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1 1| they say that Agamemnon, abetting the extravagant lust of
2 | about
3 | above
4 2| was drawing water, besides abusing a host of Nereids not a
5 1| nothing that is holy or acceptable to God. For the very compositions
6 2| and female attire, and accompanied by a herd of bacchanalian
7 4| seemed to be mere slanderous accusations, and not truth. But now
8 3| lawful to utter, killed Achelous, and the guest-slaying Busiris),
9 5| by the Divine Word, and acquaint yourselves with the King
10 5| watchwords of our King, holy actions, for through the Word power
11 2| Jupiter, he was a various adulterer, with Antiope as a satyr,
12 2| parricides, and the penalty of adultery, and the ignominy of paederasty.
13 3| through hatred and making AEgyptus childless in the intoxication
14 | afterwards
15 | Again
16 5| who even now constantly aids us, does not desire strength
17 2| as the story goes, the air, and Neptune the deep, and
18 1| prudence for stopping his ears. Ajax, son of Telamon, who bore
19 1| was conquered by a dead Amazon; and putting off the god-fabricated
20 1| contest with Ulysses for the amour. Such things I have no desire
21 5| strife, envy, emulations, anger, and such like. Lust being
22 4| and useless and luxurious anointings, and crowning with garlands.
23 2| various adulterer, with Antiope as a satyr, with Danae as
24 | any
25 5| V. CLOSING APPEAL.~Henceforth, ye Greeks,
26 3| water which gave forth an articulate speech, as the story goes:
27 3| he died. Let Vulcan lay aside his envy, and not be jealous
28 4| GREEKS.~And your public assemblies I have come to hate. For
29 2| with Leda, moreover, he assumed wings. For the love of Semele
30 3| lamenting; and her sister of Athens shrills with her tongue
31 3| declared, such as the curse of Atreus, the bed of Thyestes and
32 2| and garlands, and female attire, and accompanied by a herd
33 3| effectually cleansed the huge Augean building from its dung,
34 2| accompanied by a herd of bacchanalian women?~
35 4| such a mass of evils do you banish shame; and ye fill your
36 5| such like. Lust being once banished, the soul becomes calm and
37 3| rage, and the Thyestean banquet spread by the Furies. And
38 4| For there are excessive banquetings, and subtle flutes which
39 3| loved, because young and beautiful. Since, therefore, ye Greeks,
40 5| desire strength of body and beauty of feature, nor yet the
41 | become
42 3| the curse of Atreus, the bed of Thyestes and the taint
43 5| through which every ill is begotten--hatreds, strife, envy, emulations,
44 1| eminent instructor, is more beset by difficulties than all
45 3| kill the fleet man-eating birds, and brought up from Hades
46 4| like him? And why do you blame your wife for living in
47 3| death the fierce and mighty boar, and was able to kill the
48 5| does not desire strength of body and beauty of feature, nor
49 1| Ajax, son of Telamon, who bore the shield of sevenfold
50 2| in secret, and afterwards bound his father with chains,
51 3| the stag whose nostrils breathed fire, and plucked the golden
52 1| captive by Chryseis, and for Briseis' sake kindled a feud with
53 1| extravagant lust of his brother, and his madness and unrestrained
54 3| those who were at once his brothers and his sons?~
55 3| fleet man-eating birds, and brought up from Hades the three-headed
56 3| cleansed the huge Augean building from its dung, and killed
57 2| gold, and with Europa as a bull; with Leda, moreover, he
58 3| its dung, and killed the bulls and the stag whose nostrils
59 3| Achelous, and the guest-slaying Busiris), and crossed the mountains
60 5| banished, the soul becomes calm and serene. And being set
61 1| Agamemnon was himself taken captive by Chryseis, and for Briseis'
62 1| course of the war they took captives, Agamemnon was himself taken
63 5| reptile from his den and causes it to flee, so the Word
64 2| ravished Proserpine; and Ceres sought her child wandering
65 2| afterwards bound his father with chains, and divided the empire;
66 2| nothing of the masculine character of Minerva, nor of the feminine
67 2| Proserpine; and Ceres sought her child wandering through the deserts.
