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Page 65
... appearances of the phoenix . There had been three earlier appearances within memory : first in the reign of Sesoris ... appearance . ' The question of the dates puzzled Tacitus . For while antiquity is obscure , between Ptolemy and ...
... appearances of the phoenix . There had been three earlier appearances within memory : first in the reign of Sesoris ... appearance . ' The question of the dates puzzled Tacitus . For while antiquity is obscure , between Ptolemy and ...
Page 84
... appearance at ' a certain season ' of a giant bird . This extraordinary creature , which they called the rukh , ' makes its appearance from the southern ocean ' . In form it is said to resemble the eagle , but it is incomparably greater ...
... appearance at ' a certain season ' of a giant bird . This extraordinary creature , which they called the rukh , ' makes its appearance from the southern ocean ' . In form it is said to resemble the eagle , but it is incomparably greater ...
Page 96
... appearance and size , but it is as heavy as lead and its colour is that of cinnibar through and through . The animal is exceedingly swift and powerful , so that no creature , neither horse nor any other , can overtake it . These ...
... appearance and size , but it is as heavy as lead and its colour is that of cinnibar through and through . The animal is exceedingly swift and powerful , so that no creature , neither horse nor any other , can overtake it . These ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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