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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras · 48 of 122 · tr. Florence M. Firth

Section 13 (part 15)

Τῶν ἑκατὸν μὲν χεῖρες ἀπ᾽ ὤμων ἀίσσοντο, 150 ἄπλαστοι, κεφαλαὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ πεντήκοντα ἐξ ὤμων ἐπέφυκον ἐπὶ στιβαροῖσι μέλεσσιν· ἰσχὺς δ᾽ ἄπλητος κρατερὴ μεγάλῳ ἐπὶ εἴδει. Ὅσσοι γὰρ Γαίης τε καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἐξεγένοντο, δεινότατοι παίδων, σφετέρῳ δ᾽ ἤχθοντο τοκῆι 155 ἐξ ἀρχῆς· καὶ τῶν μὲν ὅπως τις πρῶτα γένοιτο, πάντας ἀποκρύπτασκε, καὶ ἐς φάος οὐκ ἀνίεσκε, Γαίης ἐν κευθμῶνι, κακῷ δ᾽ ἐπετέρπετο ἔργῳ Οὐρανός. ἣ δ᾽ ἐντὸς στοναχίζετο Γαῖα πελώρη στεινομένη· δολίην δὲ κακήν τ᾽ ἐφράσσατο τέχνην.
Themes
Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

Specific divine names such as Zeus, Muses, Gaia, and Ouranos are invoked to establish connection with the divine realm.

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Active Contemplationpraxis

A form of meditation that uses imagery, imagination, or symbolic thought rather than purely empty stillness.

[auto] The text prescribes the active practice of hymning and inquiring into existence as a spiritual exercise.

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Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

[auto] The passage explicitly attributes human features and actions to the divine, such as Zeus smiling with eyes and goddesses having lily-white feet.

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Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

[auto] The deities are depicted as active, dynamic agents who sing, smile, speak, and beget offspring rather than abstract principles.

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