"Maldive islands" Quotes from Famous Books
... treated as a living thing, whose anger may be appeased by gifts; it is a monster, a dragon.[574] The Spartan Cleomenes, about to start on a voyage, sacrifices a bull to the sea.[575] Offerings to the sea are made in the Maldive Islands.[576] ... — Introduction to the History of Religions - Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV • Crawford Howell Toy |