Prayer

◆Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 7)

“And although the same employment is common both to the ruler, and those who are ruled; yet the latter, if destitute of a leader, could no longer conspire together in one occupation; as the concord of the fingers and ` dancers, and the exped…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 8)

“43 these unnatural habits." As, therefore, it is not wonderful that the greatest part of those who inhabit a pestiferous region, should languish and decline, but that a very few should preserve their natural strength; so we ought not to won…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 10)

“For in this solemnity grass is carried about, enwrapping the kernels of olives, attended with figs, all kinds of pulse, oaken boughs or acorns, the fruit of the strawberry, wheat, and barley, a mass of dried figs, cakes composed from the me…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 11)

“As the husbandman, therefore, performs sacred rites, by presenting handfuls of pulse and fruits, so ought we to sacrifice our purest thoughts, and other goods of the soul, thanking the divinities for the sublime contemplations they afford u…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 5 (part 6)

“Sebazius and Jupiter evidently agree, for Sebazius is expressly called ὐι# ( ) Κρονυ, son of Saturn. And Amphietus is celebrated as moving in concert with the circling hours, Ἐυάζων κινῶν τε χορῦσ ἐνὶ κυκλάσιν ὥραις which corresponds with…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Hymn XVII. PLUTO

“XVII. TO PLUTO. PLUTO, magnanimous, whose realms profound Are fix'd beneath the firm and solid ground, In the Tartarian plains remote from fight, And wrapt forever in the depths of night; Terrestrial Jove, thy sacred ear incline, 5 5 And, p…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXV. THE MUSES (part 1)

“LXXV. TO THE MUSES. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. Daughters of Jove, dire-sounding and divine, 1 Renown'd Pierian, sweetly speaking Nine; p. 206 To those whose breasts your sacred furies fire Much-form'd, the objects of supreme desi…”

◆Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXVI. MNEMOSYNE, or the GODDESS of MEMORY

“LXXVI. To MNEMOSYNE, or the GODDESS of MEMORY * . The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. THE consort I invoke of Jove divine, Source of the holy, sweetly-speaking Nine; p. 215 Free from th' oblivion of the fallen mind, By whom the soul with inte…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 4 (part 1)

“p. 1 THE GOLDEN VERSES OF PYTHAGORAS 1. First worship the Immortal Gods, as they are established and ordained by the Law. 2. Reverence the Oath, and next the Heroes, full of goodness and light. 3. Honour likewise the Terrestrial Dæmon…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 4 (part 2)

“Wherein have I done amiss? What have I done? What have I omitted that I ought to have done? 43. If in this examination thou find that thou hast done amiss, reprimand thyself severely for it; 44. And if thou hast done any good, rejoice.…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 5 (part 1)

“p. 9 NOTES ON THE GOLDEN VERSES OF PYTHAGORAS FROM THE COMMENTARIES OF HIEROCLES. The Golden Verses may be divided into two parts, the first treating of the Practical or Human Virtues, whose aim is the making of Good Men; and the second,…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 7 (part 1)

“p. 29 THE PYTHAGOREAN SENTENCES OF DEMOPHILUS 1. Request not of Divinity such things as, when obtained, you cannot preserve; for no gift of Divinity can ever be taken away; and on this account he does not confer that which you are unable…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 10 (part 2)

“It is not proper to despise those things of which we shall be in want after the dissolution of the body. 36. You should not ask of divinity that which, when you have obtained, you will not perpetually possess. 37. Accustom your soul aft…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 10 (part 3)

“Speak not of God to every man. 79. It is dangerous and the danger is not small, to speak of God even things which are true. 80. A true assertion respecting God is an assertion of God. p. 61 81. You should not dare to speak of God to…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 11

“p. 62 PYTHAGOREAN SENTENCES FROM THE PROTREPTICS OF IAMBLICHUS 1. As we live through soul, it must be said that by the virtue of this we live well; just as because we see through the eyes, we see well through the virtue of these. 2. It must…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 12 (part 2)

“At the same time, however, we perfectly fall short of the gods, and neither possess the same power with them, nor equal virtue, This Symbol, therefore, in a particular manner introduces the knowledge of the gods, as beings who are able to e…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 12 (part 3)

“75 words accord with their energies, to honour and reverence them with the greatest earnestness. SYMBOL 9. Cut not fire with a sword. 1 Explanation .--This Symbol exhorts to prudence. For it excites in us an appropriate conception with…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 12 (part 10)

“98:2 Thales was the founder of this sect, and the most illustrious professors of it were Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, and Archelaus.…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 2)

“Ἔνθεν ἀπορνύμεναι, κεκαλυμμέναι ἠέρι πολλῇ, ἐννύχιαι στεῖχον περικαλλέα ὄσσαν ἱεῖσαι, 10 ὑμνεῦσαι Δία τ᾽ αἰγίοχον καὶ πότνιαν Ἥρην Ἀργεΐην, χρυσέοισι πεδίλοις ἐμβεβαυῖαν, κούρην τ᾽ αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς γλαυκῶπιν Ἀθήνην Φοῖβόν τ᾽ Ἀπόλλωνα καὶ Ἄρτε…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 4)

“Ἀλλὰ τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην; 35 Τύνη, Μουσάων ἀρχώμεθα, ταὶ Διὶ πατρὶ ὑμνεῦσαι τέρπουσι μέγαν νόον ἐντὸς Ὀλύμπου, εἰρεῦσαι τά τ᾽ ἐόντα τά τ᾽ ἐσσόμενα πρό τ᾽ ἐόντα, φωνῇ ὁμηρεῦσαι· τῶν δ᾽ ἀκάματος ῥέει αὐδὴ ἐκ στομάτων ἡδεῖα·…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 5)

“Δεύτερον αὖτε Ζῆνα, θεῶν πατέρ᾽ ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν, ἀρχόμεναί θ᾽ ὑμνεῦσι θεαὶ λήγουσαί τ' ἀοιδῆς, ὅσσον φέρτατός ἐστι θεῶν κράτεΐ τε μέγιστος. Αὖτις δ᾽ ἀνθρώπων τε γένος κρατερῶν τε Γιγάντων 50 ὑμνεῦσαι τέρπουσι Διὸς νόον ἐντὸς Ὀλύμπου Μοῦσαι…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 8)

“Ταῦτ᾽ ἄρα Μοῦσαι ἄειδον, Ὀλύμπια δώματ᾽ ἔχουσαι, 75 ἐννέα θυγατέρες μεγάλου Διὸς ἐκγεγαυῖαι, Κλειώ τ᾽ Εὐτέρπη τε Θάλειά τε Μελπομέενη τε Τερψιχόρη τ᾽ Ἐρατώ τε Πολύμνιά τ᾽ Οὐρανίη τε Καλλιόπη θ᾽· ἣ δὲ προφερεστάτη ἐστὶν ἁπασέων. Ἥ γὰρ καὶ β…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 11)

“Εἴπατε δ᾽, ὡς τὰ πρῶτα θεοὶ καὶ γαῖα γένοντο καὶ ποταμοὶ καὶ πόντος ἀπείριτος, οἴδματι θυίων, ἄστρα τε λαμπετόωντα καὶ οὐρανὸς εὐρὺς ὕπερθεν 110 οἵ τ᾽ ἐκ τῶν ἐγένοντο θεοί, δωτῆρες ἐάων ὥς τ᾽ ἄφενος δάσσαντο καὶ ὡς τιμὰς διέλοντο ἠδὲ καὶ ὡς…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 13)

“125 Γαῖα δέ τοι πρῶτον μὲν ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑ᾽ αὐτῇ Οὐρανὸν ἀστερόενθ᾽, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι, ὄφρ᾽ εἴη μακάρεσσι θεοῖς ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί. Γείνατο δ᾽ Οὔρεα μακρά, θεῶν χαρίεντας ἐναύλους, [Νυμφέων, αἳ ναίουσιν ἀν᾽ οὔρεα βησσήεντα.] 130…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 41)

“῾Ρείη δὲ δμηθεῖσα Κρόνῳ τέκε φαίδιμα τέκνα, Ἱστίην Δήμητρα καὶ Ἥρην χρυσοπέδιλον ἴφθιμόν τ᾽ Ἀίδην, ὃς ὑπὸ χθονὶ δώματα ναίει 455 νηλεὲς ἦτορ ἔχων, καὶ ἐρίκτυπον Ἐννοσίγαιον Ζῆνά τε μητιόεντα, θεῶν πατέρ᾽ ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν, τοῦ καὶ ὑπὸ βροντῆς…”

◆The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 84)

