Greco-Egyptian quote(s) of the day #10 and 11

..., even now at the opening of the sanctuary of Serapis the worship is performed by means of fire and water, the precentor pouring out the water and exhibiting the fire, whenever he stands upon the threshold and wakes the god in the native language of the Egyptians. ” - Porphyry, On Abstinence from Animal Food , iv. 9 [Since I'm going to be away for the weekend, I figured I'd post these early.]

Greco-Egyptian quote of the day #7

On the oracle of Zeus-Ammon "What is worshipped as the god does not have the same form that artificers have commonly given to the deities; its appearance is very like that of a navel fastened in a mass of emeralds and other gems. When an oracle is sought, the priests carry this in a golden boat with many silver cups hanging from both sides of the boat; matrons and maidens follow, singing in the ...

What other dieities were born on christs birthday? (and other rants)

... the Truth, the Light,” “Messiah,” “god’s Anointed Son,” “the “Son ...identified with nearly every other Egyptian god and was on the...Shepherd, Eternity and Everlastingness, the god who “made men and women...Prayer was prefigured by an Egyptian hymn to Osiris-Amen beginning...Saki.” –called the “Shepherd of God” and considered the “Redeemer,” “Firstborn...descended from heaven as a god incarnate as man, to save...

"Stuff his howling mouth with the nipples of oblivion!": a review of Night and the City.

... You get grit in your eye, cry it out and forget it! By God, even now I wouldn't let a woman do that to me -- and... Mark Antony, who exchanged an empire for the embraces of a stout Greco-Egyptian widow with a hook nose. Nosseross was strong; but not half as ... and tickle his lip to make him smile; tell him about gooseberry bushes -- God forbid that he should soil himself with the Facts of Life or get ...

epic roleplay maneuver!

... OBELISK THE TORMENTOR *summons* Yami: WRONG BITCH, I WON ALL THREE GOD CARDS. Seto: Wrong bitch, I have money, I copied them. Yami: ...sit roughly in chair* Yami: just wait til I get my REAL Egyptian robes back.. THEN we'll see. Seto: Riiight..... Seto: You just...deadpan* Yes Yuugi, I found out how to clone myself.... Yami: dear god.. *nibbles at chicken strip, passes out* Seto: Well then....at least ...

.../bartimaeus or nathaniel/bartimaeus would be wonderful. RequestFandom3: Laura Argiri - The God in Flight RequestFandomChar3: Doriskos Klionarios/Helmut Kneitel/Moses Karseth/Simion ... it a little clearer, or an AU what if, or egyptian shapechanging porn, THAT IS GOOD TOO. As long as there ... character.) and some kind of definite slash bent. For The God in Flight , if this is where the match lies I ...

Quizzorts

...the number Pi. Some great "conversions" for you would be the Ancient deities; Isis, the Egyptian force, the Hindu spirit, Aditi or the Norse Goddess Hel...all of whom, in essence, ......there's just the solemn wonder of it. Congratulations...you don't need a new god....:) Take The Unusually Accurate What Deity Should You Worship Test at HelloQuizzy Your result for ...

Pico and Dionysius/Aquinas bibliography (unfinished)

... Summa Theologiae Boland, Vivian. Ideas in God According to Saint Thomas Aquinas. ...) 161-63 Fowden, Garth. The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the ... a Complex Theory of a Simple God Huss, Boaz. "R. Joseph Gikatilla's ... (Translator) Moore, Edward. "Likeness to God as Far as Possible": Deification Doctrine.... Brill, 1995. _________. Aquinas on God: The ‘Divine Science’ of the ...

[fanfic] Suez[1/3]

...above nations in passing Warnings: Franco-Egyptian relations do not have a ... something (Francis supposes it is God), and spin. The men finish ... It is currently run by Egyptian authorities, but was previously operated ... an act of rememberance of God. The practice spread to Egypt ... Egypt may not be wholly "Egyptian"--that there is Bedouin blood ... the end of the "Ancient Egyptian" period, but I like to ...

[fanfic] Suez[1/3]

...above nations in passing Warnings: Franco-Egyptian relations do not have a ... something (Francis supposes it is God), and spin. The men finish ... It is currently run by Egyptian authorities, but was previously operated ... an act of rememberance of God. The practice spread to Egypt ... Egypt may not be wholly "Egyptian"--that there is Bedouin blood ... the end of the "Ancient Egyptian" period, but I like to ...