Fishes, Flowers, and Fire Worship
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v ii C O NT E NTS. i . A T R F C H P E V . ( IRE) — S t ory of t h e F ire -god and h i s Sec ret Growt h of F ire Worshi p — — — Fire an esse n t i al in Hindoo Worship Th e Ch al dean s Th e — — — P e rsi an s Th e H e brews Fire in Hind u Cerem onies Dut i e s of — — Hindu Life Th e S e rpe nt and Fire P hall o- Pyt hic S ol ar S hrine s — — — - Fire an d P h allic Worship Leaping t hrough fi r e Fire t reading — — in S cot l and Fire - leaping in Ru ss ia Th e Mede s as Fire W or — — — shippers Th e S abin e s Fire an d t h e Anci e nt C hri s t ian s T h e — — — R om an Churc h an d Fire Th e J ews Tem pl e of V e st a Fire — - W orship in I re l and Pl i al l o- fi r e W orship of t h e Greeks and Rom an s . F C HA PTER VI . ( IRE) — Fire Worship in t h e S tates of t h e Medi terranean S pe c i a l - — s ac re dness of t h e P ublic City fi re of Greece an d R om e Th e — — S ac red Fire of Tl ac h t ga C e ylon Fir e Worship Th e Par s e es — P s a o m e t s I m t of m s e s — s e m s er i n M nu n pie y Ca by Cingale e T r , — S a s t W e s &c . T h e Y l Lo Wo s E n cri , l h , u e g Fire r hi p in ngland — — — Fire of Bel t an e Druidical F ires May - day Fire s Novem b e r — — — Fires in I rel and Bet we e n t wo Fires S cot l and T h e S um m er — — ’ s - fi r e m e S ol t ice e C e r on i s W orship of B aal in I re l and St . J ohn s — Da B on fi r s— De f f st t y e cree o C ouncil o C on an in ople . HA T F C P ER VII . ( IRE) — — Paradi se L ost and M ol och Th e G od of t h e A m m oni t es T h e s a t of b ot s t h e S t e s— l ugh er Children y Fire, n ice in crip ur Fire — — Cere m oni e s and M ol och Sacre d Fi re of t h e P hoenician s Th e — — C art h aginian s Cu st om of O zi e se S ardini an C u st om s and — — — M ol och Th e C ut h i t e s Pe r sian Fire W orshi p H ou se -fi r e s of — — Gre ece an d R om e S acred B ook s of t h e E ast L aws of Man u T h e B i V a m s t o A t h e G od O f — V st g ed and Hy n gni , Fire e a, Wo s O f— Th e — Z t r hip Magi oroas er . D I RE E A N F . FI SH E S, FLO W RS, H T R C A P E I . — Fr equen t occu r r en ce of the Fi sh Sym b ol Fi sh Her a ldr y — E a r l i est Devi ces Fi sh Devi ces i n ch u r ch es a n d oth er pu b l i c — — — bu i ldi n gs The C a ta com b s I ch thu s Fi sh Dev i ces i n Gl ast on bu r A bb e (fi e — Th e B oo/c Fi sh — l a s ow Fi sh A r m s— Th e y y, G g — Fi sh a n d Ri n g Stor y of Scotl a n d Sol om on a n d th e Fi sh a n d ’ ’ — i Fi Pon t Neot s— Th Ri n g Th e Her m t s sh d of S . e Sa cr ed P r h— Th e Dol hi n — e tu n e e c p N p . E W b of , if any , sym ols are such frequent occurrence of fi sh among the relics bygone ages as that of the . W we of N hether look upon the monuments Babylon and ineveh , upon the walls of the Roman Catacombs where the early C hristians sought a refuge fro m the fury Of their Pagan our persecutors, or amongst the heraldic devices adopted by of ancestors as coats arms in comparatively modern times, fi sh r the is eve prominent . With regard to the latter, it is certainly remarkable to What an extent it prevails, and several writers on Heraldry (particularly Moule) have given s of use us very full accounts and graphic illu trations its . Nor on e of fi sh n we h is it kind o ly find thus employed , whic might perhap s be associated with some special myth or — tradition the dolphin , the herring the salmon , the trout, the pike, the barbel , the roach , the sole, the turbot, the flounder, the haddock , the cod , the hake, the ling, the whiting, the h b mullet, the grayling and others ave all een pressed into m f of fi sh the sa e service, and even the dif erent modes taking b b ook y the spear, the net, or the , are found in the armorial ensigns of the l ords of manors deriving revenue fro m f “ ” “ o . b the produce the fishery The oats, says Moule, em of ployed in the same service, which were at the com mand t h e of wa r sovereign in time , and formed the original navy of B s of m ritain , di tinguish the ensigns the aritime lords, and the corporate b odies to whom the j urisdiction of the ports was entrusted . B 0 A ND . [ FISHES , FLOWERS , FIRE WORSH IP It i s not unlikely that the vast numbers of fishes and their great variety may have had m uch to do with their employment in this connectio n ; some years ago the B ritish d f Mu seum contained fifteen hundred if erent species, while the — n of m u seum in Paris on e unusually rich in specime s this — part Of the animal kin gdom po ssessed as m any as five on . thousand , a number which has steadily gone increasing “ f n fi sh As t h e symbol o a ame , almost all have been used in Heraldry ; and i n many instances fi sh have been assumed of in arms in reference to the produce the estate, giving w s to the quaint device a t ofold intere t . They are borne uprigh t and extended , and when feeding are termed devouring ; é w , e Allum , hen their eyes are bright and Parn when their ” m on t h s are open . “ s w of The earlie t kno n device fish , the zodiacal sign , of N is emblematical th e fishery of the ile, commencing in F e sun the m onth of ebruary , about the time wh n the s enter s Pisce , which is the best season for fishing, accord of ing to Pliny . Modern travellers relate that the walls the temple of Denderah are literally covered with magnificent sculpture and painting . The figures representing the Zodiac of are on the ceiling the portico , and are engraved in the great work on Egypt publi shed by order of the French of Governm ent . The signs the Zodiac were frequently sculpt ured on the exterior of ancient churches, presenting a sort of rural calendar for the labours of the field each wa s of use month in the year, which practical . ‘ W h t h e Z od a t h e fi sh e o en in i c whe l r und , ’ s an d t h e They l oose t h e flood irrigate gr ound . In his directions t o the husb andman for the m onth of F ebruary , Old Tusser says ‘ ’ TO t h e oast m an t s t ufi o c , , ride , Len pr vide ; e of with another coupl t in encouragement the fisherman , ‘ Th e a dot t h e se a dot s l nd h will , h wi h , ’ S a m t m s fle s an d e o fi e so e ff sh . p r i e h , f ed The Zodiacal signs also appear as an ornament on & c antique vases , coins, pavements, . , and are painted in bright col ours on the in side of several mu mmy cases n ow s A in the Briti h Museum .