“Κάδμῳ δ᾽ Ἁρμονίη, θυγάτηρ χρυσέης Ἀφροδιτης, 975 Ἰνὼ καὶ Σεμέλην καὶ Ἀγαυὴν καλλιπάρῃον Αὐτονόην θ᾽, ἣν γῆμεν Ἀρισταῖος βαθυχαίτης, γείνατο καὶ Πολύδωρον ἐυστεφάνῳ ἐνὶ Θήβῃ. [Κούρη δ᾽ Ὠκεανοῦ, Χρυσάορι καρτεροθύμῳ μιχθεῖσ᾽ ἐν φιλότητι πολυ…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 12)

“But to the other Gods, to the world, and to the erratic and fixed stars, composed from body and soul, and to the visible divinities, testimonials of gratitude are to be offered by sacrificing with inanimate substances. After these there re…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 13)

“But the bodies of the malevolent dæmons are of a discordant temperament, on which account they inhabit that aerial space proximate to the earth, with a passive affection; and for the most part govern p. 64 things subject to their dominion…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 14)

“If this is the case, do not they who deny that prayers are to be offered to the Gods, and who prevent their souls from being united with the divinities, that is with beings more excellent than themselves, appear similar to those who are dep…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 4 (part 15)

“For the generative causes of things, are contained by similitude in their effects; and in causes themselves their progeny subsist, comprehended in perfect union and consent. Hence the celestial orbs impart a copious defluxion of good to th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 6 (part 1)

“THE INITIATIONS OF ORPHEUS . p. 109 TO MUSÆUS * ATTEND Musæus to my sacred song, And learn what rites to sacrifice belong. Jove I invoke, the earth, and solar light, The moon's pure splendor, and the stars of night; p. 110 Thee Neptune,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn I. THE GODDESS PROTHYRÆA

“I. TO THE GODDESS PROTHYRÆA * . The FUMIGATION from STORAX. O venerable goddess, hear my pray'r, For labour pains are thy peculiar care; in thee, when stretch'd upon the bed of grief, The sex as in a mirror view relief. Guard of the race, e…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn II. NIGHT

“II. TO NIGHT. The FUMIGATION with TORCHES. NIGHT, parent goddess, source of sweet repose, From whom at first both Gods and men arose, Hear, blessed Venus, deck'd with starry light, 3 In sleep's deep silence dwelling Ebon night! Dreams and s…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn III. HEAVEN

“III. TO HEAVEN. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. GREAT Heav'n, whose mighty frame no respite knows, Father of all, from whom the world arose: Hear, bounteous parent, source and end of all, Forever whirling round this earthly ball; Abode of…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn IV. FIRE

“IV. TO FIRE. The FUMIGATION from SAFFRON. O Ever untam'd Fire, who reign'st on high In Jove's dominions ruler of the sky; The glorious sun with dazzling lustre bright, And moon and stars from thee derive their light; All taming pow'r, æther…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn V. PROTOGONUS, Or the FIRST-BORN (part 1)

“V. TO PROTOGONUS, Or the FIRST-BORN. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH. O Mighty first-begotten, hear my pray'r, 1 Two-fold, egg-born, and wand'ring thro' the air, p. 119 Bull-roarer, glorying in thy golden wings, 3 From whom the race of Gods a…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn VI. THE STARS

“VI. TO THE STARS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. WITH holy voice I call the stars on high, Pure sacred lights and genii of the sky. Celestial stars, the progeny of Night, In whirling circles beaming far your light, Refulgent rays around the…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn VII. THE SUN

“VII. TO THE SUN. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA. HEAR golden Titan, whose eternal eye With broad survey, illumines all the sky. Self-born, unwearied in diffusing light, And to all eyes the mirrour of delight: Lord of the seasons…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn VIII. THE MOON (part 1)

“VIII. TO THE MOON * . The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. HEAR, Goddess queen, diffusing silver light, Bull-horn'd and wand'ring thro' the gloom of Night. 2 p. 125 With stars surrounded, and with circuit wide Night's torch extending, thro'…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn IX. NATURE (part 1)

“IX. TO NATURE. * The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. NATURE, all parent, ancient, and divine, O Much-mechanic mother, art is thine; p. 127 Heav'nly, abundant, venerable queen, In ev'ry part of thy dominions seen. p. 128 Untam'd, all-taming…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn X (part 1)

“X. TO PAN * The FUMIGATION from VARIOUS ODORS I Call strong Pan, the substance of the whole, Etherial, marine, earthly, general soul, Immortal fire; for all the world is thine, And all are parts of thee, O pow'r divine. p. 131 Come, bles…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XI. HERCULES (part 1)

“XI. TO HERCULES. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. HEAR, pow'rful, Hercules untam'd and strong, To whom vast hands, and mighty works belong, Almighty Titan, prudent and benign, Of various forms, eternal and divine, Father of Time, the th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XII. SATURN

“XII. TO SATURN. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. ETHERIAL father, mighty Titan, hear, 1 Great fire of Gods and men, whom all revere: Endu'd with various council, pure and strong, To whom perfection and decrease belong. Consum'd by thee all forms…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XIII. RHEA (part 1)

“XIII. TO RHEA * . The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. DAUGHTER of great Protogonus, divine, 1 Illustrious Rhea, to my pray'r incline, p. 138 Who driv'st thy holy car with speed along, Drawn by fierce lions, terrible and strong. 4 Mother of…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XIV. JUPITER

“XIV. TO JUPITER. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. O Jove much-honor'd, Jove supremely great, To thee our holy rites we consecrate, p. 140 Our pray'rs and expiations, king divine, For all things round thy head exalted shine. The earth is thine, a…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XV. JUNO

“XV. TO JUNO * . The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. O Royal Juno of majestic mien, Aerial-form'd, divine, Jove's blessed queen, Thron'd in the bosom of cærulean air, The race of mortals is thy constant care. p. 141 The cooling gales thy pow'r al…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XVI. NEPTUNE

“XVI. TO NEPTUNE. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH HEAR, Neptune, ruler of the sea profound, Whose liquid grasp begirts the solid ground; Who, at the bottom of the stormy main, Dark and deep-bosom'd, hold'st thy wat'ry reign; Thy awful hand the bra…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XVIII. THUNDRING JOVE

“XVIII. TO THUNDRING JOVE. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. O Father Jove, who shak'st with fiery light The world deep-sounding from thy lofty height: From thee, proceeds th' ætherial lightning's blaze, Flashing around intolerable rays. Thy sacre…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XIX. JOVE, as the AUTHOR of LIGHTNING

“XIX. To JOVE, as the AUTHOR of LIGHTNING. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA. I Call the mighty, holy, splendid light, Aerial, dreadful-sounding, fiery-bright; Flaming, aerial-light, with angry voice, Lightning thro' lucid clouds wi…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XX. THE CLOUDS

“XX. TO THE CLOUDS. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH. Ærial clouds, thro' heav'n's resplendent plains Who wander, parents of prolific rains; Who nourish fruits, whose water'y frames are hurl'd, By winds impetuous, round the mighty world; All-thund'…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXI. THE SEA, OR TETHYS

“XXI. TO THE SEA, OR TETHYS * . The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA. TETHYS I call, with eyes cærulean bright, Hid in a veil obscure from human sight; Great Ocean's empress, wand'ring thro' the deep, And pleas'd with gentle gales, the…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXII. NEREUS

“XXII. TO NEREUS. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH. O Thou, who doff the roots of Ocean keep In seats cærulean, dæmon of the deep, With fifty nymphs (attending in thy train, Fair virgin artists) glorying thro' the main: The dark foundation of the r…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXIII. THE NEREIDS

“XXIII. TO THE NEREIDS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. DAUGHTERS of Nereus, resident in caves Merg'd deep in Ocean, sporting thro' the waves; Fanatic fifty nymphs, who thro' the main Delight to follow in the Triton's train, Rejoicing close b…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXIV. PROTEUS

“XXIV. TO PROTEUS * . The FUMIGATION from STORAX. PROTEUS I call, whom Fate decrees, to keep The keys which lock the chambers of the deep; First-born, by whose illustrious pow'r alone All Nature's principles are clearly shewn: Matter to chan…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXV

“XXV. TO THE EARTH * The FUMIGATION from every kind of SEED, except BEANS and AROMATICS. O Goddess, Earth, of Gods and men the source, Endu'd with fertile, all destroying force; All-parent, bounding, whose prolific pow'rs, Produce a store of…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXVI. THE MOTHER OF THE GODS

