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The Religions of India

CHAPTER III
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Dawn here pays Night for the latter's malutinal withdrawing by withdrawing herself.

Strictly speaking, the Dawn is, of course, the sunset light conceived of as identical with that preceding the sunrise ([Greek: usas, heos], 'east' as 'glow').] [Footnote 101: Late as seems this hymn to be, it is interesting in revealing the fact that wolves (not tigers or panthers) are the poet's most dreaded foes of night.

It must, therefore have been composed in the northlands, where wolves are the herdsman's worst enemies.] [Footnote 102: Myriantheus, _Die Acvins_; Muir, OST.

v.
p.234; Bergaigne, _Religion Vedique,_ II.p.

431; Mueller, _Lectures_, 2d series, p.


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