The Golden Verses of Pythagoras · 114 of 122 · tr. Florence M. Firth
Section 13 (part 81)
αὐτὰρ Ἄρηι ῥινοτόρῳ Κυθέρεια Φόβον καὶ Δεῖμον ἔτικτε δεινούς, οἵτ᾽ ἀνδρῶν πυκινὰς κλονέουσι φάλαγγας 935 ἐν πολέμῳ κρυόεντι σὺν Ἄρηι πτολιπόρθῳ, Ἁρμονίην θ᾽, ἣν Κάδμος ὑπέρθυμος θέτ᾽ ἄκοιτιν.
Ζηνὶ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ Ἀτλαντὶς Μαίη τέκε κύδιμον Ἑρμῆν, κήρυκ᾽ ἀθανάτων, ἱερὸν λέχος εἰσαναβᾶσα.
Καδμείη δ᾽ ἄρα οἱ Σεμέλη τέκε φαίδιμον υἱὸν 940 μιχθεῖσ᾽ ἐν φιλότητι, Διώνυσον πολυγηθέα, ἀθάνατον θνητή· νῦν δ᾽ ἀμφότεροι θεοί εἰσιν.
Ἀλκμήνη δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔτικτε βίην Ἡρακληείην μιχθεῖσ᾽ ἐν φιλότητι Διὸς νεφεληγερέταο.
Ἀγλαΐην δ᾽ Ἥφαιστος, ἀγακλυτὸς ἀμφιγυήεις, 945 ὁπλοτάτην Χαρίτων θαλερὴν ποιήσατ᾽ ἄκοιτιν.
Themes
◆Anthropomorphismtheology
Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.
Divine beings (Gods and Titans) are depicted as personified entities dwelling in specific physical locations.
All passages →◆Living Godtheology
The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
Deities are portrayed as active, personal agents who birth children and rule over gods and men.
All passages →◇Funerary Navigationpraxis
Texts and rituals guiding the soul through death.
[auto] The passage describes the geography of the underworld (Tartarus), including marble gates and iron thresholds, which serves as a map for the soul's destination after death.
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