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OF ATTIS

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Φιλοσοφούμενα ή κατὰ πασῶν αἱρέσεων ἔλεγχος τοῦ Ἱππολύτου τῆς Ῥώμης, (Lat. Refutation omnium haeresium). V 9:

εἴτε Κρόνου γένος, εἴτε Διὸς μάκαρ,

εἴτε Ῥέας, μέγα χαῖρε, <ὠ> τὸ κατηφὲς ἄκουσμα Ῥέας Ἄττι·

σὲ καλοῦσι μὲν Ἀσσύριοι τριπόθητον Ἄδωνιν,

ὅλη δ’ Ἀἴγυπτος Ὄσιριν,

ἐπουράνιον μηνὸς κέρας Ἑλληνὶς σοφία,

Σαμοθρᾷκες Ἄδαμας σεβάσμιον,

Αἱμόνιοι Κορύβαντα,

καὶ οἱ Φρύγες ἄλλοτε μὲν Πάπαν,

ποτὲ δ’ <αὖ> νέκυν ἢ θεὸν ἢ τὸν ἄκαρπον ἢ

αἰπόλον ἢ χλοερὸν στάχυν ἀμηθέντα

ἢ τὸν πολύκαρπον ἔτικτεν ἀμύγδαλος,

ἀνέρα συρικτάν.

Whether you are a child of Krónos, or the happy son of Zefs,

or of Rǽa... Welcome, oh great one, who is the sad song of Rǽa!

The Assyrians call you thrice-desired Ádônis,

and all Egypt calls you Ósiris,

Greek wisdom calls you the heavenly horn of the crescent moon.

The Samothracians call you the venerable Adámas,

The Aimonians call you Korývas,

and the Phrygians sometimes call you Papa,

and at times they call you the dead one, or the God, or the barren one,

or the goatherd, or the harvested unripe ear of corn,

or the fruitful one whom the almond tree begot,

the man who plays the pipe!

(trans. James Van Kollenburg)

The story of the birth of the Gods: Orphic Theogony.

We know the various qualities and characteristics of the Gods based on metaphorical stories: Mythology.

Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.

Introduction to the Thæí (the Gods): The Nature of the Gods.

How do we know there are Gods? Experiencing Gods.

Our theology is preserved in fragments: The Orphic Fragments of Otto Kern.

This logo is the principal symbol of this website. It is called the CESS logo, i.e. the Children of the Earth and the Starry Sky. The Pætilía (Petelia, Πετηλία) and other golden tablets having this phrase are the inspiration for the symbol. The image represents this idea: Earth (divisible substance) and the Sky (continuous substance) are the two kozmogonic substances. The twelve stars represent the Natural Laws, the dominions of the Olympian Gods. In front of these symbols is the seven-stringed kithára (cithara, κιθάρα), the the lyre of Apóllôn (Apollo, Ἀπόλλων). It (here) represents the bond between Gods and mortals and is representative that we are the children of Orphéfs (Orpheus, Ὀρφεύς).

PLEASE NOTE: Throughout the pages of this website, you will find fascinating stories about our Gods. These narratives are known as mythology, the traditional stories of the Gods and Heroes. While these tales are great mystical vehicles containing transcendent truth, they are symbolic and should not be taken literally. A literal reading will frequently yield an erroneous result. The meaning of the myths is concealed in code. To understand them requires a key. For instance, when a God kills someone, this usually means a transformation of the soul to a higher level. Similarly, sexual union with a God is a transformation.

We know the various qualities and characteristics of the Gods based on metaphorical stories: Mythology.

Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.

SPELLING: HellenicGods.org uses the Reuchlinian method of pronouncing ancient Greek, the system preferred by scholars from Greece itself. An approach was developed to enable the student to easily approximate the Greek words. Consequently, the way we spell words is unique, as this method of transliteration is exclusive to this website. For more information, visit these three pages:

Pronunciation of Ancient Greek

Transliteration of Ancient Greek

Pronouncing the Names of the Gods in Hellenismos

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