68 3| great deeds as these, how childishly he was delighted to be stunned
69 3| hatred and making AEgyptus childless in the intoxication of his
70 2| preferred devouring his children; but that, by the craft
71 2| theogony? For they say that Chronos, the son of Ouranos, in
72 1| himself taken captive by Chryseis, and for Briseis' sake kindled
73 3| three-headed dog; who effectually cleansed the huge Augean building
74 5| V. CLOSING APPEAL.~Henceforth, ye Greeks,
75 3| hated because he is old and club-footed, and Mars loved, because
76 4| intemperance, and indulge as a common practice in wicked and insane
77 1| acceptable to God. For the very compositions of your poets are monuments
78 5| Divine Word, who even now constantly aids us, does not desire
79 1| when he was defeated in the contest with Ulysses for the amour.
80 2| the Curetes, Jupiter was conveyed away and kept in secret,
81 2| we to recount them, would cost us a multitude of words.
82 | could
83 4| your own wife? Why do you count him your enemy, and yet
84 1| shepherd. But when in the course of the war they took captives,
85 1| Of such virtue I am not covetous, that I should believe the
86 2| children; but that, by the craft of the Curetes, Jupiter
87 4| luxurious anointings, and crowning with garlands. With such
88 2| Phrygian Ganymede to be his cup-bearer. These, then, are the exploits
89 2| that, by the craft of the Curetes, Jupiter was conveyed away
90 3| have declared, such as the curse of Atreus, the bed of Thyestes
91 3| shrills with her tongue cut out. For what need is there
92 2| Antiope as a satyr, with Danae as gold, and with Europa
93 3| the house of Pelops, and Danaus murdering through hatred
94 2| himself of lying. He pursued Daphne, but did not gain possession
95 1| desire, readily gave even his daughter to be sacrificed, and troubled
96 3| Furies. And Procne is to this day flitting about, lamenting;
97 2| Hesiod wrote his Works and Days, who will believe his drivelling
98 1| and was conquered by a dead Amazon; and putting off
99 3| dramas are founded have declared, such as the curse of Atreus,
100 2| with armour, or in a man's decorating himself with cymbals, and
101 3| and such like and so great deeds as these, how childishly
102 2| the air, and Neptune the deep, and Pluto the portion of
103 1| ox-hide, went mad when he was defeated in the contest with Ulysses
104 4| and rises against you and defrauds you of your own wife? Why
105 3| these, how childishly he was delighted to be stunned by the cymbals
106 5| terrible reptile from his den and causes it to flee, so
107 5| to that state whence it departed, whence every soul was or
108 1| I. JUSTIN JUSTIFIES HIS DEPARTURE FROM GREEK CUSTOMS.~Do not
109 1| prudence, because he could not depend on his prudence for stopping
110 2| child wandering through the deserts. And this myth was celebrated
111 1| gave evidence that he was destitute of worthy prudence, because
112 3| Jupiter, who slew the lion and destroyed the many-headed hydra; who
113 2| the same way, he preferred devouring his children; but that,
114 2| paederasty. Teach Minerva and Diana the works of women, and
115 3| own funeral pile, so he died. Let Vulcan lay aside his
116 1| instructor, is more beset by difficulties than all men besides. For
117 2| nor of the fornicating disposition of Venus. Read to Jupiter,
118 2| father with chains, and divided the empire; Jupiter receiving,
119 5| These have conquered me--the divinity of the instruction, and
120 3| from Hades the three-headed dog; who effectually cleansed
121 1| god-fabricated armour, and donning the hymeneal robe, he became
122 3| histories on which your dramas are founded have declared,
123 2| ravished Melanippe when she was drawing water, besides abusing a
124 2| Days, who will believe his drivelling theogony? For they say that
125 5| it to flee, so the Word drives the fearful passions of
126 5| recesses of the soul; first driving forth lust, through which
127 3| Augean building from its dung, and killed the bulls and
128 1| prudence for stopping his ears. Ajax, son of Telamon, who
129 3| the three-headed dog; who effectually cleansed the huge Augean
130 3| intemperance, and your heroes are effeminate, as the histories on which
131 2| myth was celebrated in the Eleusinian fire. Again, Neptune ravished
132 1| the scholar of your most eminent instructor, is more beset
