Evolution of the Dragon: Page Index

Title Page

Corrigenda

Preface

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

The Beginning of Stone-Working

The Origin of Embalming

Early Mummies

The Significance of Libations

Early Biological Theories

Incense

The Breath of Life

The Power of the Eye

The Moon and the Sky-World

The Worship of the Cow

The Diffusion of Culture

Summary

Appendix A

Appendix B

Introduction

The Dragon in America and Eastern Asia

The Evolution of the Dragon

The Dragon Myth

The Thunder-Weapon

The Deer

Certain Incidents in the Dragon Myth

The Ethical Aspect

Introduction

The Search for the Elixir of Life. Blood as Life.

The Cowry as a Giver of Life

The Origin of Clothing

Pearls

Sharks and Dragons

The Octopus

The Swastika

The Mother Pot

Artemis and the Guardian of the Portal

The Mandrake

The Measurement of Time

The Seven-Headed Dragon

The Pig

Gold and the Golden Aphrodite

Aphrodite as the Thunder-Stone

The Serpent and the Lioness

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