History of the Heathen Gods, and Heroes of Antiquity PDF Download

Author: William Sheldon
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282574079
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Excerpt from History of the Heathen Gods, and Heroes of Antiquity: To Which Is Added an Original Translation of the Battle of the Gods and Giants Gods and Goddesses, and of the images dedicated to them, and hear that the heathens were Idolators, or worshippers of Images, give credit to those stories, Without any further inquiry or; trouble. It may (not, therefore, be unnecessary to inform persons of this den scription, that the people of all the nations which ever existed 'un'der heavenghave believed that there existed one God, who is ialmighty; and the maker of all things; But'there havevbeen people who believed also in inferior or subordinate gods, who were agents, mediators between God and man and who were e ployed in carrying on the works of Providence and the creation, or nature; just as those who profess the Roman Catholic religion, now believe in the power, agency and beneficence of the different orders of as gels, and of the saints; to whom they are in the habit of addressing their prayers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.