“XXVI. TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS. The FUMIGATION from a Variety of ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCES. Mother of Gods, great nurse of all, draw near, Divinely honor'd, and regard my pray'r: Thron'd on a car, by lions drawn along, By bull-destroying lion…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXVII. MERCURY

“XXVII. TO MERCURY. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. HERMES, draw near, and to my pray'r incline, Angel of Jove, and Maia's son divine; Studious of contests, ruler of mankind, With heart almighty, and a prudent mind. Celestial messenger, of…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXVIII. PROSERPINE (part 1)

“XXVIII. TO PROSERPINE. A HYMN DAUGHTER of Jove, almighty and divine, Come, blessed queen, and to these rites incline: Only-begotten, Pluto's honor'd wife, 3 O venerable Goddess, source of life: 'Tis thine in earth's profundities to dwell,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXIX. BACCHUS

“XXIX. TO BACCHUS. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. BACCHUS I call, loud-sounding and divine, Fanatic God, a two-fold shape is thine: Thy various names and attributes I sing, O, first-born, thrice begotten, Bacchic king: 4 Rural, ineffable, two-f…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXX. THE CURETES

“XXX. TO THE CURETES. A HYMN. LEAPING Curetes, who with dancing feet And circling measures, armed footsteps beat: Whose bosom's mad, fanatic transports fire, Who move in rythm to the founding lyre: Who traces deaf when lightly leaping tread,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXI. PALLAS (part 1)

“XXXI. TO PALLAS. A HYMN. ONLY-Begotten, noble race of Jove, Blessed and fierce, who joy'st in caves to rove: 2 p. 157 O, warlike Pallas, whose illustrious kind, Ineffable and effable we find: Magnanimous and fam'd, the rocky height, 5 A…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXII. VICTORY

“XXXII. TO VICTORY. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. O Powerful Victory, by men desir'd, With adverse breasts to dreadful fury fir'd, Thee I invoke, whose might alone can quell Contending rage, and molestation fell: 'Tis thine in battle to confer…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXIII. APOLLO (part 1)

“XXXIII. TO APOLLO. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. BLEST Pæan, come, propitious to my pray'r, Illustrious pow'r, whom Memphian tribes revere, Slayer of Tityus, and the God of health, Lycorian Phœbus, fruitful source of wealth . Spermatic, go…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXIV

“XXXIV. T O L A T O N A. The FUMIGATION from MYRRH. DARK veil'd Latona, much invoked queen, Twin-bearing Goddess, of a noble mien; Cæantis great, a mighty mind is thine, Offspring prolific, blest of Jove divine: Phœbus proceeds from thee, th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXV. DIANA

“XXXV. TO DIANA. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. Hear me, Jove's daughter, celebrated queen, Bacchian and Titan, of a noble mien: p. 166 In darts rejoicing and on all to shine, Torch-bearing Goddess, Dictynna divine; O'er births presiding, and th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXVI. THE TITANS * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE

“XXXVI. TO THE TITANS * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. O Mighty Titans, who from heav'n and earth Derive your noble and illustrious birth, Our fathers fires, in Tartarus profound Who dwell, deep merg'd beneath the solid ground: Fountains…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXVII. THE CURETES +

“XXXVII. TO THE CURETES + . The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. Brass-beating Salians, ministers of Mars, Who guard his arms the instruments of wars p. 168 Whose blessed frames, heav'n, earth, and sea compose, And from whose breath all animals…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXVIII. CORYBAS * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE

“XXXVIII. TO CORYBAS * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. THE mighty ruler of this earthly ball, For ever flowing, to these rites I call; p. 170 Martial and blest, unseen by mortal sight, Preventing fears, and pleas'd with gloomy night: Hence…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XXXIX. CERES

“XXXIX. TO CERES. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. O Universal mother, Ceres fam'd August, the source of wealth, and various nam'd: 2 Great nurse, all-bounteous, blessed and divine, Who joy'st in peace, to nourish corn is thine: Goddess of seed,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XL. THE CERALIAN MOTHER

“XL. TO THE CERALIAN MOTHER. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. CERALIAN queen, of celebrated name, From whom both men, and Gods immortal came; Who widely wand'ring once, oppress'd with grief, In Eleusina's valley found'st relief, p. 173 Discove…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLI. MISES (part 1)

“XLI. TO MISES. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. Call Thesmophorus * , spermatic God, Of various names, who bears the leafy rod: Mises, ineffable, pure, sacred queen, Two-fold Iacchus, male and female seen: Illustr'ous, whether to rejoice is t…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Front Matter, p. 48

“XLII TO THE SEASONS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. DAUGHTERS of Jove and Themis, seasons bright, Justice, and blessed peace, and lawful right, Vernal and grassy, vivid, holy pow'rs, Whose balmy breath exhales in lovely flow'rs All-colour'd…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLIII. SEMELE

“XLIII. TO SEMELE. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. CADMEAN Goddess, universal queen, Thee, Semele I call, of beauteous mien; Deep-bosom'd, lovely flowing locks are thine, Mother of Bacchus, joyful and divine, The mighty offspring, whom love's th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLIV. DIONYSIUS BASSAREUS TRIENNALIS

“XLIV. TO DIONYSIUS BASSAREUS TRIENNALIS * . A HYMN COME, blessed Dionysius, various nam'd, Bull-fac'd, begot from Thunder, Bacchus fam'd. Bassarian God, of universal might, Whom swords, and blood, and sacred rage delight: In heav'n rejoicin…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLV. LIKNITUS + BACCHUS

“XLV. TO LIKNITUS + BACCHUS. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. LIKNITAN Bacchus, bearer of the vine, Thee I invoke to bless these rites divine: p. 179 Florid and gay, of nymphs the blossom bright, And of fair Venus, Goddess of delight, 'Tis thine m…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLVI. BACCHUS PERICIONIUS

“XLVI. TO BACCHUS PERICIONIUS * . The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. BACCHUS Pericionius, hear my pray'r, Who mad'st the house of Cadmus once thy care, With matchless force, his pillars twining round, (When burning thunders shook the solid groun…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLVII. SABASIUS

“XLVII. TO SABASIUS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS HEAR me, illustrious father, dæmon fam'd. Great Saturn's offspring, and Sabasius nam'd; p. 180 Inserting Bacchus, bearer of the vine, And founding God, within thy thigh divine, That when mat…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLVIII. IPPA * The FUMIGATION from STORAX

“XLVIII. TO IPPA * The FUMIGATION from STORAX. Great nurse of Bacchus, to my pray'r incline, For holy Sabus' secret rites are thine, The mystic rites of Bacchus' nightly choirs, Compos'd of sacred, loud-resounding fires: Hear me, terrestrial…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn XLIX. LYSIUS LENÆUS

“XLIX. TO LYSIUS LENÆUS. A HYMN. Hear me, Jove's son, blest Bacchus, God of wine, Born of two mothers, honor'd and divine; Lysian, Euion * Bacchus, various-nam'd, Of Gods the offspring secret, holy, fam'd: Fertile and nourishing whose libera…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn L. THE NYMPHS

“L. TO THE NYMPHS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. NYMPHS, who from Ocean's stream derive your birth, Who dwell in liquid caverns of the earth p. 182 Nurses of Bacchus secret-coursing pow'r, Who fruits sustain, and nourish ev'ry flow'r: Earth…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LI. TRIETERICUS

“LI. TO TRIETERICUS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. BACCHUS fanatic, much-nam'd, blest, divine, Bull-fac'd Lenæan, bearer of the vine; From fire descended, raging, Nysian king, From whom initial ceremonies spring: Liknitan Bacchus, pure and…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LII. AMPHIETUS BACCHUS

“LII. To AMPHIETUS BACCHUS. The FUMIGATION from every AROMATIC except FRANKINCENSE. TERRESTRIAL Dionysius, hear my pray'r, Awak'ned rise with nymphs of lovely hair: Great Amphietus Bacchus, annual God, Who laid asleep in Proserpine's abode,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LIII. SILENUS, SATYRUS, and the PRIESTESSES of BACCHUS

“LIII. To SILENUS, SATYRUS, and the PRIESTESSES of BACCHUS. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. GREAT nurse of Bacchus, to my pray'r incline., Silenus, honor'd by the pow'rs divine And by mankind at the triennial feast Illustrious dæmon, reverenc'd a…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LIV. VENUS

“LIV. TO VENUS. A HYMN. HEAV'NLY, illustrious, laughter-loving queen, Sea-born, night-loving, of an awful mien; p. 186 Crafty, from whom necessity first came, Producing, nightly, all-connecting dame: 'Tis thine the world with harmony to join…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LV. ADONIS

