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" As we have mentioned Kephalos as the beloved of Eos, and the father of Tithonos, we may add that Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising Sun — the head of light — an expression... "
Varronianus: A Critical and Historical Introduction to the Ethnography of ... - Page 62
by John William Donaldson - 1860 - 564 pages
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Varronianus: a critical and historical introduction to the philological ...

John William Donaldson - 1860 - 602 pages
...traces of it in the Greek myth of Kephalos, the beloved of Eos. " Kephalos," says Max Miiller (Off. Ess. 1856, p. 53), "was the rising Sun— the head...name by which the Scythians designated the Amazons. OiopTrara, according to Herodotus, is equivalent to dvSpoKr6vo<; — olop yap /caXeoiwt TOV avSpa,...
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Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 2

Friedrich Max Müller - 1867 - 398 pages
...was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising sun—the head of light,—an expression frequently used of the sun in different...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus, the poet says, Rv. I. 163, 6, 'I have known through my mind thy self when it was still far—thee,...
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Chips from a German Workshop: Essays on mythology, traditions, and customs

Friedrich Max Müller - 1869 - 432 pages
...Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising sun — the head of light, — an expression...where the sun is addressed as a horse, the head of th<3 horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Inus, the poet says (Rv. I. 163, 6), "I have known...
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Selected Essays on Language, Mythology and Religion, Volume 1

Friedrich Max Müller - 1881 - 640 pages
...Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising Sun — the head of light — an expression...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus the poet says, Ev. L 163, 6, 'I have known through my mind thy self when it was still far —...
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Fraser's Magazine, Volume 104

1881 - 830 pages
...is Kephalos ? He is bound to be the sun, but how did the sun come to be called Kephalos? 'Kephalos was the rising sun, the head of light,' an expression...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus the poet says, Rv. i. 163-6, 'I have known through my mind thyself when it was still far — thee,...
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 24

1881 - 832 pages
...is Kephalos ? He is bound to be the sun, but how did the sun come to be called Kephalos ? ' Kephalos was the rising sun, the head of light,' an expression...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus the poet says, Rv. i. 163-6, 'I have known through my mind thyself when it was still far — thee,...
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, Volume 24

James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1881 - 1422 pages
...is Kephalos ? He is bound to be the sun, but how did the sun come to be called Kephalos ? ' Kephalos was the rising sun, the head of light,' an expression...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus the poet says, Rv. i. 163-6, 'I have known through my mind thyself when it was still far — thee,...
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Selected Essays on Language, Mythology and Religion: In 2 Vols

Friedrich Max Müller - 1881 - 658 pages
...Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising Sun — the head of light — an expression...as a horse, the head of the horse is an expression meaning1 the rising sun. Tnxxa \ke ^cvftt says, Ev. L 163, 6, 'I have known through my mind thy self...
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Chips from a German Workshop: Essays on mythology, traditions and customs

Friedrich Max Müller - 1890 - 422 pages
...Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising sun — the head of light, — an expression...frequently used of the sun in different mythologies. Ju the Veda, where the sun is addressed as a horse, the head of tH horse is an expression meaning the...
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Early Sociology of Religion, Volume 1

Turner B S Staff - 2004 - 372 pages
...Kephalos also, like Tithonos and Endymion, was one of the many names of the Sun. Kephalos, however, was the rising sun — the head of light, — an expression...the horse is an expression meaning the rising sun. Thus, the poet says — Rv. i. 163. 6, 'I have known through my mind thy self when it was still far...
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