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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras · 94 of 122 · tr. Florence M. Firth

Section 13 (part 61)

Καῦμα δὲ θεσπέσιον κάτεχεν Χάος· εἴσατο δ᾽ ἄντα 700 ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἰδεῖν ἠδ᾽ οὔασι ὄσσαν ἀκοῦσαι αὔτως, ὡς εἰ Γαῖα καὶ Οὐρανὸς εὐρὺς ὕπερθε πίλνατο· τοῖος γάρ κε μέγας ὑπὸ δοῦπος ὀρώρει τῆς μὲν ἐρειπομένης, τοῦ δ᾽ ὑψόθεν ἐξεριπόντος· τόσσος δοῦπος ἔγεντο θεῶν ἔριδι ξυνιόντων. 705 Σὺν δ᾽ ἄνεμοι ἔνοσίν τε κονίην τ᾽ ἐσφαράγιζον βροντήν τε στεροπήν τε καὶ αἰθαλόεντα κεραυνόν, κῆλα Διὸς μεγάλοιο, φέρον δ᾽ ἰαχήν τ᾽ ἐνοπήν τε ἐς μέσον ἀμφοτέρων· ὄτοβος δ᾽ ἄπλητος ὀρώρει σμερδαλέης ἔριδος, κάρτος δ᾽ ἀνεφαίνετο ἔργων. 710 Ἔκλίνθη δὲ μάχη· πρὶν δ᾽ ἀλλήλοις ἐπέχοντες ἐμμενέως ἐμάχοντο διὰ κρατερὰς ὑσμίνας.
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Anthropomorphismtheology

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

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Cosmic Sympathycosmology

The Stoic and Plotinian doctrine that all parts of the cosmos are bound by hidden affinities, so that a movement in one part resonates through the whole; the metaphysical basis for astrology, magic, and divination.

Actions in the heavens (Olympus) cause resonant physical reactions on earth, such as shaking and burning.

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Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

The text describes divine power manifesting as shining light, lightning, and holy fire that blinds the eyes.

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Living Godtheology

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

[auto] Zeus is portrayed as an active, dynamic deity who speaks, feels wrath, and intervenes directly in the affairs of mortals.

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Ritual Firepraxis

Fire as medium of divine presence.

[auto] Fire is central to the narrative as a divine substance stolen from the gods and given to humans as a medium of power.

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