“LV. TO ADONIS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. MUCH-nam'd, and best of dæmons, hear my pray'r, The desart-loving, deck'd with tender hair; Joy to diffuse, by all desir'd is thine, Much form'd, Eubulus; aliment divine p. 188 Female and Male,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LVI. THE TERRESTRIAL HERMES

“LVI. TO THE TERRESTRIAL HERMES. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. HERMES I call, whom Fate decrees to dwell In the dire path which leads to deepest hell O Bacchic Hermes, progeny divine Of Dionysius, parent of the vine, p. 189 And of celestial Ve…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LVII. CUPID, OR LOVE

“LVII. TO CUPID, OR LOVE. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. I Call great Cupid, source of sweet delight, Holy and pure, and lovely to the sight; Darting, and wing'd, impetuous fierce desire, With Gods and mortals playing, wand'ring fire: Cautio…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LVIII. THE FATES

“LVIII. TO THE FATES. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. DAUGHTERS of darkling night, much-nam'd, draw near Infinite Fates, and listen to my pray'r; Who in the heav'nly lake (where waters white 3 Burst from a fountain hid in depths of night, And…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LIX. THE GRACES

“LIX. TO THE GRACES. The FUMIGATION from STORAX. HEAR me, illustrious Graces, mighty nam'd, From Jove descended and Eunomia fam'd; Thalia, and Aglaia fair and bright, And blest Euphrosyne whom joys delight: Mothers of mirth, all lovely to th…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LX. NEMESIS

“LX. TO NEMESIS. A HYMN. THEE, Nemesis I call, almighty queen, By whom the deeds of mortal life are seen: Eternal, much rever'd, of boundless sight, Alone rejoicing in the just and right: Changing the counsels of the human breast 5 For ever…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXI. JUSTICE

“LXI. TO JUSTICE. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. THE piercing eye of Justice bright, I sing, 1 Plac'd by the throne of heav'n's almighty king, p. 194 Perceiving thence, with vision unconfin'd, The life and conduct of the human kind To the…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXII. EQUITY

“LXII. TO EQUITY. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. O Blessed Equity, mankind's delight, Th' eternal friend of conduct just and right: Abundant, venerable, honor'd maid, To judgments pure, dispensing constant aid, p. 195 A stable conscience,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXIII. LAW A HYMN

“LXIII. TO LAW A HYMN. THE holy king of Gods and men I call, Celestial Law, the righteous seal of all; The seal which stamps whate'er the earth contains, Nature's firm basis, and the liquid plains: Stable, and starry, of harmonious frame, 5…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXIV. MARS

“LXIV. TO MARS * . The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. Magnanimous, unconquer'd, boistrous Mars, In darts rejoicing, and in bloody wars p. 197 Fierce and untam'd, whose mighty pow'r can make The strongest walls from their foundations shake: Mo…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXV. VULCAN * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA

“LXV. TO VULCAN * The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE and MANNA. STRONG, mighty Vulcan, bearing splendid light, Unweary'd fire, with flaming torrents bright: Strong-handed, deathless, and of art divine, Pure element, a portion of the world is t…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXVI. ESCULAPIUS

“LXVI. TO ESCULAPIUS. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. GREAT Esculapius, skill'd to heal mankind,, All-ruling Pæan, and physician kind; Whose arts medic'nal, can alone assuage Diseases dire, and stop their dreadful rage: Strong lenient God, regard…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXVII. HEALTH

“LXVII. TO HEALTH. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. O Much-desir'd, prolific, gen'ral queen, Hear me, life-bearing, Health, of beauteous mien, Mother of all; by thee diseases dire, Of bliss destructive, from our life retire; And ev'ry house is flo…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXVIII. THE FURIES * The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS

“LXVIII. TO THE FURIES * The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. VOCIFEROUS Bacchanalian Furies, hear! Ye, I invoke, dread pow'rs, whom all revere; Nightly, profound, in secret who retire, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megara dire: Deep in a cavern merg'd,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXIX. THE FURIES

“LXIX. TO THE FURIES. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. HEAR me, illustrious Furies, mighty nam'd, Terrific pow'rs, for prudent counsel fam'd; Holy and pure, from Jove terrestrial born And Proserpine, whom lovely locks adorn: Whose piercing sig…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXX. MELINOE

“LXX. TO MELINOE. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. Call Melinoe, saffron-veil'd, terrene, Who from infernal Pluto's sacred queen, Mixt with Saturnian Jupiter, arose, Near where Cocytus' mournful river flows; When under Pluto's semblance, Jove…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXI. FORTUNE

“LXXI. TO FORTUNE. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. Approach strong Fortune, with propitious mind And rich abundance, to my pray'r inclin'd p. 203 Placid, and gentle Trivia, mighty nam'd, 3 Imperial Dian, born of Pluto fam'd; Mankind's unco…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXII. THE DÆMON, OR GENIUS

“LXXII. TO THE DÆMON, OR GENIUS. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. THEE, mighty-ruling, Dæmon dread, I call, Mild Jove, life-giving, and the source of all: Great Jove, much-wand'ring, terrible and strong, To whom revenge and tortures dire be…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXIII. LEUCOTHEA

“LXXIII. TO LEUCOTHEA. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. I Call Leucothea, of great Cadmus born, And Bacchus' nurse, whom ivy leaves adorn. Hear, pow'rful Goddess, in the mighty deep Wide and profound, thy Ration doom'd to keep: In waves rejoic…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXIV. PALÆMON

“LXXIV. TO PALÆMON. The FUMIGATION from. MANNA. O Nurs'd with Dionysius, doom'd to keep Thy dwelling in the widely-spreading deep: With joyful aspect to my pray'r incline, Propitious come, and bless the rites divine: Thro' earth and sea thy…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXVII. AURORA

“LXXVII. TO AURORA. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. HEAR me, O Goddess! whose emerging ray Leads on the broad refulgence of the day; Blushing Aurora, whose celestial light Beams on the world with red'ning splendours bright: Angel of Titan, whom w…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXVIII. THEMIS

“LXXVIII. TO THEMIS. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. ILLUSTRIOUS Themis, of celestial birth, Thee I invoke, young blossom of the earth; 2 Beauteous-eyed virgin; first from thee alone, Prophetic oracles to men were known, Giv'n from the dee…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXIX. THE NORTH WIND

“LXXIX. TO THE NORTH WIND. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. BOREAS, whose wint'ry blasts, terrific, tear The bosom of the deep surrounding air; Cold icy pow'r, approach, and fav'ring blow, And Thrace a while desert expos'd to snow: The mist…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXX. THE WEST WIND

“LXXX. TO THE WEST WIND. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. SEA-born, aerial, blowing from the west, Sweet gales, who give to weary'd labour rest: Vernal and grassy, and of gentle found, To ships delightful, thro' the sea profound; For these,…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXI. THE SOUTH WIND

“LXXXI. TO THE SOUTH WIND. The FUMIGATION from FRANKINCENSE. WIDE coursing gales, whose lightly leaping feet With rapid wings the air's wet bosom beat, Approach benevolent, swift-whirling pow'rs, With humid clouds the principles of flow'rs:…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXII. OCEAN

“LXXXII. TO OCEAN. The Fumigation from AROMATICS OCEAN I call, whose nature ever flows, From whom at first both Gods and men arose; Sire incorruptible, whose waves surround, 3 And earth's concluding mighty circle bound: p. 220 Hence every ri…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXIII. VESTA (part 1)

“LXXXIII. TO VESTA. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. Daughter of Saturn, venerable dame, The seat containing of unweary'd flame; 2 p. 221 In sacred rites these ministers are thine, Mystics much-blessed, holy and divine In thee, the Gods ha…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXIV. SLEEP

“LXXXIV. TO SLEEP. The FUMIGATION from a Poppy. SLEEP, king of Gods, and men of mortal birth, Sov'reign of all sustain'd by mother Earth; p. 223 For thy dominion is supreme alone, O'er all extended, and by all things known. 'Tis thine all bo…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXV. THE DIVINITY OF DREAMS

“LXXXV. TO THE DIVINITY OF DREAMS. The FUMIGATION from AROMATICS. THEE I invoke, blest pow'r of dreams divine, Angel of future fates, swift wings are thine: Great source of oracles to human kind, When stealing soft, and whisp'ring to the min…”

◇Orphic Hymns | Hymn LXXXVI. DEATH (part 1)

“LXXXVI. TO DEATH. The FUMIGATION from MANNA. HEAR me, O Death, whose empire unconfin'd, Extends to mortal tribes of ev'ry kind. On thee, the portion of our time depends, Whose absence lengthens life, whose presence ends. p. 225 Thy sl…”

