 Frazer said : ... we do no indignity to the myth of Demeter and Persephone — one of the few myths in which the sunshine and clarity of the Greek genius are crossed by the shadow and mystery of death — when we trace its origin to some of the most familiar,...  Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorustekijä(t) Apollodorus - 1976 - 311 sivuaEsikatselu ei käytettävissä - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | James George Frazer - 1927 - 468 sivua
...with the taper of life burning low in the socket, looked forward into the darkness of the unknown. Therefore we do no indignity to the myth of Demeter...freshness, the brightness, and the verdure of spring. CLXVI DEATH AND THE ROSES1 Thus interpreted the death of Adonis is not the natural decay of vegetation... | |
 | Sir James George Frazer, James George Frazer - 1993 - 768 sivua
...the sunshine and clarity of the Greek genius are crossed by the shadow and mystery of death—when we trace its origin to some of the most familiar,...freshness, the brightness, and the verdure of spring. CHAPTER 45 The Corn-mother and the Corn-maiden in Northern Europe IT has been argued by W. Mannhardt... | |
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