Project Gutenberg 2011-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 432 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous 18001775 Fishes, Flowers, & Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths & Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, Rome, India, &c. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Fishes, Flowers, & Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths & Worship" is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. The text delves deeply into the ancient religions of civilizations such as Greece, Babylon, Rome, and India, exploring the themes of fecundity and worship through the symbols of fish, flowers, and fire. The opening of the work introduces the frequent use of the fish symbol across various cultures, detailing its significance in heraldry, Christian symbolism, and ancient rituals. It mentions how fish have been a prominent motif in Christian catacombs, possibly symbolizing Christ himself. Furthermore, the text starts to explore the various fish-related myths and legends connected to deities in multiple ancient religions, setting the tone for a detailed discussion on the interrelations between these symbols and the broader themes of sexuality and fertility in worship practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37713/37713-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Phallicism BL Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 274130 2025-07-15T09:51:36.230256 text/html 277157 2011-10-11T10:04:40 text/html 138752 2025-07-15T09:51:39.594199 application/epub+zip 141275 2025-07-15T09:51:36.766258 application/epub+zip 141276 2025-07-15T09:51:36.484202 application/epub+zip 228537 2025-07-15T09:51:42.044192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201750 2025-07-15T09:51:39.314205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202001 2022-09-17T09:22:13.951398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249337 2025-07-15T09:51:35.944245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249004 2011-10-11T10:04:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249315 2011-10-11T10:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249176 2011-10-11T10:05:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23005 2025-07-15T09:51:42.171162 application/rdf+xml 14298 2025-07-15T09:51:36.557196 image/jpeg 2687 2025-07-15T09:51:36.520201 image/jpeg 98108 2011-10-11T10:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98036 2011-10-11T10:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 132071 2011-10-11T10:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98023 2011-10-11T10:13:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 132373 2025-07-15T09:51:36.253229 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown