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The Classics
5 sections·83 books·17 subcategories
This section contains texts from ancient Greece and Rome, primarily about Classical Pagan beliefs. However, any text which has survived from this period of antiquity is, by definition, a classic. Many of these texts were only saved from the flames of the dark ages in locations remote from Rome and Athens, such as the legendary city of Timbuktu in central Africa, Irish monastaries, and by Islamic scholars in centers of learning as Baghdad.
Subcategories The Works of Gaius PetroniusAristotleThe Works of HomerSapphoThe Works of HesiodThe Dramas of AeschylusThe Dramas of SophoclesThe Dramas of EuripidesDialogues of PlatoThe Works of VirgilThe Works of OvidApollonius of TyanaThe Works of PlutarchThe Works of ProcopiusLucian of SamosataEdward Gibbons' Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Works of Archimedes
Greek
30 booksAPOLLONIUS OF TYANA Apollonius index:
LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA Works of Lucian:
- The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer in Greek
The Authoress of the OdysseyMen are from the Iliad, Women are from the Odyssey...-
- Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic PhilosophersThe framentary textual remains of the oldest ancient Greek philosophers.
-
- The Songs of BilitisA famous hoax, which has had a huge impact on our modern perception of Sappho.
- Aphrodite (Ancient Manners)Tragic loves of a courtesan in Ptolemaic Egypt, from the author of Bilitis.
The History of HerodotusThe epochal conflict between the Greeks and Persians, by 'the Father of History.'- The Fables of Aesop
The ArgonauticaThe primary text for the story of Jason, the Argonauts, and the quest for the Golden Fleece.- The Sand Reckoner
- The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
The Golden Verses of PythagorasThe full Greek text with English and French translations; featuring extended essays by a prominent 18th century French estoteric writer.
Pythagoras and the Delphic MysteriesThe philosopher, his times and thought, and the modern esoteric interpretation of his legacy.
Apollonius of TyanaMead's review of the literature around Apollonius
The Life of Apollonius of TyanaPhilostrates' Life of Apollonius is our primary contemporary account.
Plutarch's Morals: Theosophical EssaysSix essays by Plutarch, rich with details of ancient mythology and natural philosophy.
The Roman and Greek QuestionsA treasure trove of classical pagan lore.
The Discourses of EpictetusThe Discourses, Fragments, and Enchiridion, of the Stoic Greek philosopher Epictetus.- A True Story A True StoryThe original space odyssey...
The Syrian GoddessLucian's hair-raising description of ancient Goddess worship.- Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of Proclus Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of ProclusSome writings of the last classical era neo-Platonist philosopher.
Roman
15 books-
- The Enneads of Plotinus
- Meditations
- On The Nature Of Things
MetamorphosesEnglish and Latin
Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei FemineaeEnglish and Latin-
- The Satyricon of PetroniusA satirical, bawdy and hallucinatory trip through the underbelly of Neros' Rome . (English/Latin)
The Works of TacitusThe preeminent Latin historian of the first century CE. parallel English and Latin text.
Other Roman resources
1 book
The Royal Museum at NaplesSixty lithographs of erotic Roman art and artifacts.
General
27 books- Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe majestic history of the downfall of Rome, unabridged.
Bulfinch's MythologyBulfinch's able retelling of the classic myths has served as an introduction to the subject for generation of readers.
The Eleusinian and Bacchic MysteriesWhat secrets lay at the heart of the ancient initiation rituals at Eleusis?
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my ChildrenA retelling of the myths of Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, and Theseus for young adults, with lavish art-deco illustrations.
The Sibylline OraclesThe (pseudo)-Sibylline Oracles are ancient books of prophecy.
Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic EuropeA survey of what is known about the civilization of ancient Crete.- The Dionysian Artificers
- Ancient Fragments
The Mysteries of MithraThe religion that might have taken the place of Christianity.
The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismRoman paganism later incorporated a diverse set of beliefs including ecstatic near-eastern religions, a wide range of goddess cults, dualism from Persia, and astrology.
Pagan RegenerationA Study of Mystery Initiations in the Graeco-Roman World by [1929] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!- Taboo, Magic, Spirits Taboo, Magic, SpiritsA Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion by [1931] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!
The Religion of NumaAn excellent history of the evolution of Roman religious ideas.