◇The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 3)

“Τόνδε δέ με πρώτιστα θεαὶ πρὸς μῦθον ἔειπον, Μοῦσαι Ὀλυμπιάδες, κοῦραι Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο· 25 «Ποιμένες ἄγραυλοι, κάκ᾽ ἐλέγχεα, γαστέρες οἶον, ἴδμεν ψεύδεα πολλὰ λέγειν ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα, ἴδμεν δ᾽, εὖτ᾽ ἐθέλωμεν, ἀληθέα γηρύσασθαι.» Ὥς ἔφασαν κοῦ…”

◇The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 39)

“428 ᾮ δ᾽ ἐθέλει, μεγάλως παραγίγνεται ἠδ᾽ ὀνίνησιν· ἔν τε δίκῃ βασιλεῦσι παρ᾽ αἰδοίοισι καθίζει, 434 ἔν τ᾽ ἀγορῇ λαοῖσι μεταπρέπει, ὅν κ᾽ ἐθέλῃσιν· 430 ἠδ᾽ ὁπότ᾽ ἐς πόλεμον φθεισήνορα θωρήσσωνται ἀνέρες, ἔνθα θεὰ παραγίγνεται, οἷς κ᾽ ἐθέλῃσ…”

◆Gospel of Philip | Section 1i

“His seed was Jesus, and the plant was the cross.” The tree of life in the middle of that garden of paradise is an olive tree, and from the olive tree comes chrism, and from that oil comes the resurrection. THE WORLD EATS BODIES The world e…”

◆Gospel of Thomas | Logion 15

“Jesus said, "When you see one who was not born of woman, prostrate yourselves on your faces and worship him. That one is your father."…”

◆Gospel of Thomas | Logion 74

“He said, "O Lord, there are many around the drinking trough, but there is nothing in the cistern."…”

◆Gospel of Thomas | Logion 104

“They said to Jesus, "Come, let us pray today and let us fast." Jesus said, "What is the sin that I have committed, or wherein have I been defeated? But when the bridegroom leaves the bridal chamber, then let them fast and pray."…”

◆Pistis Sophia | Document FIRSTc

“And all the Angels with their Archangels and with all the Powers of the Height were all hymning unto the inner part of the inner parts. So that all the earth heard their voices, not ceasing even unto the nine of the morrow. But the discip…”

◆Pistis Sophia | Document FIRSTg

“Now therefore we all together we wait for thee at the last Boundary, namely, the last mystery (reckoning) from within, he also is a part of us. Now therefore we have dispatched to thee thy vesture [17 ] which is thy very own from at first,…”

◆Pistis Sophia | Document FIRSTh

“Hasten therefore put this vesture on thee, come even unto us because we (may) wait for thee, for us to put on thee thy two vestures by the command of the First Mystery (Margin: these which become to thee from the first together with the Fir…”

◆Pistis Sophia | Document FIRSTi

“For I was enlightening in the Destiny more than the Sphere forty-nine of double of time. And were disturbed all the Rulers with [21 ] all those who become in the Destiny, and they fell upon one another, they became in great fear greatly, s…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 4 (part 8)

“386, and Records of the Past , 1st ed., vol. iv., p. 117. 3 According to the Westcar papyrus, Herutataf informed his father Khufu of the existence of a man 110 years old who lived in the town of Tettet-Seneferu: he was able to join to it…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 4 (part 13)

“There was about three feet of rubbish on the top of the same; and from the circumstance of the bones and part of the coffin being all found together, it appeared as if the coffin had been brought to that spot and there unpacked.--H. Raven.…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 4 (part 17)

“will show that about three-fourths of the whole may be found in the monuments of his ancestors. What principle guided each king in the selection of his texts, or whether the additions in each represent religious developments, it is impossi…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 4 (part 21)

“If the name of Nut flourisheth in the temple of Shenth in Annu, the name of Pepi shall flourish, and this pyramid shall flourish, and this his work shall endure to all eternity. If the name of Osiris flourisheth in This, the name of Pepi s…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 4 (part 28)

“The Chapter of bringing a boat in the underworld. Vignette: A boat. Chapter C. The Chapter of making perfect the khu , and of making it to enter into the boat of Ra, together with his divine followers. Vignette: A boat containing a comp…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 6 (part 1)

“THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL LIFE. Egyptian belief in a future life. The doctrine of eternal life in the VIth dynasty. The ideas and beliefs which the Egyptians held in reference to a future existence are not readily to be defined, owing to t…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 6 (part 6)

“Maspero explained to the Members of the Congress of Lyons the views which he held concerning this word, and which he had for the past five years been teaching in the Collège de France, and said, "le ka est une sorte de double de la personne…”

◆The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 6 (part 12)

“Every khu and every god stretcheth out his hand unto this Pepi when he cometh forth into heaven by the Ladder of God . . . . that which he seeth and that which he heareth make him wise, and serve as food for him when he cometh forth int…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune Ia

“OF WAINAMOINEN. In primeval times, a maiden, Beauteous Daughter of the Ether, Passed for ages her existence In the great expanse of heaven, O'er the prairies yet enfolded. Wearisome the maiden growing, Her existence sad and hopeless, Thus…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune Ic

“Wainamoinen, old and trusty, Lingering within his dungeon Thirty summers altogether, And of winters, also thirty, Peaceful on the waste of waters, On the broad-sea's yielding bosom, Well reflected, long considered, How unborn to live and fl…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IIb

“Wainamoinen, old and trusty, Thought awhile, and well considered, How to kill the mighty oak-tree, First created for his pleasure, How to fell the tree majestic, How to lop its hundred branches. Sad the lives of man and hero, Sad the homes…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IId

“Down from heaven came the eagle, Through the air be came a-flying, That he might this thing consider; And he spake the words that follow: "Wherefore, ancient Wainamoinen, Hast thou left the slender birch-tree, Left the birch-tree only stand…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IIIe

“Now it was that Youkahainen Comprehended but too clearly What his folly, what the end was, Of the journey he had ventured, Vainly he had undertaken For the glory of a contest With the grand, old Wainamoinen. When at last young Youkahainen,…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IIIf

“Spake again young Youkahainen: "O thou ancient Wainamoinen, Thou the only true magician, Cease I pray thee thine enchantment, Only turn away thy magic, I will give thee gold abundant, Countless stores of shining silver; From the wars my fat…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IIIg

“Careless thus be hastens homeward, Nears his home with noise and bustle, Reckless drives against the pent-house, Breaks the shafts against the portals, Breaks his handsome sledge in pieces. Then his mother, quickly guessing, Would have chi…”

◆The Kalevala | Rune IVb

“Straightway then I hastened homeward, By a foot-path left the forest; As I reached the woodland border Spake Osmoinen from the cornfield, Spake the ancient Wainamoinen: 'Wear not, beauteous maid, for others, Only wear for me, sweet maiden,…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCb

““Go forward,” said Peredur, “for I saw such an one as thou inquirest for, and I will follow thee.” Then Peredur returned to his mother and her company, and he said to her, “Mother, those were not angels, but honourable knights.” Then his mo…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCi

““My sister,” said Peredur, “I will share out the food and the liquor.” “Not so, my soul,” said she. “By my faith but I will.” So Peredur took the bread, and he gave an equal portion of it to each alike, as well as a cup full of the liquor.…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCk

““Behold,” said he, “I am the knight through whom thou art in trouble, and he shall repent it, who has treated thee thus.” Thereupon, behold a knight rode up, and he inquired of Peredur, if he had seen a knight such as he was seeking. “Hold…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCp

“And we will go to do homage to Arthur, and to embrace the faith and be baptized.” Then said Peredur, “To Heaven I render thanks that I have not broken my vow to the lady that best I love, which was, that I would not speak one word unto any…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCq

“And Peredur spurred his horse, and ran at him wrathfully, furiously, fiercely, desperately, and with mighty rage, and he gave him a thrust, deadly-wounding, severe, furious, adroit, and strong, under his jaw, and raised him out of his saddl…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCt

“And in the wood opposite he heard hounds raising a herd of deer. And Peredur saluted the youth, and the youth greeted him in return. And there were three roads leading from the mound; two of them were wide roads, and the third was more na…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCu

“And Peredur having overthrown the three hundred men of her household, sat down beside her, and the Countess said, “I thank Heaven that I have a youth so fair and so valiant as thou, since I have not obtained the man whom best I love.” “Who…”

