The Evolution of the Dragon
G. Elliot Smith
Table of Contents
THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRAGON
THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRAGON
PREFACE.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
Chapter I.
Chapter I.
INCENSE AND LIBATIONS.[3]
INCENSE AND LIBATIONS.[3]
The Beginning of Stone-Working.
The Beginning of Stone-Working.
The Origin of Embalming.
The Origin of Embalming.
Early Mummies.
Early Mummies.
The Significance of Libations.
The Significance of Libations.
Early Biological Theories.
Early Biological Theories.
Incense.
Incense.
The Breath of Life.
The Breath of Life.
The Power of the Eye.
The Power of the Eye.
The Moon and the Sky-World.
The Moon and the Sky-World.
The Worship of the Cow.
The Worship of the Cow.
The Diffusion of Culture.
The Diffusion of Culture.
Summary.
Summary.
APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX C.
APPENDIX C.
Chapter II.
Chapter II.
DRAGONS AND RAIN GODS.[130]
DRAGONS AND RAIN GODS.[130]
The Dragon in America and Eastern Asia.
The Dragon in America and Eastern Asia.
The Evolution of the Dragon.
The Evolution of the Dragon.
The Dragon Myth.
The Dragon Myth.
The Thunder-Weapon.[203]
The Thunder-Weapon.[203]
The Deer.
The Deer.
The Ram.
The Ram.
The Pig.
The Pig.
Certain Incidents in the Dragon Myth.
Certain Incidents in the Dragon Myth.
The Ethical Aspect.
The Ethical Aspect.
Chapter III.
Chapter III.
THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE.[235]
THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE.[235]
The Search for the Elixir of Life. Blood as Life.
The Search for the Elixir of Life. Blood as Life.
The Cowry as a Giver of Life.
The Cowry as a Giver of Life.
The Origin of Clothing.
The Origin of Clothing.
Pearls.
Pearls.
Sharks and Dragons.
Sharks and Dragons.
The Octopus.
The Octopus.
The Swastika.
The Swastika.
The Mother Pot
The Mother Pot
Artemis and the Guardian of the Portal.
Artemis and the Guardian of the Portal.
The Mandrake.
The Mandrake.
The Measurement of Time.
The Measurement of Time.
The Seven-headed Dragon.
The Seven-headed Dragon.
The Pig.
The Pig.
Gold and the Golden Aphrodite.
Gold and the Golden Aphrodite.
Aphrodite as the Thunder-stone.
Aphrodite as the Thunder-stone.
The Serpent and the Lioness.
The Serpent and the Lioness.