Heathenism

Orpheus the Thracian.
Norse Latin Greek Ægyptian Persian Assyrian Indian
Chaos
Erebus
Nox Nyx
Ether Æthér
Dies Hémera
Cælus Uranus Nut Anu Dyaus(?)
Jord Tellus Gæa/Gé Urash/Ki Bhumi(?)
Óceanus Apasón(?)
Téthys Thalatté
Njord(?) Saturn Cronus Ceb Zervan Ninurtu
Ops Rhea
Latona Létó Butó
Freya Venus Aphrodite Hathór Anaïtis Ishtar/Inanna
Vesta Hestia
Ceres Demétér Isis
Juno Héra
Dis Hadés Amenthés Arīmanius
Neptune Posīdón
Thunar Jupiter/Jove Zeus/Dias Ammón Hōromásēs Bel/Elil Indra(?)
Minerva Athéna Néith
Sunna Sol Apolló Hórus Mithras Shamash/Utu
Mani Diana Artemis Bubastis Mah(?) Sin/Nanna
Tyr Mars Arés Onuris Nirgal
Vulcan Héphæstus Phtha Ao/Enki Agni(?)
Wodan Mercury Hermés Theyth Nebo
Proserpina Persephoné
Liber Dionysus Osiris/Serapis
Hercules Héraclés Su
Vediovis Asclépius Imythés

Venus is the god of the Moslems, called Chabar and Alilat. The fragments of the head of her idol are the stone at Mecca. Previously, the Arabs worshipped her with Aluzza and Manat.

Bacchus, as Sabazius, is the god of the Jews.

Hemera is identified with Éós, and, as Dies, with Aurora.

Tethys is identified with Thalassa.

Hades (and as Dis) is also called Plutó.

Apollo (and as Sol) is also called Phœbus.

Persephone is also called Coré, and identified with Praxidicé.

Dionysus (and as Liber) is also called Bacchus, and identified with Æon, Zargeus, Sabazius, and, by some, Phanés and Ericepæus.

Athena is identified, by some, with Anaïtis.

Hermes is identified, by some, with Anubis.

Ishtar is also called Astarté and Mylitta.

The traditional titles of the wise men of each nation are:

Celtic Greek Ægyptian Persian Assyrian Indian
Druids Sages Prophets Magi Chaldæans Brachmins
Samaneans

Magi are those now called Zoastrians. Brachmins may be those now called Hindus, and Samaneans may be those now called Bhuddists.


John of Damascus, St. “On Heresies” in: The Fount of Knowledge.

Herodotus. Histories.

Plutarch. “On Isis and Osiris” in: Moralia.

Damascius. Difficulties and Solutions of First Principles.

Iamblichus. The Theology of Arithmetic.

Strabo. Geography.

Porphyry. On Abstinence from Animal Food.

Plato. Timæus.

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