◆The Mabinogion | Tale PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWCy

“And he beheld a knight coming out to hunt from the other side, mounted on a spirited black snorting palfrey, that advanced at a prancing pace, proudly stepping, and nimbly bounding, and sure of foot; and this was the man to whom the palace…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Gathas Introduction, Section 1a

“p. 1 THE GÂTHAS. THE five Gâthas of Zarathu s tra and his immediate followers are placed here before the other parts of the Yasna on account of their higher antiquity. There existed no other Yasna for years or centuries beside them. The…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXVIII, Section 1a

“1. (A strengthening blessing 1 is the thought, a blessing is the word, a blessing is the deed of the righteous Zarathu s tra. May the Bountiful Immortals 2 accept and help on 3 the chants. Homage to you, O sacred Gâthas 4 !) 2. With ven…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXVIII, Section 1b

“(And) do thou, O (Divine) Righteousness, bestow (upon me) that sacred blessing which is constituted by the attainments of the Good Mind (within my soul) 3 ; and do thou also, O Piety! grant unto p. 22 [paragraph continues] Vî s tâspa and…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXIX, Section 1a

“(Homage to you, O Sacred Gâthas!) 1. Unto you (O Ahura and Asha!) the Soul of the Kine (our sacred herds and folk) cried aloud: For whom did ye create me, and by 1 whom did ye fashion me? On me comes the assault of wrath, and of violent p…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXIX, Section 1b

“Ahura. 8. This man is found for me here who alone 4 has p. 11 hearkened to our enunciations, Zarathu s tra Spitama! Our mighty and completed acts of grace he desires to enounce for us, for (Me), the Great Creator and for Righteousness;…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXX, Section 1a

“1. And now I will proclaim, O ye who are drawing near and seeking 1 to be taught! those animadversions 2 which appertain to Him who knows (all things) whatsoever; the praises which are for Ahura, and the sacrifices (which spring) from the…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXX, Section 1b

“And may we be such as those who bring on p. 34 this great renovation, and make this world progressive, (till its perfection shall have been reached). (As) the Ahuras of Mazda 1 (even) may we be; (yea, like Thyself), in helpful readiness t…”

◆Avesta (Gathas) | Ahunavaiti Gatha, Yasna XXXI, Section 1a

“1. These doctrines (therefore) we are earnestly declaring to You as we recite them forth from memory, words (till now) unheard 1 (with faith) by those who by means of the doctrinal vows 2 of the harmful Lie are delivering the settlements o…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Page 3 (part 7)

“xix as Burkitt says, "most of the most convincing proofs that the Greek text of Enoch is a translation from a Semitic language fit equally well with a Hebrew or an Aramaic original"; his opinion is that Aramaic was the original language, "b…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Page 3 (part 10)

“The author's reckoning of the year at 364 days may be partly due to his opposition to heathen systems, and partly to the fact that 364 is divisible by seven, and amounts to fifty-two weeks exactly." 1 In any case, he is opposed to the lunar…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter VIII

“CHAPTER VIII. 1. And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals 〈 of the earth 〉 and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XII

“XII-XVI. Dream Vision of Enoch: his intercession for Azâzêl and the fallen Angels: and his announcement to them of their first and final doom . CHAPTER XII. 1. Before these things Enoch was hidden, and no one of the children of men knew whe…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XIII

“CHAPTER XIII. 1. And Enoch went and said: 'Azâzêl, p. 40 thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds: 2. And thou shalt not have toleration nor †request† granted to thee, because of the unrig…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XXII (part 1)

“XXII. Sheol, or the Underworld . CHAPTER XXII. 1. And thence I went to another place, and he showed me in the west ⌈ another ⌉ great and high mountain [ and ] of hard rock. E 2 And there was in it †four† hollow places, deep and wide an…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XXII (part 2)

“they shall be companions: but their spirits shall not be slain in the day of judgement nor shall they be raised from thence. 14. Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: 'Blessed be my Lord, the Lord of righteousness, who ruleth for eve…”

◆The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter XXV

“CHAPTER XXV. 1. And he said unto me: 'Enoch, why dost p. 51 thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, and ⌈ why ⌉ dost thou wish to learn the truth?' Then I answered him ⌈⌈ saying ⌉⌉ : 'I wish to know about everything, but especially…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XII

“You also say, “ that invocations are directed to the Gods as to beings that are passive, so that not only dæmons are passive, but likewise the Gods .” This, however, is not the case. For the illumination which takes place through invocation…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XVa

“After this, you pass on to another division into contraries, viz. the division of Gods with reference to dæmons. For you say, “ that the Gods are pure intellects ;” but you propose this opinion as an hypothesis, or you narrate it as a dog…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XVb

“Or what passion can accede to a thing of this kind, the purity of which the most worthy human manners cannot easily equal? You say, however, “ that the things which are offered in supplications are offered as to sensitive and psychical nat…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XXI

“The division, however, of the passive from the impassive , which you adopt, may perhaps be rejected by some one, as not adapted to either of the more excellent genera, through the causes which we have before enumerated; and it also deserves…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter IIIa

“Let us, however, now proceed to the appearances of the Gods and their perpetual attendants, and show what the difference is in their appearance. For you inquire, “ by what indication the presence of a God, or an angel, or an archangel, or…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XVIII

“Another contest, however, awaits us, not less than that in which we have been before engaged, and which you immediately announce, concerning the causes of divination, “ whether a God, an angel, or a dæmon, or some other power, is present in…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XIX

“But neither does the cause [of the energies] of more excellent natures subsist as a certain middle instrument, [77] nor does he who invokes operate through him who prophesies; for to assert these things is impious. And it is much more true…”

◆Iamblichus: On the Mysteries | Chapter XXIV

“In what follows, while you endeavour to unfold divination, you entirely subvert it. For if a passion of the soul is admitted to be the cause of it, what wise man will attribute to an unstable and stupid thing orderly and stable foreknowledg…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistusk

“In concluding his exposition of the Vision , Hermes wrote: "The sleep of the body is the sober watchfulness of the Mind and the shutting of my eyes reveals the true Light. My silence is filled with budding life and hope, and is full of goo…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Life and Philosophy of Pythagorasd

“Secondly, the degree of 'Theoreticus,' which dealt with superficial applications of the exact sciences, and, lastly, the degree of 'Electus,' which entitled the candidate to pass forward into the light of the fullest illumination which he w…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Pythagorean Theory of Music and Colorf

“The lower octave (Γ to G) comprises that part of the universe in which substance predominate over energy. Its harmonies, therefore, are more gross than those of the higher octave (G to g) wherein energy predominates over substance. "If st…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryf

“The words about the circle are the names of the invisible intelligences, and the small crosses mark points at which certain prayers and invocations are recited. The small circle outside is prepared for the spirit to be invoked, and while i…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryg

“"I intreat thee, Pabiel , by the whole Spirit of Heaven, Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Witnesses, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels, by the holy, great, and glorious Angels Orphaniel Tetra-Dagiel Salamla Acimoy past…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Alchemy and Its Exponentse

“Again and again his bones were dug up and reinterred in another place. The slab of marble over his grave bears the following inscription: " Here lies buried Philip Theophrastus the famous Doctor of Medicine who cured Wounds, Leprosy, Gout,…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Theory and Practice of Alchemyl

“To speak of that part of the mystery which is concerned with the secret life principle within the actual nature of man, is forbidden, for it is decreed by the Masters of the art that each shall discover that for himself and on this subject…”

◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Theory and Practice of Alchemyo

“Without doubt as the black, pitchy matter will and must of necessity become White and Red , and the Red having been carried to perfection, medicinally and for Metals, is then fully capable to preserve mentem sanam in corpore sano until the…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 1, Section 1e

“These mysteries we learn from the Divine Scriptures, and thou wilt find that in well-nigh all the utterances of the Sacred Writers the Divine Names refer in a Symbolical Revelation 72 72 ἐκφαντορικῶς καὶ ὑμνητικῶς. to Its beneficent Emanat…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 1, Section 1k

“) with our hearts predisposed unto the vision of God, and let us bring holy ears to the exposition of God’s holy Names, implanting holy Truths in holy instruments according to the Divine command, and withholding these things from the mocker…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 11, Section 1a

“CHAPTER XI Concerning ” Peace “ and what is meant by ” Very Being “ Itself , ” Very Life ,” ” Very Power ,” and similar phrases . 1. Now let us praise with reverent hymns of peace the Divine Peace which is the Source of all mutual attract…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 12, Section 1a

