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10. (1883) A Hand-Book of Mythology for the Use of Schools and Academies

When he — an image of him — was found, the priests grew frenzied with joy and cut themselves with knives. […] His image is very frequent on coins and medals. […] Small images of them were placed around the hearth, and honors similar to those paid to the Lares were accorded to them. […] On festival days, the throne of the image is placed on a tower sixty feet high, moving on wheels. […] “They have images of immense size, the limbs of which are framed with twisted twigs and filled with living persons.

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