse the ridicule of their neighbours , they refrained from telling their story for a long time , but when they did venture to relate it , they were much laughed at , and no one ...
... passed that way could they discover . Fearing to arouse the ridicule of their neighbours , they refrained from telling their story for a long time , but when they did venture to relate it , they were much laughed at , and no one ...
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... Passing the portals , the farmer found he was within a roomy cavern , on each side of which stood horses that in size and colour were the counterparts of his own . Beside them lay soldiers wearing armour of a by - gone period , and in ...
... Passing the portals , the farmer found he was within a roomy cavern , on each side of which stood horses that in size and colour were the counterparts of his own . Beside them lay soldiers wearing armour of a by - gone period , and in ...
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... into the mountain , which closed upon him . When at last he got back to his home , he found that ten years had passed , though he thought he had been away but the same number of days . This curious lapse of time , FAIRY HORSES 13.
... into the mountain , which closed upon him . When at last he got back to his home , he found that ten years had passed , though he thought he had been away but the same number of days . This curious lapse of time , FAIRY HORSES 13.
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... passed , And no man saw them more . Mommsen says that this legend " bears a stamp thoroughly un- Roman , and was beyond doubt at a very early period modelled on the appearance of the Dioscuri - similar down to its very details in the ...
... passed , And no man saw them more . Mommsen says that this legend " bears a stamp thoroughly un- Roman , and was beyond doubt at a very early period modelled on the appearance of the Dioscuri - similar down to its very details in the ...
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... year 1780 to a farmer who was walking alone upon the hills one misty morning , absorbed in thought . As he wandered along he suddenly became 3 aware that a vehicle was noiselessly and swiftly passing him GHOSTLY HORSES 33.
... year 1780 to a farmer who was walking alone upon the hills one misty morning , absorbed in thought . As he wandered along he suddenly became 3 aware that a vehicle was noiselessly and swiftly passing him GHOSTLY HORSES 33.
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According Achilles ancient animal appeared Aswamedha battle beasts beautiful BIBLIOGRAPHY black horse body bridle called centaurs ceremony CHAPTER chariot Chiron colour cross custom Daily Express dead death Deianeira deity demon horse described earth emblem equine fairy famous farmer feet fire foal funeral George Borrow goddess gods Golden Bough Grecian ground H. A. Guerber hath heaven Hell hero hobby-horse honour hooden Hooden Horse hoofs horn horse-shoe horsemen hounds human Hunt Indians instance J. G. Frazer killed king known legend legs Loch Lundie London Lord mane mare mortal mounted myth neigh Neptune Nessus night Odin offered Oldfield Howey Patroclus Pelopidas Persians represented ride rider rite rode sacrifice sacrificed saint says seen Sharatz slain Sleipnir soul spirit stable story symbol tail temple thee thou took Trojan Troy unto vision whilst white horse Wild Hunt Wild Huntsman witch Xanthus
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Página 161 - Hast thou given the horse strength ? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder ? Canst 'thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Página 161 - He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength ; he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage : neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting.
Página 17 - For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
Página 164 - And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit ; .and he opened the bottomless pit. And there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Página 19 - And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains ; and the mountains were mountains of brass. In the first chariot were red horses ; and in the second chariot black horses ; and in the third chariot white horses ; and in the fourth chariot grizzled and bay horses. Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord...
Página 164 - By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
Página 164 - And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone : and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
Página 23 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Página 23 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse ; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns ; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called The Word of God.
Página 173 - I have known the master of the pack, upon such an occasion, send one of his servants to see if Moll White had been out that morning.