 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1832 - 304 páginas
...ceremonies. From the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history, we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is not an instance on record that the honor of an initiation was ever obtained by a very bad man. The hierophants, — the higher priests... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1832 - 312 páginas
...ceremonies. From the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history, we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is not an instance on record that the honor of an initiation was ever obtained by a very bad man. The hierophants, — the higher priests... | |
 | 1843 - 604 páginas
...did not. From the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history, we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is...morals, and became sanctified in the eyes of the people. The high-priesthood of this order in Greece was continued in one family, the Eumolpidœ, for ages.... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 páginas
...did not. From the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history, we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is not an instance on record that the honor of an initiation was ever obtained by a very bad man. The hierophante — the higher priests... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - 1870 - 766 páginas
...history, says a writer in ClMinbers's Journal, for Oct., 1832, we must believe that the Eleusinian Mysteries were used for good purposes ; for there is not an instance on record that the honour of Initiation was ever obtained by a very bad man. The hierophants, the higher priests of the order, were... | |
 | Henry O'Brien - 1898 - 692 páginas
...the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history," says he, " we must believe that the Eleusiniau mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is...morals, and became sanctified in the eyes of the people. The high-priesthood of this order in Greece was continued in one family, the Euniolpidse, for ages.... | |
 | Henry O'Brien - 2002 - 556 páginas
...the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history," says he, " we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is...morals, and became sanctified in the eyes of the people. The high-priesthood of this order in Greece was continued in one family, the Eumolpidae, for ages.... | |
 | Henry O'Brien - 2007 - 537 páginas
...the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history," says he, " we must believe that the Eleusjnian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is...morals, and became sanctified in the eyes of the people. The high-priesthood of this order in Greece was continued to one family, the Eumolpidae, for ages.... | |
 | Henry O'Brien - 1834 - 578 páginas
...the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history," says he, " we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is...morals, and became sanctified in the eyes of the people. The high-priesthood of this order in Greece was continued in one family, the Eumolpidae, for ages.... | |
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From the whole concurrent testimony of ancient history," says he, " we must believe that the Eleusinian mysteries were used for good purposes, for there is not an instance on record, that the honour of an initiation was ever obtained by a very bad man.... 