Poison romance and poison mysteries / by C.J.S. Thompson.

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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    endowed with exquisite beauty, which she employed to allure travellers to her territory. Oir their landing, she entreated and enticed them to drink from her enchanted cup. But no sooner was the draught swallowed, than the unfortunate stranger was turned into a hog, and driven by the magician to her sty, where he still retained the consciousness of what he had been, and lived to repent his folly. Gula, the patroness of medicine and a divinity of the Accadians, was regarded by that ancient people as “ the mistress and controller of noxious poisons ” as far back as 5000 years b.c. According to some authorities the Hebrew word Chasaph, translated in the Old Testament Scriptures as witch, meant poisoner. Scott states the witches of Scripture had probably some resemblance to those of ancient Europe, who, although their skill and power might be safely despised as long as they confined themselves to
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