133 2| chains, and divided the empire; Jupiter receiving, as the
134 5| begotten--hatreds, strife, envy, emulations, anger, and such like. Lust
135 | end
136 4| Why do you count him your enemy, and yet worship one that
137 5| make poets: it does not equip philosophers nor skilled
138 2| Danae as gold, and with Europa as a bull; with Leda, moreover,
139 1| sailing past the Sirens gave evidence that he was destitute of
140 4| garlands. With such a mass of evils do you banish shame; and
141 4| come to hate. For there are excessive banquetings, and subtle
142 5| fire of the soul! The Word exercises an influence which does
143 2| cup-bearer. These, then, are the exploits of the sons of Saturn. And
144 2| II. THE GREEK THEOGONY EXPOSED.~But since, next to Homer,
145 1| Agamemnon, abetting the extravagant lust of his brother, and
146 5| so the Word drives the fearful passions of our sensual
147 5| strength of body and beauty of feature, nor yet the high spirit
148 2| cymbals, and garlands, and female attire, and accompanied
149 2| character of Minerva, nor of the feminine nature of Bacchus, nor of
150 1| Briseis' sake kindled a feud with the son of Thetis.
151 | few
152 3| hydra; who put to death the fierce and mighty boar, and was
153 4| you banish shame; and ye fill your minds with them, and
154 5| Him who made it. For it is fit that it be restored to that
155 5| his den and causes it to flee, so the Word drives the
156 3| and was able to kill the fleet man-eating birds, and brought
157 5| O weapon that puttest to flight terrible passions! O instruction
158 3| And Procne is to this day flitting about, lamenting; and her
159 4| banquetings, and subtle flutes which provoke to lustful
160 3| III. FOLLIES OF THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY.~
161 2| who loved him, he did not foretell his death. And I say nothing
162 2| nature of Bacchus, nor of the fornicating disposition of Venus. Read
163 4| practice in wicked and insane fornication. And this further I would
164 5| nobility, but a pure soul, fortified by holiness, and the watchwords
165 | found
166 3| on which your dramas are founded have declared, such as the
167 5| and serene. And being set free from the ills in which it
168 3| and plucked the golden fruit from the tree, and slew
169 3| himself kindling his own funeral pile, so he died. Let Vulcan
170 3| Thyestean banquet spread by the Furies. And Procne is to this day
171 | further
172 2| pursued Daphne, but did not gain possession of her; and to
173 2| carried off the Phrygian Ganymede to be his cup-bearer. These,
174 3| mountains that he might get water which gave forth an
175 2| seemliness is there in a woman's girding herself with armour, or
176 3| there of speaking of the goad of OEdipus, and the murder
177 1| is holy or acceptable to God. For the very compositions
178 1| Amazon; and putting off the god-fabricated armour, and donning the
179 2| as a satyr, with Danae as gold, and with Europa as a bull;
180 3| breathed fire, and plucked the golden fruit from the tree, and
181 3| many and such like and so great deeds as these, how childishly
182 1| sacrificed, and troubled all Greece that he might rescue Helen,
183 3| killed Achelous, and the guest-slaying Busiris), and crossed the
184 4| assemblies I have come to hate. For there are excessive
185 3| not be jealous if he is hated because he is old and club-footed,
186 3| Danaus murdering through hatred and making AEgyptus childless
187 5| which every ill is begotten--hatreds, strife, envy, emulations,
188 1| overthrew Troy, and subdued Hector, this your hero became the
189 1| Greece that he might rescue Helen, who had been ravished by
190 5| V. CLOSING APPEAL.~Henceforth, ye Greeks, come and partake
191 3| THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY.~For Hercules, celebrated by his three
192 2| attire, and accompanied by a herd of bacchanalian women?~
193 1| subdued Hector, this your hero became the slave of Polyxena,
194 | herself
195 2| But since, next to Homer, Hesiod wrote his Works and Days,
196 5| of feature, nor yet the high spirit of earth's nobility,
197 3| and to be struck on the hips by the laughing Lyda! And
198 5| pure soul, fortified by holiness, and the watchwords of our
199 4| living in unchastity, and yet honour Venus with shrines? If indeed
