Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, referring to Sanskrit and Greek etymology; the 'hounds of dawn' in various mythologies; and his theory of Phoenician and Egyptian influence on the history of Greece and Greek religion. Refers Baillie to [Heinrich] Brugsch's work.
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Postcard from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, Stephen's Green) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie (22 Sackville Street, London), discussing the etymology of certain words; the influence of 'Sanskritists' on Baillie's work; the unreliability of certain etymologies; and his theory about Egyptian influence on Greek religious thought.
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Letter from Gerard Manley Hopkins (University College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin) to Alexander William Mowbray Baillie, discussing several Greek and Egyptian words; Greek transliteration; Greek religion and mythology; his theory on Egyptian civilisation in Crete; and the influence of Egypt on Greece in general.
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