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... the Mihrgan at the beginning of autumn , was a great feast with wine - drinking and royal gifts . The initiatic mysteries of Mithraism spread with the Roman legions. Iranian statue of a bull , the central symbol in Mithraism ...
... the Mihrgan at the beginning of autumn , was a great feast with wine - drinking and royal gifts . The initiatic mysteries of Mithraism spread with the Roman legions. Iranian statue of a bull , the central symbol in Mithraism ...
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i THE WORLD AS SYMBOL INDIAN MYTH HAS made every aspect of nature into a symbol of divinity , celebrated in dance , poetry , music , sculpture , painting and architecture . One of the oldest symbols is the ritual fire sacrifice ...
i THE WORLD AS SYMBOL INDIAN MYTH HAS made every aspect of nature into a symbol of divinity , celebrated in dance , poetry , music , sculpture , painting and architecture . One of the oldest symbols is the ritual fire sacrifice ...
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PHALLIC SYMBOL In patriarchal societies male fertility was prayed for and worshipped using symbols in the form of or representing the penis . PILGRIMAGES A journey to worship at ...
PHALLIC SYMBOL In patriarchal societies male fertility was prayed for and worshipped using symbols in the form of or representing the penis . PILGRIMAGES A journey to worship at ...
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