Dionysus was the greek god of wine, ecstacy and love. He was so charismatic that women left their homes to revel in the woods with him. He symbolizes the perpetual youth who never wants to grow up.
Greek Church This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Explanation of Terms; II. The Greek Orthodox Church and Its Divisions; III. Greek Uniat...
Helius was the ancient Greek Titan-god of the sun who presided over the various facets of the heavenly body, from the measurement and divisions of the day, year and the seasons, to the powers of heat and fire, and the gift of sight. This page contains de
HAIDES (Hades) was the king of the underworld and god of the dead. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial. Haides was also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of...
Local customs are gradually suppressed in favor of the patriarch’s way of doing things. Schisms and heresies accentuate this uniformity among Catholics. It was a sign of adherence to the Catholic center Alexandria, Constantinople, or whichever it might be to agree entirely with it in rite. ...
Athenswhen it was a newly-founded city (and before it was called Athens, of course). Athena proposed they hold a content for the patronage of the city: each would present a gift to the city and the king, Cecrops, would judge which present was best and therefore which god would be ...
money gaining the favor of the general public. He had only one true political rival, Nicias, who had secured a treaty of peace fo... premier Epochs knowledge has long been purported as the only viable means by which mankind truly knows how and if something exists; without empir... ...
God has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed. It is the second of these lines that concerns me. The Greek text of that second line reads: ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσ...
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Have we stood there with “Herod” and given him praise as he takes the glory for himself? Should we be surprised if God decides to humble our pride in the areas of his boast because we have trusted too much in princes, as the very people purchased by the blood of Christ?” ...