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Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion

Note 1268 — Chapter X · ORPHIC MYSTERIES.

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Plut. de Is. et Os. LXI. ὁ Ὄσιρις ἐκ τοῦ ὁσίου καὶ ἱεροῦ τοὔνομα μεμιγμένον ἔσχηκε· κοινὸς γάρ ἐστι τῶν ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ τῶν ἐν ᾅδου λόγος. ὧν τὰ μὲν ἱερὰ τὰ δὲ ὅσια τοῖς παλαιοῖς <ἔθος?> ἦν προσαγορεύειν. It is practically certain that τὰ μέν refers to the first mentioned class, i.e. τὰ ἐν οὐρανῷ.

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