Demonology and Devil-Lore (1879) - Page 21

CHAPTER X.

THE DRAGON-SLAYER.

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Demigods—Alcestis A heroine in Greek mythology who offered her life to save her husband—Hercules original: Herakles—The Gilgit original: Ghilghit; a region in modern-day Pakistan Fiend—The savior original: deliverer of Gilgit in human form—A Madonna of Dardistan A region in northern Pakistan and Kashmir; the "Madonna" here likely refers to a local female deity or savior figure—The religion of Atheism—The revival original: Resuscitation of Dragons—St. George and his Dragon—Emerson and Ruskin on Saint George—Saintly allies of the Dragon .	394

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Demigods—Alcestis A heroine in Greek mythology who offered her life to save her husband—Hercules original: Herakles—The Gilgit original: Ghilghit; a region in modern-day Pakistan Fiend—The savior original: deliverer of Gilgit in human form—A Madonna of Dardistan A region in northern Pakistan and Kashmir; the "Madonna" here likely refers to a local female deity or savior figure—The religion of Atheism—The revival original: Resuscitation of Dragons—St. George and his Dragon—Emerson and Ruskin on Saint George—Saintly allies of the Dragon .

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CHAPTER XI.

THE DRAGON’S BREATH.


Medusa The snake-haired Gorgon of Greek myth whose gaze turned people to stone—Phenomena of recurrence—The offspring original: brood of Echidna In Greek myth, the "Mother of All Monsters," depicted as half-woman and half-serpent and their survival—Behemoth and Leviathan Powerful biblical beasts often representing chaos or the untamed forces of nature—The Mouth of Hell—The Lambton Worm A famous English legend about a dragon-like creature that terrorized a village—Ragnar Ragnar Lodbrok, a legendary Norse hero and dragon-slayer—The Lambton Curse original: Doom—The dragon's original: Worm’s adherence to religious tradition original: Orthodoxy—The Serpent, Superstition, and Science .	406

Medusa The snake-haired Gorgon of Greek myth whose gaze turned people to stone—Phenomena of recurrence—The offspring original: brood of Echidna In Greek myth, the "Mother of All Monsters," depicted as half-woman and half-serpent and their survival—Behemoth and Leviathan Powerful biblical beasts often representing chaos or the untamed forces of nature—The Mouth of Hell—The Lambton Worm A famous English legend about a dragon-like creature that terrorized a village—Ragnar Ragnar Lodbrok, a legendary Norse hero and dragon-slayer—The Lambton Curse original: Doom—The dragon's original: Worm’s adherence to religious tradition original: Orthodoxy—The Serpent, Superstition, and Science .

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CHAPTER XII.

FATE.


Gustave Doré’s A prolific 19th-century French artist known for his dramatic illustrations ‘Love and Fate’—Moira and the Moirae original: Moiræ; the Greek personifications of fate—the singular "Moira" means "portion" or "lot"—The ‘Fates’ in the works of Aeschylus original: Æschylus—The surrender of divine absolute power—Jupiter original: Jove and Typhon A monstrous giant in Greek myth who attempted to overthrow Zeus—The trade-off original: Commutation of the Demon’s share—Popular fatalism—Theological fatalism—Fate and Necessity—The turning of the Will into a god original: Deification of Will—Metaphysics, past and present .	420

Gustave Doré’s A prolific 19th-century French artist known for his dramatic illustrations ‘Love and Fate’—Moira and the Moirae original: Moiræ; the Greek personifications of fate—the singular "Moira" means "portion" or "lot"—The ‘Fates’ in the works of Aeschylus original: Æschylus—The surrender of divine absolute power—Jupiter original: Jove and Typhon A monstrous giant in Greek myth who attempted to overthrow Zeus—The trade-off original: Commutation of the Demon’s share—Popular fatalism—Theological fatalism—Fate and Necessity—The turning of the Will into a god original: Deification of Will—Metaphysics, past and present .

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