Insérer image anonyme_heathen-mythology_1842_img006 The poetic idea of Chaos is found in sacred history, in the creation, as well as in all mythology, where we see the names of Bramah, Vishnu, and Siva. […] When to the gods the sacred flames aspire, Does from the starry vault of heaven receive. […] The rose, the myrtle, and the apple, were sacred to Venus; among birds, the dove, the swan, and the sparrow, were her favourites. […] His priests, named Salii, carried small bucklers, supposed to be sacred, and to have fallen from the skies. […] He was there crowned with the leaves of the vine, and sometimes with laurel or rocket, the last of these plants, which is said to raise the passions and excite love, being sacred to him.