orphic in a sentence
Examples
- It has been suggested by Comyns Beaumont that the Orphic mysteries may have had their origins with the Cabeiri.
- Archaeological discoveries have been made in the area, near the Liti village and at the location Orphic religion.
- In the older myths they are daughters of primeval beings like Ananke ( " Necessity " ) in Orphic cosmogony.
- Cosimo de'Medici attended these lectures and was inspired to found the " Orphic system of natural magic.
- The legend presents an orphic theme, and also indicates that the maids may have been fairies ( Hulderpeople ).
- The mystery schools of Greco-Roman antiquity include the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Dionysian Mysteries, and the Orphic Mysteries.
- Both the Homeric and Orphic Hymns to Pan reiterate Longus tale of Pan chasing Echo s secret voice across the mountains.
- The Orphic religion, which held it, first appeared in Thrace upon the semi-barbarous north-eastern frontier.
- A significant amount of Orphic graffiti unearthed in Olbia seems to testify that the colony was one major point of contact.
- As in the Eleusinian mysteries, initiation into "'Orphic mysteries "'promised advantages in the afterlife.