Taylor - Eleusianian and Bacchic Mysteries.pdf - Platonic Philosophy

More documents

Recommendations

Info

124 Eleusiriian anda death mean but symbolical or philosophicaldeath I And what is this but the true exercise of the virtues which purify ? Butthese poor men read only superficially, orfor the sake of displaying some criticalacumen in verbal emendations ;and yet withsuch despicable preparations for philosophical discussion, they have the impudence tooppose their puerileconceptions to the decisions of men of elevated genius and profound investigation, who, happily freed fromthe danger and drudgery of learning anyforeign language,* directed all their attentionwithout restraint to the acquisition of themost exalted truth.\It only now remains that we prove, in thelast place, that a representation of the descentof the soul formed no inconsiderable part ofthese mystic shows.This, indeed,is doubt-* It is to be regretted, nevertheless, that our author had notrisked the "danger and drudgery" of learning Greek, so as tohave rendered fuller justice to his subject, and been of greaterservice to his readers. We are conscious that those who are toolearned in verbal criticism are prone to overlook the real purportof the text. A. W.
Bacchic Mysteries.125less occultly intimated by Virgil, when speaking of the souls of the blessed in Elysium, headds,Has omnes, ubi mille rotam volvere per annos,Lethaeum ad fluvium deus evocat agmine magno :Scilicet immemores supera ut convexa revisant,Rursus et incipiaiit in corpore velle reverti.*But openly by Apuleius in the followingprayer which Psyche addresses to Ceres:Per ego te frugiferam tuam dextram istamdeprecor, per Isetificas messium cserimonias,per tacita sacra cistarum, et per famulorumtuorum draconumpinnata curricula, et glebae.Siculse fulcamina, et currum rapacem,et terramtenacem,et illuminarum Proserpinsenuptiarum demeacula, et csetera quae silentiotegit Eleusis, Atticae sacrarium ; miserandsePsyches animse, supplicis tuae, subsiste.f Thatbeseech thee, by thy fruit-bearing rightis, "I* "All these, after they have passed away a thousand years, aresummoned by the divine one in great array, to the Letheean river.In this way they become forgetful of their former earth-life, andrevisit the vaulted realms of the world, willing again to returninto bodies."t APULEIUS: The Golden Ass. (Story of Cupid and Psyche),book vi.
Page 7:
SltcljaicVOL. I.ELEUSINIAN AND BACC
Page 10 and 11:
Copyright, 1891, byJ. W. BOUTON.THE
Page 12 and 13:
Bacchic Ceremonies.
Page 14 and 15:
EleusinianPriestesses.Bacchante and
Page 16 and 17:
Kleusiiiian Mysteries.
Page 18 and 19:
Apollo ami Muses.
Page 20 and 21:
"""12 Introduction.c
Page 22:
"14 Introduction.He had three
Page 26 and 27:
"18 Introduction.he reads to u
Page 28:
20 Introduction.or more probably re
Page 31 and 32:
Introduction. 23life and manners. T
Page 33 and 34:
"Introduction. 25philosophy. A
Page 35 and 36:
"Introduction, 27Proclns does
Page 37 and 38:
Rape of Proserpina.ADVERTISEMENT TO
Page 39 and 40:
THE ELEUSINIAN AND BACCHICDionysus
Page 41 and 42:
"Bacchic Mysteries. 33seen tho
Page 43 and 44:
Bacchic Mysteries. 35invested with
Page 45 and 46:
""Bacchic Mysteries. 37Fo
Page 47 and 48:
JBacchic Mysteries. 39body, to desc
Page 51 and 52:
"Those"reader mayBacchic
Page 53 and 54:
"Bacchic Mysteries. 45that has
Page 55 and 56:
Bacchic Mysteries. 47erally known e
Page 57 and 58:
Bacchic Mysteries. 49even to Virgil
Page 59 and 60:
Bacchic Mysteries. 51is it not obvi
Page 61 and 62:
Bacchic Mysteries. 53Does it not af
Page 63 and 64:
Bacchic Mysteries. 55lapse of the s
Page 65 and 66:
Bacchic Mysteries. 57Quale per ince
Page 67 and 68:
Bacchic Mysteries. 59material natur
Page 70 and 71:
7JC V \ i. ; t v */ i~,v\ \>
Page 72 and 73:
"64 Eleusinian andCerberus hae
Page 74 and 75:
66 Eleusinian andparently separated
Page 76 and 77:
68 Eleusinian andpiodorus, then, a
Page 78 and 79:
"70 Eleusinian andepaotXeooev
Page 80:
72 Bacchic Mysteries.T(DVapsicov,TC
Page 83 and 84: Bacchic Mysteries. 75the body, she