“181 CHAPTER XII Concerning ” Holy of holies ,” ” King of kings ,” ” Lord of lords ,” ” God of gods .” 1. Forasmuch as the things which needed to be said concerning this matter have been brought, I think, to a proper ending, we must praise…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 2, Section 1b

“And if they deny that the whole Godhead is Life, how can that Sacred Word be true Which declared “As the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom He will,” 175 175 John v. 21 . and also, “It is the Spir…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Divine Names | Chapter 3, Section 1a

“CHAPTER III What is the power of Prayer? Also concerning the Blessed Hierotheus and concerning Reverence and the Writing of Divinity. 1. And first of all, if it like thee, let us consider the highest Name, even “Goodness,” by which all t…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Mystical Theology | Chapter Ia

“Wheat is the Divine Gloom. T rinty, which exceedeth all Being, Deity, and Goodness! 514 514 Lit. “Super-Essential, Supra-Divine, Super-Excellent.” Thou that instructeth Christians in Thy heavenly wisdom! Guide us to that topmost height…”

◆Pseudo-Dionysius: The Mystical Theology | Chapter IIa

“How it is necessary to be united with and render praise to Him Who is the cause of all and above all. Unto this Darkness which is beyond Light we pray that we may come, and may attain unto vision through the loss of sight and knowledge, an…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — Portents at John's Birth | Section 1

“p. 35 PORTENTS AT JOHN'S BIRTH (§ 18). 1 In the Name of Great Life may hallowed Light be glorifed. A CHILD was planted out of the height, a mystery revealed in Jerusalem. 2 The priests saw dreams; chill seized on their children, chill se…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — Portents at John's Birth | Section 4

“Yahyā proclaims in the nights, Yōhānā on the Night's evenings. 4 YAHYĀ proclaims in the nights and says: "Through my Father's discourses I give light and through the praise of the Man, my creator, I have freed my soul from the world and fr…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — Portents at John's Birth | Section 11

“[? Gnosis of Life speaks (cp. § 29):] "Let me warn you, my brothers, let me warn you, my beloved! Let me warn you, my brothers, against the . . . who are like unto the cross. They lay it on the walls; then stand there and bow down to the b…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — The Story of the Breach with Judaism | Section 1

“p. 62 MIRYAI IS EXPELLED FROM JEWRY (§ 34). In the Name of Great Life, may hallowed Light be glorified. MIRYAI am I, of the Kings of Babel 1 a daughter, a daughter of Jerasalem's mighty rulers. They have given me birth; the priests broug…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — The Story of the Breach with Judaism | Section 2

“Thereon he cried: "Come (pl.), look on Miryai, who has left Jewry and gone to make love with her lord. Come, look on Miryai, who has left off coloured raiment and gone to make love with her lord. She forsook gold and silver and went to make…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — The Story of the Breach with Judaism | Section 3

“Thou hast won the victory, Gnosis of Life, and helped all thy friends to victory. And Life is victorious. p. 65 THE EXILED COMMUNITY SETTLE ON THE EUPHRATES (§ 35). In the Name of Great Life, may hallowed Light be glorified. MIRYAI am…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — The Story of the Breach with Judaism | Section 5

“ALL the Jews gathered together and followed after Miryai. They went and found that a throne was set up for Miryai on the bank of Euphrates. A white stnndard was for her unfurled and a book stood upright on her lap. She reads in the Books of…”

◆Gnostic John the Baptizer — The Story of the Breach with Judaism | Section 6

“"Go, go," says she unto them, "ye fools, ye abortions, 4 ye who were not of the world. 5 I am no woman who is stripped for wantoning; and it is not that I have fallen in love with a man. Stripped am I not for returning to you and for again…”

◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter VI — Of the Wonderful Natures of Water, Air and Winds | Chapter VI, Section 1b

“Josephus also makes relation of the wonderful nature of a certain river betwixt Arcea and Raphanea, cities of Syria, which runs with a full channel all the Sabbath day and then on a sudden ceaseth, as if the springs were stopped, and all th…”

◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter XXXIX — That We May, By Some Certain Matters of the World, Stir Up the Gods of the World and Their Ministering Spirits | Chapter XXXIX, Section 1

“CHAPTER XXXIX. That We May, By Some Certain Matters of the World, Stir Up the Gods of the World and Their Ministering Spirits . No man is ignorant that evil spirits, by evil and profane arts, may be raised up as Psellus saith sorcerers are…”

◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LVIII — Of the Reviving of the Dead, and of Sleeping or Hibernating (Wanting Victuals) Many Years Together | Chapter LVIII, Section 1a

“CHAPTER LVIII. Of the Reviving of the Dead, and of Sleeping or Hibernating (Wanting Victuals) Many Years Together . The Arabian philosophers agree that some men may elevate themselves above the powers of their body and above their sensiti…”

◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LXXI — Of Many Words Joined Together, as in Sentences and Verses; and of the Virtues and Astrictions of Charms | Chapter LXXI, Section 1a

“CHAPTER LXXI. Of Many Words Joined Together, as in Sentences and Verses; and of the Virtues and Astrictions of Charms . Besides the virtues of words and names, there is also a greater virtue found in sentences, from the truth contained in…”

◆The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | First Dialoguea

“. Tansillo, Cicada. Tans. The enthusiasms most suitable to be first brought forward and considered are those that I now place before you in the order that seems to me most fitting. Cic. Begin, then, to read. Tansillo. 1. Ye Muses, t…”

◆The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | First Dialoguec

“Hence he cries: "O mountain of Parnassus, where I abide! Muses, with whom I converse! Fountain of Helicon, where I am nourished. Mountain, that affordest me a quiet dwelling-place! Muses, that inspire me with pro found doctrines. Fount…”

◆The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | First Dialogued

“Some are called in vain to put in a ready appearance, and are chiefly those which proceed from the lower instincts, and which obey the reason either not at all, or very little; and forcing himself to prevent their actions and condemn those…”

◆The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part I (Gli Eroici Furori) | Fourth Dialogueb

“He forms intelligible conceptions in his own way and proportions them to his capacity, so that they are received according to the manner of the recipient. Tans. And does he hunt through the operation of the will, by the act of which he co…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 1: Poimandres | Section 1e

“To the first zone he gives the Energy of Growth and Waning; unto the second [zone], Device of Evils [now] de-energized; unto the third, the Guile of the Desires de-energized; unto the fourth, his Domineering Arrogance, [also] de-energized;…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 1: Poimandres | Section 1f

“All this befell me from my Mind, that is Man-Shepherd, Word (Logos) of all masterhood, by whom being God-inspired I came unto the Plain of Truth. Wherefore with all my soul and strength thanksgiving give I unto Father-God. 31. Holy art T…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 10: The Sermon on the Mount | Section 1e

“And for this cause is water poured around earth, to be a guard and wall, to keep the blazing of the fire away. But mind, the swiftest thing of all divine outthinkings, and swifter than all elements, hath for its body fire. For mind being…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 12: The Prayer | Section 1c

“All things incorporeal when in a body are subject unto passion, and in the proper sense they are [themselves] all passions. For every thing that moves itself is incorporeal; while every thing that's moved is body. Incorporeals are further…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 12: The Prayer | Section 1d

“Now it is units that give birth to number and increase it, and, being decomposed, are taken back again into themselves. Matter is one; and this whole Cosmos - the mighty God and image of the mightier One, both with Him unified, and the con…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 13: The Discourse of Hermes to Tat | Section 1a

“The Secret Sermon on the Mountain <This dialogue is in many ways the culmination of the whole Corpus, summing up the theory of the Hermetic system at the same time as it provides an intriguing glimpse at the practice. The focus of the dial…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 13: The Discourse of Hermes to Tat | Section 1c

“Gnosis of God hath come to us, and when this comes, my son, Not-knowing is cast out. Gnosis of Joy hath come to us, and on its coming, son, Sorrow will flee away to them who give it room. The Power that follows Joy do I invoke, thy Self-c…”

◆Corpus Hermeticum 15: The Hymn of Hermes | Section 1a

“p. 266 CORPUS HERMETICUM (XVI.) THE DEFINITIONS OF ASCLEPIUS UNTO KING AMMON THE PERFECT SERMON OF ASCLEPIUS UNTO THE KING (Text: R. 348-354; Pat. at end. 1 ) 1. Great is the sermon ( logos ) which I send to thee, O King—the summing up…”

◆Plato: Phaedo | Section 1c

“They are two, and yet they grow together out of one head or stem; and I cannot help thinking that if Aesop had noticed them, he would have made a fable about God trying to reconcile their strife, and when he could not, he fastened their hea…”

