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The Evolution of the Dragon

by Grafton Elliot Smith

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Incense and Libations
  3. The Beginning of Stone-Working
  4. The Origin of Embalming
  5. Early Mummies
  6. The Significance of Libations
  7. Early Biological Theories
  8. Incense
  9. The Breath of Life
  10. The Power of the Eye
  11. The Moon and the Sky-World
  12. The Worship of the Cow
  13. The Diffusion of Culture
  14. Summary
  15. Appendix A.
  16. Appendix B.
  17. Appendix C
  18. Dragons and Rain Gods
  19. The Dragon in America and Eastern Asia
  20. The Evolution of the Dragon
  21. The Dragon Myth
  22. The Thunder-Weapon
  23. The Deer
  24. The Ram
  25. The Pig
  26. Certain Incidents in the Dragon Myth
  27. The Ethical Aspect
  28. The Birth of Aphrodite
  29. The Search for the Elixir of Life. Blood as Life
  30. The Cowry as a Giver of Life
  31. The Origin of Clothing
  32. Pearls
  33. Sharks and Dragons
  34. The Octopus
  35. The Swastika
  36. The Mother Pot
  37. Artemis and the Guardian of the Portal
  38. The Mandrake
  39. The Measurement of Time
  40. The Seven-headed Dragon
  41. The Pig
  42. Gold and the Golden Aphrodite
  43. Aphrodite as the Thunder-stone
  44. The Serpent and the Lioness

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