Page 85 and 86: Bacchic Mysteries. 77Nor do I see h
Page 87 and 88: Bacchic Mysteries. 79of phantasy ;a
Page 89 and 90: Bacchic Mysteries. 81(as we have al
Page 93 and 94: Bacchic Mysteries. 85should first b
Page 95 and 96: Bacchic Mysteries. 87this was likew
Page 97 and 98: "Bacchic Mysteries. 89is the r
Page 99 and 100: Bacchic Mysteries. 91hence a condit
Page 102 and 103: Eleusiiiiaii Mysteries.
Page 104 and 105: 96 Eleusinian andthe same time deno
Page 106 and 107: "The98 Eleusinian andPrincipio
Page 108 and 109: 100 JEleusinian andiscollected into
Page 110 and 111: 102 , Eleusinian andcandido corusca
Page 112: "well-known104 Bacchic Mysteri
Page 115 and 116: Bacchic Mysteries. 107ou(j.[3oXov,
Page 118 and 119: Cupids, Satyr, aiid statue of Priap
Page 120 and 121: """112 Eleusinian an
Page 122 and 123: "114 Elemiwian andthe fountain
Page 124: ""116 Bacchic Mysteries.g
Page 128 and 129: 120 Eleusinian andAndrequisite to t
Page 130 and 131: 122 Eleusinian andindivisible natur
Page 134: "126 Bacchic Mysteries.hand, b
Page 137 and 138: Bacchic Mysteries. 129life] is impl
Page 139 and 140: Bacchic Mysteries. 131the fable whi
Page 141 and 142: Bacchic Mysteries.133But of these s
Page 143 and 144: """Bacchic Mysteries
Page 146 and 147: Proserpina. Greek. Bacchus. India.C
Page 148: 140 Bacchic Mysteries.this elegant
Page 151 and 152: Bacchic Mysteries. 143residence of
Page 153 and 154: "BacchicMysteries.And this wit
Page 155 and 156: Bacchic Mysteries. 147these energie
Page 157 and 158: Bacchic Mysteries. 149Castra movent
Page 160 and 161: Proserpina gathering Flowers.Pluto
Page 162: 154 Bacchic Mysteries.O male dileet
Page 166 and 167: 158 Eleusinian andCeres, and bewail
Page 168: 160 Bacchic Mysteries.the divisible
Page 172 and 173: 164 Eleusinian andnamely, the fixed
Page 174: 166 Bacchic Mysteries.phyry, in his
Page 177 and 178: Bacchic Mysteries. 169cups sacred t
Page 179 and 180: Bacchic Mysteries. 171earth, whose
Page 182 and 183:
Cupid and Venus. Satyr and Goat. Ba
Page 184 and 185:
"176 Bacchic Mysteries.tious p
Page 186 and 187:
178 Eleusinian andNothing more is m
Page 188 and 189:
"180 Eleminian andand the cont
Page 190 and 191:
^">w182 Eleusinian andb
Page 192 and 193:
"184 Eleusinian andcar, and is
Page 194 and 195:
Psyche Asleep in Hades.
Page 196 and 197:
188 Eleusinian and//life is so vehe
Page 198 and 199:
"190 Eleusinian andthe univers
Page 200 and 201:
192 Eleusinian andbecause this godd
Page 202 and 203:
194 Eleusinian andTrapfO[Jiy]p(pnpo
Page 204:
196 Bacchic Mysteries.no other than
Page 207 and 208:
Bacchic Mysteries. 199place, then,
Page 209 and 210:
Bacchic Mysteries. 201sary for her
Page 211 and 212:
"comes a Bacchus ;Bacchic Myst
Page 215 and 216:
Bacchic Mysteries. 207,oftsvTOcpuTo
Page 217 and 218:
Bacchic Mysteries. 209And the same
Page 220 and 221:
Hercules Reclining.
Page 222 and 223:
"214 Eleusinian andThe sense o
Page 224 and 225:
216 Eleusinian andBut Ocean s circl
Page 226:
"""218 Bacchic Myste
Page 230 and 231:
222 Eleusinian andAnd thus much, fo
Page 232 and 233:
224 Eleusinian andchus, as will be
Page 234 and 235:
226 Eleusinian andWas sav d in ^the
Page 236 and 237:
228 Bacchic Mysteries.think, we may
Page 238 and 239:
230 Appendix.(ov TC/,aytoc- Etta ya
Page 240:
232 Appendix.mysteries of Sabazius,
Page 243 and 244:
"Appendix. 235be mine, and the
Page 245 and 246:
Appendix. 237discourses, and those
Page 247 and 248:
Appendix. 239He is the breath of al
Page 249 and 250:
Nymphs and Centaurs.GLOSSARY.Aporrh
Page 251 and 252:
Glossary. 243EnergyEternalOperation
Page 253 and 254:
Glossary. 245Interpreter continued.
Page 255 and 256:
"RevoltGlossary. 247A rolling
Page 257 and 258:
List of Illustrations. 249woven int
Page 259 and 260:
19, 20,List of Illustrations. 251PA
Page 261 and 262:
"List of Illustrations. 253PAG
Page 263 and 264:
List of Illustrations. 255PAGE.48.
Page 265 and 266:
List of Illustrations. 257PAGE.73.
Page 268:
-:-i
show all

Taylor - Eleusianian and Bacchic Mysteries.pdf - Platonic Philosophy

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?