200 2| water, besides abusing a host of Nereids not a few, whose
201 3| Thyestes and the taint in the house of Pelops, and Danaus murdering
202 | how
203 3| effectually cleansed the huge Augean building from its
204 2| possession of her; and to Hyacinthus, who loved him, he did not
205 3| destroyed the many-headed hydra; who put to death the fierce
206 1| armour, and donning the hymeneal robe, he became a sacrifice
207 2| penalty of adultery, and the ignominy of paederasty. Teach Minerva
208 2| II. THE GREEK THEOGONY EXPOSED.~
209 3| III. FOLLIES OF THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY.~
210 1| beginning and end both of the Iliad and the Odyssey is a woman.~
211 5| lust, through which every ill is begotten--hatreds, strife,
212 5| being set free from the ills in which it was sunk up
213 2| sons of Saturn. And your illustrious son of Latona [Apollo],
214 4| indignant at your son when he imitates Jupiter, and rises against
215 5| Greeks, come and partake of incomparable wisdom, and be instructed
216 4| are you, being a Greek, indignant at your son when he imitates
217 4| away by intemperance, and indulge as a common practice in
218 5| soul! The Word exercises an influence which does not make poets:
219 5| instruction that quenches the innate fire of the soul! The Word
220 4| common practice in wicked and insane fornication. And this further
221 1| scholar of your most eminent instructor, is more beset by difficulties
222 | into
223 3| AEgyptus childless in the intoxication of his rage, and the Thyestean
224 1| temple of Apollo. And the Ithacan Ulysses made a virtue of
225 4| IV. SHAMELESS PRACTICES OF
226 3| aside his envy, and not be jealous if he is hated because he
227 2| both his unchastity and the jealousy of Semele. And they say
228 1| I. JUSTIN JUSTIFIES HIS DEPARTURE FROM GREEK
229 1| I. JUSTIN JUSTIFIES HIS DEPARTURE
230 2| Jupiter was conveyed away and kept in secret, and afterwards
231 3| mighty boar, and was able to kill the fleet man-eating birds,
232 1| Chryseis, and for Briseis' sake kindled a feud with the son of Thetis.
233 3| tunic of Nessus, himself kindling his own funeral pile, so
234 3| poets for his successful labours, the son of Jupiter, who
235 3| OEdipus, and the murder of Laius, and the marrying his mother,
236 3| this day flitting about, lamenting; and her sister of Athens
237 | last
238 2| your illustrious son of Latona [Apollo], who professed
239 3| struck on the hips by the laughing Lyda! And at last, not being
240 2| Jupiter, ye Greeks, the law against parricides, and
241 3| reason, which it is not lawful to utter, killed Achelous,
242 3| so he died. Let Vulcan lay aside his envy, and not
243 2| with Europa as a bull; with Leda, moreover, he assumed wings.
244 1| had been ravished by the leprous shepherd. But when in the
245 2| being seized with a panic lest he should himself suffer
246 | Let
247 3| of Jupiter, who slew the lion and destroyed the many-headed
248 4| you blame your wife for living in unchastity, and yet honour
249 5| skilled serpent-charmer lures the terrible reptile from
250 4| flutes which provoke to lustful movements, and useless and
251 4| movements, and useless and luxurious anointings, and crowning
252 3| the hips by the laughing Lyda! And at last, not being
253 2| soothsaying, convicted himself of lying. He pursued Daphne, but
254 1| sevenfold ox-hide, went mad when he was defeated in
255 | make
256 | makes
257 3| murdering through hatred and making AEgyptus childless in the
258 2| herself with armour, or in a man's decorating himself with
259 3| was able to kill the fleet man-eating birds, and brought up from
260 | many
261 3| the lion and destroyed the many-headed hydra; who put to death
262 3| murder of Laius, and the marrying his mother, and the mutual
263 3| old and club-footed, and Mars loved, because young and
264 2| And I say nothing of the masculine character of Minerva, nor
265 4| with garlands. With such a mass of evils do you banish shame;
266 5| are. These have conquered me--the divinity of the instruction,
267 2| Again, Neptune ravished Melanippe when she was drawing water,
268 4| would have seemed to be mere slanderous accusations,
269 3| to death the fierce and mighty boar, and was able to kill
270 4| shame; and ye fill your minds with them, and are carried
271 1| compositions of your poets are monuments of madness and intemperance.
