The caves of the earth : their natural history, features, and incidents.

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[1848?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The caves of the earth : their natural history, features, and incidents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER VII. CAVE-DWELLERS. PAGE Mankind classified by habitations — Supposed cave strong- hold of Cain—Primitive dwellings — Troglodytae — Arab phrase—Book of Job—Voyage of Ilanno—African troglo- dyte—Referred to by Herodotus—Aristotle’s description— Fountain of the Sun — Lucretius — Ovid—'Wilkinson— Pliny—Strabo—Silver age of Ovid—Cimmerians—Homer— Valley of Ipsaca—Described by Denon—Asiatic troglodyte —Bameean, in Afghanistan—Greek mythology—Oracle of Trophonlus—Cave—Rites from Fausanias — Sibyls— Cave of Cumean sibyl—Its site—Heathen and Scripture oracles 114 CHAPTER VIII. CAVE-REPUGEES, Corruption of Christianity—Parnell—Hermitage of Wark- worth—Sinaite territory—Nilus—His renunciation of the world—Retires to Sinai—His account of the Asiatics— Treatment of the emperor—Saracenic inroad—Writings of Nilus—The Christian life—Lot’s refuge in a cave—David —Cave Adullam—Cave in Engedi—Elijah—At Carmel and Sinai—Grotto of the Apocalypse—Cave tragedy— Isle of Egg—The bandit’s home—Herod and the J udaean robbers . . .131 CHAPTER IX. CAVERN TEMPLES. Scandinavian mythology — Thor’s cave —India —Cave of Elcphanta — Description — Sculptures—Head of Shiva— Brahminism and Budhism—Distinction of cavern temples —Mr. Erskine — Salsette — Ellora— Egj-pt—Ipsambul— Minor temple-Rameses the Great-Grand rock temple— Colossi — Giovanni Finati — Dimensions of statues — Sir F. Henniker— Greece—Caves sacred to rural deities—Plato —Grotto on Hymettus—Described by Chandler—Corycian cave—Mr. Raikes—Greek mythology .... 133
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