◆Plato: Phaedo | Section 1‹

“Yet, said Crito, the sun is still upon the hilltops, and many a one has taken the draught late, and after the announcement has been made to him, he has eaten and drunk, and indulged in sensual delights; do not hasten then, there is still ti…”

◆Plato: Phaedrus | Section 1v

“For those who have once begun the heavenward pilgrimage may not go down again to darkness and the journey beneath the earth, but they live in light always; happy companions in their pilgrimage, and when the time comes at which they receive…”

◆Plato: Phaedrus | Section 1…

“But he who thinks that in the written word there is necessarily much which is not serious, and that neither poetry nor prose, spoken or written, is of any great value, if, like the compositions of the rhapsodes, they are only recited in ord…”

◆Plato: Phaedrus | Section 1†

“By all means. Soc. Beloved Pan, and all ye other gods who haunt this place, give me beauty in the inward soul; and may the outward and inward man be at one. May I reckon the wise to be the wealthy, and may I have such a quantity of gold…”

◆Plato: Symposium | Section 1d

“Socrates took his place on the couch, and supped with the rest; and then libations were offered, and after a hymn had been sung to the god, and there had been the usual ceremonies, they were about to commence drinking, when Pausanias said,…”

◆Plato: Symposium | Section 1e

“So entirely has this great deity been neglected." Now in this Phaedrus seems to me to be quite right, and therefore I want to offer him a contribution; also I think that at the present moment we who are here assembled cannot do better than…”

◆Plato: Symposium | Section 1h

“Now here and in Lacedaemon the rules about love are perplexing, but in most cities they are simple and easily intelligible; in Elis and Boeotia, and in countries having no gifts of eloquence, they are very straightforward; the law is simply…”

◆Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1i

“He opened great gates on both sides, He made strong the bolt on the left and on the right. In the midst thereof he fixed the zenith; The Moon-god he caused to shine forth, the night he entrusted to him. He appointed him, a being of the ni…”

◆Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1j

“Tutu [Marduk] is "He who created them anew"; Should their wants be pure, then are they satisfied; Should he make an incantation, then are the gods appeased; Should they attack him in anger, he withstandeth their onslaught! Let him therefor…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet I — The Tyranny of Gilgamish and the Creation of Enkidu | Tablet I, Section 1a

“THE EPIC OF GILGAMISH. THE FIRST TABLET OF THE TYRANNY OF GILGAMISH, AND THE CREATION OF ENKIDU. . He who (the heart of) all matters hath proven let him [teach] the nation, [He who all] knowledge possesseth, therein shall he [school] all…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet I — The Tyranny of Gilgamish and the Creation of Enkidu | Tablet I, Section 1b

“Gilgamish leaveth no son to his father, [his arrogance swelling] (Each) day and night; aye, he is the shepherd of Erech, [the high-wall’d], 25. He is their shepherd . . . masterful, dominant, subtle . . . Gilgamish leaveth no maid to…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet III — The Expedition against Humbaba | Tablet III, Section 1c

“I (forsooth) dread him, and (yet) to [(the depths of the) Forest] I'll take [me] . ." . " . . . . . . . . may thy god (so) [protect] thee, Bringing thee back [(safe and)] sound to the walls of [broad-marketed] Erech." 35. Gilgami…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet V — The Fight with Humbaba | Tablet V, Section 1a

“THE FIFTH TABLET. OF THE FIGHT WITH HUMBABA. . Stood they and stared at the Forest, they gazed at the height of the Cedars, Scanning the avenue into the Forest: (and there) where Humbaba 5. Stalk’d, was a path, (and) straight were his t…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet V — The Fight with Humbaba | Tablet V, Section 1b

“(Then) [faded] the glare, (then) faded the fires, 20. Falling, [the brands] turn’d to ashes—[Come, let us go] down to the desert, That we may counsel together." Enkidu (now) to interpret his dream unto Gilgamish speaketh: . . . In the f…”

◆Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet VI — Ishtar and the Bull of Heaven | Tablet VI, Section 1c

“But if thou’lt [not] make [this Bull], then . . . . I'll smite . . . ., I'll put . . . ., I'll . . . . 100. More than the . . . will be the . . . . . . . ________________________________ Anu [made answer, (thus) spe…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | PROLOGUEa

“HEARKEN to the reed-flute, how it complains, Lamenting its banishment from its home: "Ever since they tore me from my osier bed, My plaintive notes have moved men and women to tears. I burst my breast, striving to give vent to sighs, And t…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY Ia

“The Prince and the Handmaid. A prince, while engaged on a hunting excursion, espied a fair maiden, and by promises of gold induced her to accompany him. After a time she fell sick, and the prince had her tended by divers physicians. As,…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY IIIa

“The Jewish King, his Vazir, and the Christians. A certain Jewish king used to persecute the Christians, desiring to exterminate their faith. His Vazir persuaded him to try a stratagem, namely, to mutilate the Vazir himself, and expel him…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY IV

“Another Tyrannical Jewish King. A certain Jewish king, the same who is referred to in the Sura "Signs of the Zodiac," I made up his mind to utterly exterminate the Christian faith, and with that view he set up a huge idol, and issued comman…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY IXb

“Woman is a ray of God, not a mere mistress, The Creator's self, as it were, not a mere creature! Moses and Pharaoh, alike doers of God's will, as Light and Darkness. Poison and Antidote. Verily, both Moses and Pharaoh walked in the right…”

◆The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY XIII

“The Prophet's Scribe. The Prophet had a scribe who used to write down the texts that fell from his lips. At last this scribe became so conceited that he imagined all this heavenly wisdom proceeded from his own wit, and not from the Prophet.…”

◇The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY VIIb

“What matters it if it be heathen or true? Why hast thou forsaken thy Beloved? What matters it if she be fair or ugly?" 4 Let me then, I say, make complaint Of the severity of That Fickle Fair One. I cry, and my cries sound sweet in His e…”

◇The Masnavi, Book I (Rumi) | STORY VIIc

“My ardour arises not from joy or grief, My sense mates not with illusion and fancy. My condition is different, for it is strange. Deny it not ! God is all-powerful. Argue not from the condition of common men, Stumble not at severity and…”

◆The Dhammapada | Chapter I, Section 1d

“He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path. 18. The virtuous man is happy in this world, and he is happy in the next; he is happy in both. He is happy when he thinks of the good he has…”

◆The Dhammapada | Chapter VIII, Section 1b

“Buddhism, however, acknowledges the existence of some of the Hindu deities, and from the various friendly offices which those Devas are said to have rendered to Gotama, Buddhists evince a respect for their idols.' See also Buddhaghosha's Pa…”

◆The Dhammapada | Chapter XIV, Section 1c

“But that is not a safe refuge, that is not the best refuge; a man is not delivered from all pains after having gone to that refuge. 190. He who takes refuge with Buddha, the Law, [188-192. These verses occur in Sanskrit in the Prâtihârya…”

◆Vajrakkhedika (Diamond Cutter) | Section 1a

“THE VA G RA KKH EDIKÂ OR DIAMOND-CUTTER. ADORATION to the blessed Ârya-pra gñ â-pâramitâ (perfection of wisdom). I. Thus it was heard by me: At one time Bhagavat (the blessed Buddha) dwelt in S râvastî, in the grove of G eta[1], in the g…”

◆The Poetic Edda: Hovamol | Section 1n

“Knowest how one shall write, | knowest how one shall rede? Knowest how one shall tint, | knowest how one makes trial? Knowest how one shall ask, | knowest how one shall offer? Knowest how one shall send, | knowest how one shall sacrifice…”

◆The Poetic Edda: Voluspo | Section 1b

“The roving Norsemen of the tenth century, very few of whom had as yet accepted Christianity, were nevertheless in close contact with Celtic races which had already been converted, and in many ways the Celtic influence was strongly felt. It…”

◆Îsâ-Upanishad | Îsâ, Section 1a

“p. 308 p. 309 VÂ G ASANEYI-SA M HITÂ-UPANISHAD, SOMETIMES CALLED Î S ÂVÂSYA OR Î S Â-UPANISHAD p. 310 p. 311 VÂ G ASANEYI-SA M HITÂ-UPANISHAD. 1. ALL this, whatsoever moves on earth, is to be hidden in the Lord (the Self). When thou…”

◆Îsâ-Upanishad | Îsâ, Section 1b

“Remember thy deeds 5 ! 18. Agni, lead us on to wealth (beatitude) by a good path, thou, O God, who knowest all things! p. 314 [paragraph continues] Keep far from us crooked evil, and we shall offer thee the fullest praise! (Rv. I, 189…”