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Description of the Greek Gods .. 53- -S even causes of idolatry. Many gods of the same name. Gods were rt Mjmeu ;examples to prove this. The immorality of the gods, with examples. Goddesses equally (fuihy. The Greek games are all held in honour of dead men. Origin of phallic emblems in Dionysus-worsbip. Gods have even beeo slaves. Tbey have human feelings and needs. Zeua was once alive, but is now dead. Glreeks themselves call the gods by stupid and indecent names; Egyptian animal worship is better than this. Greeks also worship animals ;eicamples. A re the Greek gods daemons, or secondary divinities PC ertainly they are not guardians of men, but savage and man-hating creatures, as is proved by human sacrifices. Such daemons must be avoided like wild beasts. Men ore better than daemons, e.g. Solon than A pollo. The gods temples are really tombs. The Worship op Statues .. .101- The first images were unwrought wood and stone; in later times they were made into human shape, lliey are all the work of men ;as is shown by many examples. Even the image of Sarapis in Alexandria is of human workmanship. The deification of Antinous is another example of godmaking ;his tomb is now a temple. The Sibyl predicts the destruction of temples with their images. Heradeitua scofFs at image-worship. I mages are without life, and sacrifices do them no good. The lowest animals are better than any statues. God strue image is mental, not material.
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- ÉditeurSagwan Press
- Date d'édition2015
- ISBN 10 1297948661
- ISBN 13 9781297948664
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages446
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