After Life in Roman Paganism Lectures Delivered At Yale University On the Silli
After Life in Roman Paganism Lectures Delivered At Yale University On the Silli
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Homer names only one class of criminals whom the Erinyes tor- ture beneath the ground, the perjurers. But here again the motive of the punishment is a direct provocation of the gods ; by the formula of execration which ended their oath, the perjurers had surrendered themselves to divine vengeance, if they broke their faith; and this is why a place apart among the sufferers of the underworld was always kept for them.
The Orphics, who were the first to separate in the un- derworld the region of T...artarus from the Elysian Fields, were also innovators as regarded the character of these contrasting dwelling-places. Notably, there was among their books a Descent into Hades (Kara/3acri9 ets "AiSou), which described its joys and pains. If the blessed were admitted to the flowery meadows where they enjoyed the delight of a perpetual feast, the profane, those who had not been purified by the rites of the sect, were plunged in 172 AFTER LIFE IN ROMAN PAGANISM darkness and mire, which was either intended to recall the moral nncleanness of all who had not taken part in the cathartic ceremonies, or else implied that these shades were figured like the penitents who, seated in the mud of the road, proclaimed their sins to passers-by.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Homer names only one class of criminals whom the Erinyes tor- ture beneath the ground, the perjurers. But here again the motive of the punishment is a direct provocation of the gods ; by the formula of execration which ended their oath, the perjurers had surrendered themselves to divine vengeance, if they broke their faith; and this is why a place apart among the sufferers of the underworld was always kept for them.
The Orphics, who were the first to separate in the un- derworld the region of T...artarus from the Elysian Fields, were also innovators as regarded the character of these contrasting dwelling-places. Notably, there was among their books a Descent into Hades (Kara/3acri9 ets "AiSou), which described its joys and pains. If the blessed were admitted to the flowery meadows where they enjoyed the delight of a perpetual feast, the profane, those who had not been purified by the rites of the sect, were plunged in 172 AFTER LIFE IN ROMAN PAGANISM darkness and mire, which was either intended to recall the moral nncleanness of all who had not taken part in the cathartic ceremonies, or else implied that these shades were figured like the penitents who, seated in the mud of the road, proclaimed their sins to passers-by.
What to read after After Life in Roman Paganism Lectures Delivered At Yale University On the Silli?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Franz Valery Marie Cumont to read onlineMoreLess
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