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Six Thousand Years of History Volume 3

Sanderson Edgar D. 1907

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Description:Excerpt from The World's History and Its Makers, Vol. 3 The traditions of nearly all the older nations of the world in describing; the creation of land by the gods, tell oi the fierce opposition of the sea, which is usually personified as a mighty demon or demi-god waging unsuccessful warfare against the new element. Some traces of these traditions lasted in the minds of most of the people of Europe until comparatively modern times. Long after philosophers had replaced myth with more reasonable theology, long after they were convinced that the earth was a sphere, there remained in the mind of the masses superstitious fears of terrible sea monsters who could devour the largest ships with case. Even the map-makers decorated the unknown deep with pictures of the behemoth and leviathan, which were a terror to seamen. This dread of the deep was not unreasonable in a primitive people whose strongest vessels were mere cockleshells. Nothing in nature is more awe-inspiring than the tempest-tossed deep and one can easily imagine the hardihood required of sailors who believed the sea to be controlled by the variable temper of their gods. Nevertheless it is not a little remarkable that the ancient nations which have left us such priceless heritages in the fine arts, the sciences, literature and philosophy, did so little in exploring the sea.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Six Thousand Years of History Volume 3. To get started finding Six Thousand Years of History Volume 3, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The World's History and Its Makers, Vol. 3 The traditions of nearly all the older nations of the world in describing; the creation of land by the gods, tell oi the fierce opposition of the sea, which is usually personified as a mighty demon or demi-god waging unsuccessful warfare against the new element. Some traces of these traditions lasted in the minds of most of the people of Europe until comparatively modern times. Long after philosophers had replaced myth with more reasonable theology, long after they were convinced that the earth was a sphere, there remained in the mind of the masses superstitious fears of terrible sea monsters who could devour the largest ships with case. Even the map-makers decorated the unknown deep with pictures of the behemoth and leviathan, which were a terror to seamen. This dread of the deep was not unreasonable in a primitive people whose strongest vessels were mere cockleshells. Nothing in nature is more awe-inspiring than the tempest-tossed deep and one can easily imagine the hardihood required of sailors who believed the sea to be controlled by the variable temper of their gods. Nevertheless it is not a little remarkable that the ancient nations which have left us such priceless heritages in the fine arts, the sciences, literature and philosophy, did so little in exploring the sea.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Six Thousand Years of History Volume 3. To get started finding Six Thousand Years of History Volume 3, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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