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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
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201 Chap. VII.—Of the wicked life and death of Hercules 202 Chap. VIII.—Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus 203 Chap. IX.—Of the disgraceful deeds of the gods 204 Chap. X.—Of Jupiter, and his licentious life 205 Chap. XI.—The various emblems under which the poets veiled the turpitude of Jupiter 206 Chap. XII.—The poets do not invent all those things which relate to the gods 207 Chap. XIII.—The actions of Jupiter are related from the historian Euhemerus 208 Chap. XIV.—The actions of Saturnus and Uranus taken from the historians 209 Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans 210 Chap. XXI.—Of the sacred rites of the Roman gods 211 Chap. XXII.—Of the sacred rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa 212 Chap. XXIII.—Of the Gods and sacred rites of the barbarians 213 Chap. XXIV.—Of the origin of sacred rites and superstitions 214 Chap. XXV.—Of the golden age, of images, and Prometheus, who first fashioned man 215 Chap. XXVI.—Of the worship of the elements and stars 216 Chap. XXVII.—Of the creation, sin, and punishment of man; and of angels, both good and bad 217 Chap. XXVIII.—Of the demons, and their evil practices 218 Chap. XXIX.—Of the patience and providence of God 219 Chap. XXX.—Of false wisdom 220 Chap. XXXI.—Of knowledge and supposition 221 Chap. XXXII.—Of the sects of philosophers, and their disagreement 222 Chap. XXXIII.—What is the chief good to be sought in life 223 Chap. XXXIV.—That men are born to justice 224 Chap. XXXV.—That immortality is the chief good 225 Chap. XXXVI.—Of the philosophers,—namely, Epicurus and Pythagoras
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
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492 chapters
201 Chap. VII.—Of the wicked life and death of Hercules 202 Chap. VIII.—Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus 203 Chap. IX.—Of the disgraceful deeds of the gods 204 Chap. X.—Of Jupiter, and his licentious life 205 Chap. XI.—The various emblems under which the poets veiled the turpitude of Jupiter 206 Chap. XII.—The poets do not invent all those things which relate to the gods 207 Chap. XIII.—The actions of Jupiter are related from the historian Euhemerus 208 Chap. XIV.—The actions of Saturnus and Uranus taken from the historians 209 Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans 210 Chap. XXI.—Of the sacred rites of the Roman gods 211 Chap. XXII.—Of the sacred rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa 212 Chap. XXIII.—Of the Gods and sacred rites of the barbarians 213 Chap. XXIV.—Of the origin of sacred rites and superstitions 214 Chap. XXV.—Of the golden age, of images, and Prometheus, who first fashioned man 215 Chap. XXVI.—Of the worship of the elements and stars 216 Chap. XXVII.—Of the creation, sin, and punishment of man; and of angels, both good and bad 217 Chap. XXVIII.—Of the demons, and their evil practices 218 Chap. XXIX.—Of the patience and providence of God 219 Chap. XXX.—Of false wisdom 220 Chap. XXXI.—Of knowledge and supposition 221 Chap. XXXII.—Of the sects of philosophers, and their disagreement 222 Chap. XXXIII.—What is the chief good to be sought in life 223 Chap. XXXIV.—That men are born to justice 224 Chap. XXXV.—That immortality is the chief good 225 Chap. XXXVI.—Of the philosophers,—namely, Epicurus and Pythagoras
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VII
492 chapters English Public domain
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492 chapters
201 Chap. VII.—Of the wicked life and death of Hercules 202 Chap. VIII.—Of Æsculapius, Apollo, Mars, Castor and Pollux, and of Mercurius and Bacchus 203 Chap. IX.—Of the disgraceful deeds of the gods 204 Chap. X.—Of Jupiter, and his licentious life 205 Chap. XI.—The various emblems under which the poets veiled the turpitude of Jupiter 206 Chap. XII.—The poets do not invent all those things which relate to the gods 207 Chap. XIII.—The actions of Jupiter are related from the historian Euhemerus 208 Chap. XIV.—The actions of Saturnus and Uranus taken from the historians 209 Chap. XX.—Of the gods peculiar to the Romans 210 Chap. XXI.—Of the sacred rites of the Roman gods 211 Chap. XXII.—Of the sacred rites Introduced by Faunus and Numa 212 Chap. XXIII.—Of the Gods and sacred rites of the barbarians 213 Chap. XXIV.—Of the origin of sacred rites and superstitions 214 Chap. XXV.—Of the golden age, of images, and Prometheus, who first fashioned man 215 Chap. XXVI.—Of the worship of the elements and stars 216 Chap. XXVII.—Of the creation, sin, and punishment of man; and of angels, both good and bad 217 Chap. XXVIII.—Of the demons, and their evil practices 218 Chap. XXIX.—Of the patience and providence of God 219 Chap. XXX.—Of false wisdom 220 Chap. XXXI.—Of knowledge and supposition 221 Chap. XXXII.—Of the sects of philosophers, and their disagreement 222 Chap. XXXIII.—What is the chief good to be sought in life 223 Chap. XXXIV.—That men are born to justice 224 Chap. XXXV.—That immortality is the chief good 225 Chap. XXXVI.—Of the philosophers,—namely, Epicurus and Pythagoras
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