This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... of Stonehenge worshipped the sun as a great life-giving principle, as a symbol of the Creator, receives some support from this fact. Unwrought monoliths, such as the "Friar's Heel," seem also, at some period, to have been universally regarded as symbols of the Creator.1 1 "In the island of Skye in every district there ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ... of Stonehenge worshipped the sun as a great life-giving principle, as a symbol of the Creator, receives some support from this fact. Unwrought monoliths, such as the "Friar's Heel," seem also, at some period, to have been universally regarded as symbols of the Creator.1 1 "In the island of Skye in every district there is to be met with a rude stone consecrated to Gruagach or Apollo. The Rev. Mr. McQueen of Skye says that in almost every village the sun, called Grugach, or Fairhaired, is represented by a rude stone; and he further adds that libations of milk were poured on the 'grugach-stones.'" (Lubbock, ' Origin of Civilization," p. 210.) It would be far beyond the scope of the present work to enter upon the subject of the worship of " Stones"--especially of earth-fast unwrought pillar-stones. It seems, however, to have very generally prevailed. In the West India Islands, Herrera mentions that, three stones were especial objects of worship to the natives--one was profitable for the crops, another was worshipped by women, and the third gave sunshine and rain when needed. Stone-worship still exists in India, chiefly among the non-Hindu races. The groups of standing-stones in India are, in many instances, set up for each stone to represent a deity. In Southern India, five stones are often to be seen in the ryot's field, placed in a row and daubed with red paint, these are considered to be the guardians of the field, and are called the five Pandus. Instances of the "survival" of stone-worship are not wanting. There was an unwrought stone (Aiflos opybr) at Hyettos, which "after the ancient manner represented Herakles; there were thirty such stones which the Pharaeans, in like archaic fashion, worshipped for the...
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