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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras · 65 of 122 · tr. Florence M. Firth

Section 13 (part 32)

345 Τίκτε δὲ θυγατέρων ἱερὸν γένος, αἳ κατὰ γαῖαν ἄνδρας κουρίζουσι σὺν Ἀπόλλωνι ἄνακτι καὶ Ποταμοῖς, ταύτην δὲ Διὸς πάρα μοῖραν ἔχουσι, Πειθώ τ᾽ Ἀδμήτη τε Ἰάνθη τ᾽ Ἠλέκτρη τε Δωρίς τε Πρυμνώ τε καὶ Οὐρανίη θεοειδὴς 350 Ἱππώ τε Κλυμένη τε ῾Ρόδειά τε Καλλιρόη τε Ζευξώ τε Κλυτίη τε Ἰδυῖά τε Πασιθόη τε Πληξαύρη τε Γαλαξαύρη τ᾽ ἐρατή τε Διώνη Μηλόβοσίς τε Φόη τε καὶ εὐειδὴς Πολυδώρη Κερκηίς τε φυὴν ἐρατὴ Πλουτώ τε βοῶπις 355 Περσηίς τ᾽ Ἰάνειρά τ᾽ Ἀκάστη τε Ξάνθη τε Πετραίη τ᾽ ἐρόεσσα Μενεσθώ τ᾽ Εὐρώπη τε Μῆτίς τ᾽ Εὐρυνόμη τε Τελεστώ τε κροκόπεπλος Χρυσηίς τ᾽ Ἀσίη τε καὶ ἱμερόεσσα Καλυψὼ Εὐδώρη τε Τύχη τε καὶ Ἀμφιρὼ Ὠκυρόη τε 360 καὶ Στύξ, ἣ δή σφεων
Themes
Emanation Hierarchycosmology

A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.

The text outlines a genealogical chain of divine beings descending from primordial sources like Uranus and Night, resembling a hierarchical structure.

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Living Godtheology

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

The deities are portrayed as active agents who generate offspring and possess distinct domains rather than static abstract principles.

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Anthropomorphismtheology

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

[auto] The passage depicts divine beings engaging in human-like familial relationships, such as Uranus calling Titans children and Night bearing offspring.

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