 | Herodotus - 1858 - 746 σελίδες
...the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly.2 This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks imagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer sacrifice... | |
 | François Lenormant, Elisabeth Chevallier - 1871 - 980 σελίδες
...ended T/im?" Tales of the Crusaders.—'1 The Talisman." * HER. i. 132. t Ibid. i. 131. comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men as the Greeks imagine." The fundamental spirit of Mazileism was, in fact, a lively horror of idolatry.* Ormuzd is sometimes... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1871 - 620 σελίδες
...(J/ui-yAawk). See Rawllnson's 'Herodotus/ note to Book I. c. 131. sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks imagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer sacrifice... | |
 | Herodotus - 1875 - 754 σελίδες
...the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly.4 This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks imagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer sacrifice... | |
 | Herodotus - 1880 - 752 σελίδες
...of the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of %.* This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks unagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer... | |
 | Philip Smith - 1881 - 634 σελίδες
...(Jivrgkaub). See Ra.wlliuon'6 • Herodotus,1 note to Book I. c. 131. sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men, as the Greeks imagine. Their wont, however, is to ascend the summits of the loftiest mountains, and there to offer sacrifice... | |
 | Dosabhai Framji Karaka - 1884 - 378 σελίδες
...the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men." We cannot do better than quote here Dr. Haug, who says : " Spitama Zarathushtra's conception of Ahura... | |
 | 1886 - 990 σελίδες
...the gods, nor temples, nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men." All the Parsi writers are emphatic on this point of Monotheism. They claim that there were, before... | |
 | John Fletcher Hurst - 1891 - 846 σελίδες
...the gods, nor temples, nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men." All the Parsi writers are emphatic on this point of Monotheism. They claim that, before the appearance... | |
 | John Fletcher Hurst - 1891 - 904 σελίδες
...the gods, nor temples, nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. Tins comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with men." All the Parsi writers are emphatic on this point of Monotheism. Thev claim that, before the appearance... | |
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The customs which I know the Persians to observe are the following: they have no images of the gods, no temples nor altars, and consider the use of them a sign of folly. This comes, I think, from their not believing the gods to have the same nature with... 
