pickThis was a more in-depth and sensible look at mystery cults then I‘ve found in other sources. By which I mean the answer to what a mystery cult was, wasn‘t simply “mushrooms!”. I have reservations, but, I‘ve read worse books on mystery cults.
pick“The name of the god Dionysos first appears on a clay tablet from the Greek bronze age, over three thousand years ago. And so he is our oldest living symbol.“
An academic treatise on the Dionysos, I have to admit it was far more interesting than you may imagine. If you enjoy the history of religion, or Greek mythology, then this might be an informative read into how a mystery cult might have operated, and why Dionysos was so important to Greeks.
“Wise things to the ignorant will sound like nonsense.” (Euripides 61)
I have to read this one for uni and from the 2 texts they already made me read I didn‘t think I would enjoy this one but I think it‘s proving me wrong. 🤷🏻♀️
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“Who would pursue great things if doing so meant losing what is already his?” (Euripides 58)
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