 The most ancient theology," says Plutarch, " both of the Greeks and barbarians, was natural philosophy involved in fables, that physically and mystically conveyed the truth to the learned ; — as appears from the poems of Orpheus, the Egyptian rites,...  Letters Concerning Mythology - Page 173by Thomas Blackwell - 1748 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Bible - 1829 - 414 pages
...Greeks and Barbarians, was natural philosophy involved in fables, that figuratively and mystically unveiled the truth to the learned, as appears from...Orpheus, the Egyptian rites, and Phrygian traditions. 1 . On tin pro»p#r1ty of Cltratia/ii Churches, and the revival of Religion. Three Sermons. Bi/ J.... | |
 | Mary Ann Dwight - Mythology, Classical - 1855 - 472 pages
...and barbarians, was natural philosophy involved in fables, that physically and mystically conveyed the truth to the learned ; — as appears from the poems of Orpheus, the Egyptian rites, and the Phrygian traditions." A remark which it is necessary to keep in mind, in order to distinguish the... | |
 | Mary Ann Dwight - Mythology, Classical - 1864 - 356 pages
...and barbarians, was natural philosophy involved in fables, that physically and mystically conveyed the truth to the learned ; — as appears from the poems of Orpheus, the Egyptian rites, and the Phrygian traditions." A remark which it is necessary to keep in mind, in order to distinguish the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Church history - 1916 - 1006 pages
...says Plutarch, " was natural philosophy involved in fables, that physically and mystically con" veyed the truth to the learned, as appears from the poems of Orpheus, the " Egyptian rites, and the Phrygian traditions." "The common people," says Heraclilus, "pray to these statues, just as one... | |
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