272 | more
273 | moreover
274 | most
275 3| Laius, and the marrying his mother, and the mutual slaughter
276 3| Busiris), and crossed the mountains that he might get water
277 4| which provoke to lustful movements, and useless and luxurious
278 2| recount them, would cost us a multitude of words. And as for Jupiter,
279 3| goad of OEdipus, and the murder of Laius, and the marrying
280 3| house of Pelops, and Danaus murdering through hatred and making
281 3| marrying his mother, and the mutual slaughter of those who were
282 | my
283 2| through the deserts. And this myth was celebrated in the Eleusinian
284 3| III. FOLLIES OF THE GREEK MYTHOLOGY.~For Hercules, celebrated
285 1| that I should believe the myths of Homer. For the whole
286 2| Nereids not a few, whose names, were we to recount them,
287 5| heroes who slaughter whole nations. For our own Ruler, the
288 5| which it was sunk up to the neck, it returns to Him who made
289 3| tongue cut out. For what need is there of speaking of
290 2| besides abusing a host of Nereids not a few, whose names,
291 3| to put off the tunic of Nessus, himself kindling his own
292 | next
293 3| celebrated by his three nights, sung by the poets for his
294 | no
295 5| the high spirit of earth's nobility, but a pure soul, fortified
296 4| things, and your histories noisily publish them.~
297 3| bulls and the stag whose nostrils breathed fire, and plucked
298 1| both of the Iliad and the Odyssey is a woman.~
299 3| speaking of the goad of OEdipus, and the murder of Laius,
300 3| he is hated because he is old and club-footed, and Mars
301 5| them to the realms above Olympus. Come, be taught; become
302 5| philosophers nor skilled orators, but by its instruction
303 | others
304 2| that Chronos, the son of Ouranos, in the beginning slew his
305 | out
306 1| who crossed the river, overthrew Troy, and subdued Hector,
307 1| the shield of sevenfold ox-hide, went mad when he was defeated
308 2| adultery, and the ignominy of paederasty. Teach Minerva and Diana
309 2| that, being seized with a panic lest he should himself suffer
310 2| Greeks, the law against parricides, and the penalty of adultery,
311 5| Henceforth, ye Greeks, come and partake of incomparable wisdom,
312 5| for through the Word power passes into the soul. O trumpet
313 1| And indeed his sailing past the Sirens gave evidence
314 5| into the soul. O trumpet of peace to the soul that is at war!
315 1| with the son of Thetis. And Pelides himself, who crossed the
316 3| the taint in the house of Pelops, and Danaus murdering through
317 2| against parricides, and the penalty of adultery, and the ignominy
318 5| poets: it does not equip philosophers nor skilled orators, but
319 2| that he carried off the Phrygian Ganymede to be his cup-bearer.
320 3| kindling his own funeral pile, so he died. Let Vulcan
321 3| nostrils breathed fire, and plucked the golden fruit from the
322 3| from the tree, and slew the poisonous serpent (and for some reason,
323 1| hero became the slave of Polyxena, and was conquered by a
324 2| the deep, and Pluto the portion of Hades. But Pluto ravished
325 2| beginning slew his father, and possessed himself of his rule; and
326 2| Daphne, but did not gain possession of her; and to Hyacinthus,
327 4| and indulge as a common practice in wicked and insane fornication.
