History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ;. 3^$Bi§*g vii a^,*v*^ * —,-*0-c REMAINS OF THE THEATRE OF HERODES AT ATHENS. longer than the Mohammedan Ramadan, — then eighteen days moredevoted to trials or to different penances, and two to flagellations. 1 Mithra signifies in Zend, sun and love. It recalls Eros, or creative Love, and theSij/uou/jyds of the theogony of Hesiod and Parmenides. [DBAS. 395 The priests of the Enyo of Comana, like the ciissaoua of Algeria,played with swords and gave themselves severe wounds; the Gralliof Cybele emascul
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ;. 3^$Bi§*g vii a^,*v*^ * —,-*0-c REMAINS OF THE THEATRE OF HERODES AT ATHENS. longer than the Mohammedan Ramadan, — then eighteen days moredevoted to trials or to different penances, and two to flagellations. 1 Mithra signifies in Zend, sun and love. It recalls Eros, or creative Love, and theSij/uou/jyds of the theogony of Hesiod and Parmenides. [DBAS. 395 The priests of the Enyo of Comana, like the ciissaoua of Algeria,played with swords and gave themselves severe wounds; the Gralliof Cybele emasculated themselves, as do at the present day theRussian scoptzi; and a multitude of vagabonds who called them-selves priests of various divinities, but in fact followed callings of. Wftj*h-*» MITHRA SACRIFICING THE doubtful honesty, begged while they hawked prayers, talismans, phil-ters, and in addition, like Tetzels band, indulgences for the remis-sion of sins. Never did a gang of gypsies cause so much disgustas these priests of the Syrian goddess whose hideous picture Apuleiushas left 1 Group in the Vatican. This sacrifice, made at the winter solstice, indicated the combatand victory of the god of day, the Son, over the Bull, the symbol of the powers of church of St. Clement at Rome is built on a sanctuary of Mithra. Cf C I I to] viNo. 3,725. 2 Met. viii. ad fin. Plato had already brought to notice (Rep. ii. 7) the religiouscharlatans besieging the doors of the rich to sell them secrets thereby the latter could atone 396 THE EMPIRE AND ROMAN SOCIETY. There existed then what is often seen, — much outward showof religion, and little true devotion. Obedience to the prescriptionof a ritual, especially the performance of expiatory rites, whi
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