 ... and they divided their time by months, according to the moon (the measurer). In religion they had no clear term for God, but seem to have personified the sky as the Heavenfather, the source of light and life. Clearly such a race as this, so far advanced...  Philology - Page 67by John Peile - 1877 - 164 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1877 - 844 pages
...and life. Clearly such a race as this, so far advanced in the knowledge of the necessaries and even many of the comforts of life, differed widely from...which even now occupy the world : it is not among the Indo-Europeans that we must look for the first beginning of man upon the «arth." On the other hand,... | |
 | University magazine - 1877 - 872 pages
...and life. Clearly such a race as this, so far advanced in the knowledge of the necessaries and even many of the comforts of life, differed widely from...which even now occupy the world : it is not among the Indo-Kuropeans that we must look for the first beginning of man upon the sarth." On the other hand,... | |
 | 1877 - 828 pages
...life. Clearly such a race as this, so far advanced in the knowledge of the necessaries and even mnny of the comforts of life, differed widely from the...which even now occupy the world : it is not among the Indo-Europeans that we must look for the first beginning of man upon the «arth." On the other hand,... | |
 | David Salmon - 1890 - 280 pages
...personified the sky as the Heaven-father, the source of light and life. Certainly such a race as this differed widely from the infinite number of savage races which even now occupy the world.' ' 437. Grimm's Law. — Though, as we have seen, there are many words common to the various Aryan languages,... | |
 | David Salmon - 1899 - 296 pages
...personified the sky as the Heaven-father, the source of light and life. Certainly such a race as this differed widely from the infinite number of savage races which even now occupy the world.' ' 437. Grimm's Law.—Though, as we have seen, there are many words common to the various Aryan languages,... | |
 | George James Smith - 1903 - 360 pages
...personified the sky as the Heaven-father, the source of light and life. Certainly such a race as this differ widely from the infinite number of savage races which even now occupy the world." ' 559. Grimm's Law. — Though, as we have seen, there are many words common to the various Aryan languages,... | |
 | George James Smith - 1901 - 364 pages
...personified the sky as the Heaven -father, the source of light and life. Certainly such a race as this differ widely from the infinite number of savage races which even now occupy the world." 1 559. Grimm's Law. — Though, as we have seen, there are many words common to the various Aryan languages,... | |
 | 1881 - 692 pages
...could work three metals, gold, silver, and copper. They used in battle the eword and the bow. . . . Clearly such a race as this, so far advanced in the...which even now occupy the world ; it is not among the Indo-Europeant that we must look for the first beginning of man upon the earth." The italics are ours.... | |
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