328 4| IV. SHAMELESS PRACTICES OF THE GREEKS.~And your
329 2| suffer in the same way, he preferred devouring his children;
330 3| spread by the Furies. And Procne is to this day flitting
331 2| of Latona [Apollo], who professed soothsaying, convicted himself
332 2| Hades. But Pluto ravished Proserpine; and Ceres sought her child
333 2| For the love of Semele proved both his unchastity and
334 4| and subtle flutes which provoke to lustful movements, and
335 4| OF THE GREEKS.~And your public assemblies I have come to
336 4| and your histories noisily publish them.~
337 5| earth's nobility, but a pure soul, fortified by holiness,
338 2| convicted himself of lying. He pursued Daphne, but did not gain
339 5| is at war! O weapon that puttest to flight terrible passions!
340 1| conquered by a dead Amazon; and putting off the god-fabricated armour,
341 5| passions! O instruction that quenches the innate fire of the soul!
342 3| the intoxication of his rage, and the Thyestean banquet
343 2| fornicating disposition of Venus. Read to Jupiter, ye Greeks, the
344 1| and unrestrained desire, readily gave even his daughter to
345 5| earth transports them to the realms above Olympus. Come, be
346 3| poisonous serpent (and for some reason, which it is not lawful
347 2| divided the empire; Jupiter receiving, as the story goes, the
348 5| sensual nature from the very recesses of the soul; first driving
349 5| King immortal; and do not recognise those men as heroes who
350 2| whose names, were we to recount them, would cost us a multitude
351 4| indeed these things had been related by others, they would have
352 5| serpent-charmer lures the terrible reptile from his den and causes
353 1| all Greece that he might rescue Helen, who had been ravished
354 5| For it is fit that it be restored to that state whence it
355 5| sunk up to the neck, it returns to Him who made it. For
356 1| of Homer. For the whole rhapsody, the beginning and end both
357 4| he imitates Jupiter, and rises against you and defrauds
358 1| himself, who crossed the river, overthrew Troy, and subdued
359 1| and donning the hymeneal robe, he became a sacrifice of
360 2| possessed himself of his rule; and that, being seized
361 5| whole nations. For our own Ruler, the Divine Word, who even
362 1| hymeneal robe, he became a sacrifice of love in the temple of
363 1| even his daughter to be sacrificed, and troubled all Greece
364 1| of a vice. And indeed his sailing past the Sirens gave evidence
365 1| Chryseis, and for Briseis' sake kindled a feud with the
366 | same
367 2| exploits of the sons of Saturn. And your illustrious son
368 2| adulterer, with Antiope as a satyr, with Danae as gold, and
369 3| stunned by the cymbals of the satyrs, and to be conquered by
370 1| any one who becomes the scholar of your most eminent instructor,
371 2| conveyed away and kept in secret, and afterwards bound his
372 | seemed
373 2| Bacchus the works of men. What seemliness is there in a woman's girding
374 2| his rule; and that, being seized with a panic lest he should
375 5| fearful passions of our sensual nature from the very recesses
376 1| suppose, ye Greeks, that my separation from your customs is unreasonable
377 5| the soul becomes calm and serene. And being set free from
378 3| and slew the poisonous serpent (and for some reason, which
379 5| the Word: for as a skilled serpent-charmer lures the terrible reptile
380 5| calm and serene. And being set free from the ills in which
381 1| who bore the shield of sevenfold ox-hide, went mad when he
382 4| mass of evils do you banish shame; and ye fill your minds
383 4| IV. SHAMELESS PRACTICES OF THE GREEKS.~
384 | she
385 1| ravished by the leprous shepherd. But when in the course
386 1| of Telamon, who bore the shield of sevenfold ox-hide, went
387 3| and her sister of Athens shrills with her tongue cut out.
388 4| and yet honour Venus with shrines? If indeed these things
389 4| But now your own poets sing these things, and your histories
390 1| indeed his sailing past the Sirens gave evidence that he was
391 3| about, lamenting; and her sister of Athens shrills with her
392 4| would have seemed to be mere slanderous accusations, and not truth.
393 1| this your hero became the slave of Polyxena, and was conquered
394 | some
395 2| Apollo], who professed soothsaying, convicted himself of lying.
