(84-54 b.c.e.) by T. Apiryon The first great Roman lyric poet, noted for his sincere, elegant, and passionate eroticism, the model for the medieval tradition of the art of courtly love. One of the great influences on Crowley the lyric poet. Catullus was born into a wealthy family of Celtic descent in the town of
Comments Off on CatullusPublius Vergilius Maro (70-19 b.c.e.) by T. Apiryon Also known as Vergil or Virgil. A poet of Rome under the Emperor Augustus, Vergil was the author of two collections of scholarly, beautiful, and prophetic poems, the Eclogues and the Georgics; but was most famous for the great epic, The Aeneid, an account of the wanderings
Comments Off on Vergilius(c. 1200 b.c.e./mythic) by T. Apiryon Known in Roman mythology as Ulysses. Greek hero; king of Ithaca; son of Laertes (some say of Sisyphus) and Anticlea, husband of Pênelopê. A leading hero of the Trojan War, who proposed the idea of the Trojan Horse. In contrast to the physical strength of Hêraclês, Odysseus’s heroism was
Comments Off on Odysseus(c. 1200 b.c.e./mythic) by T. Apiryon Thracian hero and demi-god; son of Oeagrus (some say Apollo) and Calliope; priest of Dionysus. The most famous of the musicians and poets of Greek mythology. The quintessential Bard, his masterful singing and music upon the Lyre could tame wild animals and move even stones and cliffs. Orpheus journeyed
Comments Off on Orpheus(c. 1200 b.c.e./mythic) by T. Apiryon Known in Roman Mythology as Hercules, and in Phoenician/Carthaginian mythology as Melkarth. Theban Greek hero and demi-god; son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena, whom Zeus seduced by taking the form of her husband, Amphitryon. The mightiest and most famous of the heroes of Greek mythology, comparable to the
Comments Off on Hêraclês(prehistoric/mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Mont, Menthu or Monthu, and referred to as the “Lord of Thebes.” Egyptian solar/martial god, and Nome-god of Hermonthis (Annu Qemau). The Greeks identified him with Apollo and Ares. Mentu is depicted as a male deity with a falcon’s (or bull’s) head, clad in an apron, wearing a
Comments Off on Mentu(prehistoric/mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Amon, Ammon, Amun and Amen. Egyptian god known as “King of the Gods” and “Lord of Heaven,” Nome-god of Thebes (Uast, near present-day Qus), consort of Hathor (or of Mut), and father of Khonsu. The Romans identified him with Jupiter. The name Amoun means “hidden.” Amoun was the
Comments Off on Amoun(prehistoric/mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Min or Amsu. Egyptian ithyphallic fertility god, and Nome-god of Panopolis (Apu, near present-day Akhmim). The Greeks identified him with Pan. Khem is depicted as a human male, wearing a crown with two tall ostrich plumes, with the right hand raised behind his head holding a flail, the
Comments Off on Khem(c. 2000 b.c.e.) by T. Apiryon Priest-king mentioned in Genesis 14:18-20 as having served as priest to Abraham: “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God (El Elyon, אל עליון). And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high
Comments Off on Melchizedek(prehistoric/mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Asar, Ausar or Serapis. Originally a fertility god, Osiris developed into the Egyptian god of resurrection, lord of the underworld, son of Seb or Geb and Nut, consort of Isis (Asi), and Nome-god of Abydos (Abtu, now Nag Hammadi). Identified by the Greeks with Dionysus, Adonis and Hades.
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