MYTHS OF THE METALS.
From "Moons, Myths an& Man," by H. S. Bellamy: —- ~t ..
"The Egyptians called Iron the .'bones of Typhon,' or the "gift of Set'; both these names belong to spirits of darkness and of evil, or, according to our representations, to the Tertiary satellite.
"The Jews call iron ore 'nechoshet,' which literally means the 'droppings of the (cosmic) serpent/ a nonsensical term unless our interpretation of it is allowed.
"The Peruvians called gold the 'tears wept by the sun,' and silver the 'tears of the moon'; both 'sun' and 'moon,' however, are here only different names i°f the same.cosmic phenomenon, the Tertiary-. satellite.
mixing of names we also find inw^ lere the sun is called 'gold'to u 6 ' . an( * described as throwing gold, to itspious worshippers." I
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1936, Page 18
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