396 2| ravished Proserpine; and Ceres sought her child wandering through
397 3| For what need is there of speaking of the goad of OEdipus,
398 3| gave forth an articulate speech, as the story goes: he who
399 5| feature, nor yet the high spirit of earth's nobility, but
400 3| and the Thyestean banquet spread by the Furies. And Procne
401 3| killed the bulls and the stag whose nostrils breathed
402 5| that it be restored to that state whence it departed, whence
403 1| depend on his prudence for stopping his ears. Ajax, son of Telamon,
404 5| aids us, does not desire strength of body and beauty of feature,
405 5| ill is begotten--hatreds, strife, envy, emulations, anger,
406 3| love of woman, and to be struck on the hips by the laughing
407 3| childishly he was delighted to be stunned by the cymbals of the satyrs,
408 1| river, overthrew Troy, and subdued Hector, this your hero became
409 4| excessive banquetings, and subtle flutes which provoke to
410 3| sung by the poets for his successful labours, the son of Jupiter,
411 2| panic lest he should himself suffer in the same way, he preferred
412 3| celebrated by his three nights, sung by the poets for his successful
413 5| the ills in which it was sunk up to the neck, it returns
414 1| FROM GREEK CUSTOMS.~Do not suppose, ye Greeks, that my separation
415 3| bed of Thyestes and the taint in the house of Pelops,
416 1| captives, Agamemnon was himself taken captive by Chryseis, and
417 5| above Olympus. Come, be taught; become as I am, for I,
418 2| ignominy of paederasty. Teach Minerva and Diana the works
419 1| stopping his ears. Ajax, son of Telamon, who bore the shield of
420 1| sacrifice of love in the temple of Apollo. And the Ithacan
421 | than
422 | then
423 | therefore
424 1| kindled a feud with the son of Thetis. And Pelides himself, who
425 3| Hercules, celebrated by his three nights, sung by the poets
426 3| brought up from Hades the three-headed dog; who effectually cleansed
427 3| intoxication of his rage, and the Thyestean banquet spread by the Furies.
428 3| curse of Atreus, the bed of Thyestes and the taint in the house
429 3| Athens shrills with her tongue cut out. For what need is
430 | too
431 1| the course of the war they took captives, Agamemnon was
432 5| gods; and from the earth transports them to the realms above
433 3| the golden fruit from the tree, and slew the poisonous
434 1| daughter to be sacrificed, and troubled all Greece that he might
435 1| crossed the river, overthrew Troy, and subdued Hector, this
436 5| passes into the soul. O trumpet of peace to the soul that
437 4| slanderous accusations, and not truth. But now your own poets
438 3| being able to put off the tunic of Nessus, himself kindling
439 1| separation from your customs is unreasonable and unthinking; for I found
440 1| brother, and his madness and unrestrained desire, readily gave even
441 1| customs is unreasonable and unthinking; for I found in them nothing
442 4| to lustful movements, and useless and luxurious anointings,
443 3| which it is not lawful to utter, killed Achelous, and the
444 5| V. CLOSING APPEAL.~Henceforth,
445 2| as for Jupiter, he was a various adulterer, with Antiope
446 1| Ulysses made a virtue of a vice. And indeed his sailing
447 3| funeral pile, so he died. Let Vulcan lay aside his envy, and
448 2| and Ceres sought her child wandering through the deserts. And
449 5| fortified by holiness, and the watchwords of our King, holy actions,
450 2| himself suffer in the same way, he preferred devouring
451 | we
452 5| the soul that is at war! O weapon that puttest to flight terrible
453 1| shield of sevenfold ox-hide, went mad when he was defeated
454 4| as a common practice in wicked and insane fornication.
455 | will
456 2| Leda, moreover, he assumed wings. For the love of Semele
457 5| partake of incomparable wisdom, and be instructed by the
458 2| would cost us a multitude of words. And as for Jupiter, he
459 4| him your enemy, and yet worship one that is like him? And
460 1| that he was destitute of worthy prudence, because he could
461 2| since, next to Homer, Hesiod wrote his Works and Days, who
462 3| and Mars loved, because young and beautiful. Since, therefore,
463 | yourselves