a-gnosis: Inktober 09: Hades. You dwell below the earth,O strong-spirited one,a meadow in Tartaros,t
a-gnosis: Inktober 09: Hades. You dwell below the earth,O strong-spirited one,a meadow in Tartaros,thick-shaded and dark.Sceptered Chthonic Zeus,please accept this sacrifice,O Plouton, holder of the keysto the whole earth. “Plouton is another name for Hades. His name is connected with “ploutos” (“wealth”), although Ploutos also is the name of a separate divinity, one of the many personified abstractions found in Greek religious thought. Originally Plouton was a separate god, but he merged with Hades sometime before the fourth century BC and their names became more or less interchangeable. This early merging is probably at the root of the god’s dual function as both lord of the dead (Hades) and as provider of the fruits of the earth, including mineral wealth (Plouton).” Hades is rarely mentioned by name, but rather called by a number of epithets, like Chthonic Zeus. “This scruple reflects ancient belief that calling a divinity by name might draw their attention to the one invoking them, and Hades, in his capacity as the lord of death, is a god one normally wishes to avoid as long as possible.” The Orphic Hymns, translation, introduction, and notes by Apostolos N. Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow. -- source link
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