02078cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000140012624501460014026400510028630000470033733600260038433700260041033800360043650000310047250801680050352009730067153400450164465300150168985600430170499900170174737713UtSlPG20260610133847.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18001775  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aAnonymous10aFishes, Flowers, & Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths & Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, Rome, India, &c. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-10-11  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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generously made available by The Internet Archive.)  a"Fishes, Flowers, & Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths & Worship" is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. The text delves deeply into the ancient religions of civilizations such as Greece, Babylon, Rome, and India, exploring the themes of fecundity and worship through the symbols of fish, flowers, and fire.   The opening of the work introduces the frequent use of the fish symbol across various cultures, detailing its significance in heraldry, Christian symbolism, and ancient rituals. It mentions how fish have been a prominent motif in Christian catacombs, possibly symbolizing Christ himself. Furthermore, the text starts to explore the various fish-related myths and legends connected to deities in multiple ancient religions, setting the tone for a detailed discussion on the interrelations between these symbols and the broader themes of sexuality and fertility in worship practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPhallicism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37713  c78553d78553