The Evolution of the Dragon
Sir Grafton Elliot Smith
Religion & Spirituality
The Evolution of the Dragon
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRAGON
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
Chapter I.
INCENSE AND LIBATIONS.[3]
The Beginning of Stone-Working.
The Origin of Embalming.
Early Mummies.
The Significance of Libations.
Early Biological Theories.
Incense.
The Breath of Life.
The Power of the Eye.
The Moon and the Sky-World.
The Worship of the Cow.
The Diffusion of Culture.
Summary.
APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX C.
Chapter II.
DRAGONS AND RAIN GODS.[130]
The Dragon in America and Eastern Asia.
The Evolution of the Dragon.
The Dragon Myth.
The Thunder-Weapon.[203]
The Deer.
The Ram.
The Pig.
Certain Incidents in the Dragon Myth.
The Ethical Aspect.
Chapter III.
THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE.[235]
The Search for the Elixir of Life. Blood as Life.
The Cowry as a Giver of Life.
The Origin of Clothing.
Pearls.
Sharks and Dragons.
The Octopus.
The Swastika.
The Mother Pot
Artemis and the Guardian of the Portal.
The Mandrake.
The Measurement of Time.
The Seven-headed Dragon.
The Pig.
Gold and the Golden Aphrodite.
Aphrodite as the Thunder-stone.
The Serpent and the Lioness.
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