- Ioläus, An Anthology of Friendship Ioläus, An Anthology of FriendshipAn anthology of literary quotes about (primarily) male friendship, from David and Jonathan to Walt Whitman, particularly those verging on romantic love. Whether any of these relationships were actually erotic in nature is left up to the reader's imagination.
- Pagan and Christian Creeds Pagan and Christian CreedsCarpenter explores the similaries between Christianity and ancient mystery religions, as well as the similiarities between the narrative of Christ and other solar heros.
- A Problem in Greek Ethics A Problem in Greek EthicsA study of Greek homosexuality, centering on the institutionalized (and idealized) love of adolescent males by older men.
- Intermediate Types Among Primitive Folk Intermediate Types Among Primitive FolkCarpenter reviews the data on homosexuality in the ancient world , relating it to anthopological reports about shamans and berdaches (transgender people) in tribal societies, as well as to male same-sex relationships in feudal Japan.
Five Stages of Greek ReligionThe evolution of Greek religion from the ancient Olympians to the Platonic philosophers, and onward.
Myths of Greece and RomeJane Harrison's primer of Classical Mythology.
Prolegomena to the Study of Greek ReligionAn in-progress posting of the first two chapters of Jane Harrison's masterwork.
About the photos
I took the photographs in this section in 1971 on an Easter Week tour of Greece with a group of High School classics students from Southern California. Escorted by nuns (I was one of the only public school students in the group), our tour visited Athens, Delphi, Mycenae and Knossos. The photos were taken with a cheap Instamatic. I recently found these photos and scanned some of them to accompany this section
Another photo I haven't found a home for:
These previously unpublished images are © 2002, J.B. Hare, all rights reserved.
The Classics
5 sections·83 books·17 subcategories
This section contains texts from ancient Greece and Rome, primarily about Classical Pagan beliefs. However, any text which has survived from this period of antiquity is, by definition, a classic. Many of these texts were only saved from the flames of the dark ages in locations remote from Rome and Athens, such as the legendary city of Timbuktu in central Africa, Irish monastaries, and by Islamic scholars in centers of learning as Baghdad.
Subcategories The Works of Gaius PetroniusAristotleThe Works of HomerSapphoThe Works of HesiodThe Dramas of AeschylusThe Dramas of SophoclesThe Dramas of EuripidesDialogues of PlatoThe Works of VirgilThe Works of OvidApollonius of TyanaThe Works of PlutarchThe Works of ProcopiusLucian of SamosataEdward Gibbons' Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Works of Archimedes
Greek
30 booksAPOLLONIUS OF TYANA Apollonius index:
LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA Works of Lucian:
-
-
- The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer in Greek
- The Authoress of the OdysseyMen are from the Iliad, Women are from the Odyssey...
-
-
- Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic PhilosophersThe framentary textual remains of the oldest ancient Greek philosophers.
-
- The Songs of BilitisA famous hoax, which has had a huge impact on our modern perception of Sappho.
- Aphrodite (Ancient Manners)Tragic loves of a courtesan in Ptolemaic Egypt, from the author of Bilitis.
- The History of HerodotusThe epochal conflict between the Greeks and Persians, by 'the Father of History.'
- The Fables of Aesop
- The ArgonauticaThe primary text for the story of Jason, the Argonauts, and the quest for the Golden Fleece.
- The Sand Reckoner
- The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
- The Golden Verses of PythagorasThe full Greek text with English and French translations; featuring extended essays by a prominent 18th century French estoteric writer.
- Pythagoras and the Delphic MysteriesThe philosopher, his times and thought, and the modern esoteric interpretation of his legacy.
- Apollonius of TyanaMead's review of the literature around Apollonius
- The Life of Apollonius of TyanaPhilostrates' Life of Apollonius is our primary contemporary account.
- Plutarch's Morals: Theosophical EssaysSix essays by Plutarch, rich with details of ancient mythology and natural philosophy.
- The Roman and Greek QuestionsA treasure trove of classical pagan lore.
- The Discourses of EpictetusThe Discourses, Fragments, and Enchiridion, of the Stoic Greek philosopher Epictetus.
- A True Story A True StoryThe original space odyssey...
- The Syrian GoddessLucian's hair-raising description of ancient Goddess worship.
- Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of Proclus Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of ProclusSome writings of the last classical era neo-Platonist philosopher.
Roman
15 books-
-
-
- The Enneads of Plotinus
-
- Meditations
- On The Nature Of Things
- MetamorphosesEnglish and Latin
- Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei FemineaeEnglish and Latin
-
- The Satyricon of PetroniusA satirical, bawdy and hallucinatory trip through the underbelly of Neros' Rome . (English/Latin)
-
- The Works of TacitusThe preeminent Latin historian of the first century CE. parallel English and Latin text.
-
Other Roman resources
1 book- The Royal Museum at NaplesSixty lithographs of erotic Roman art and artifacts.
General
27 books- Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe majestic history of the downfall of Rome, unabridged.
- Bulfinch's MythologyBulfinch's able retelling of the classic myths has served as an introduction to the subject for generation of readers.
- The Eleusinian and Bacchic MysteriesWhat secrets lay at the heart of the ancient initiation rituals at Eleusis?
- The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my ChildrenA retelling of the myths of Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, and Theseus for young adults, with lavish art-deco illustrations.
- The Sibylline OraclesThe (pseudo)-Sibylline Oracles are ancient books of prophecy.
- Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic EuropeA survey of what is known about the civilization of ancient Crete.
- The Dionysian Artificers
- Ancient Fragments
-
- The Mysteries of MithraThe religion that might have taken the place of Christianity.
- The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismRoman paganism later incorporated a diverse set of beliefs including ecstatic near-eastern religions, a wide range of goddess cults, dualism from Persia, and astrology.
-
- Pagan RegenerationA Study of Mystery Initiations in the Graeco-Roman World by [1929] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!
- Taboo, Magic, Spirits Taboo, Magic, SpiritsA Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion by [1931] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!
- The Religion of NumaAn excellent history of the evolution of Roman religious ideas.
-
-
- Ioläus, An Anthology of Friendship Ioläus, An Anthology of FriendshipAn anthology of literary quotes about (primarily) male friendship, from David and Jonathan to Walt Whitman, particularly those verging on romantic love. Whether any of these relationships were actually erotic in nature is left up to the reader's imagination.
- Pagan and Christian Creeds Pagan and Christian CreedsCarpenter explores the similaries between Christianity and ancient mystery religions, as well as the similiarities between the narrative of Christ and other solar heros.
- A Problem in Greek Ethics A Problem in Greek EthicsA study of Greek homosexuality, centering on the institutionalized (and idealized) love of adolescent males by older men.
- Intermediate Types Among Primitive Folk Intermediate Types Among Primitive FolkCarpenter reviews the data on homosexuality in the ancient world , relating it to anthopological reports about shamans and berdaches (transgender people) in tribal societies, as well as to male same-sex relationships in feudal Japan.
-
- Five Stages of Greek ReligionThe evolution of Greek religion from the ancient Olympians to the Platonic philosophers, and onward.
- Myths of Greece and RomeJane Harrison's primer of Classical Mythology.
-
-
- Prolegomena to the Study of Greek ReligionAn in-progress posting of the first two chapters of Jane Harrison's masterwork.
About the photos
I took the photographs in this section in 1971 on an Easter Week tour of Greece with a group of High School classics students from Southern California. Escorted by nuns (I was one of the only public school students in the group), our tour visited Athens, Delphi, Mycenae and Knossos. The photos were taken with a cheap Instamatic. I recently found these photos and scanned some of them to accompany this section
Another photo I haven't found a home for:
These previously unpublished images are © 2002, J.B. Hare, all rights reserved.
The archive, offline Own the Wisdom of the Ages Every text in the library on a single USB drive. Read offline, cite freely, keep forever. No subscription required.
Get the drive $127.00
The Classics
5 sections·83 books·17 subcategories
This section contains texts from ancient Greece and Rome, primarily about Classical Pagan beliefs. However, any text which has survived from this period of antiquity is, by definition, a classic. Many of these texts were only saved from the flames of the dark ages in locations remote from Rome and Athens, such as the legendary city of Timbuktu in central Africa, Irish monastaries, and by Islamic scholars in centers of learning as Baghdad.
Subcategories The Works of Gaius PetroniusAristotleThe Works of HomerSapphoThe Works of HesiodThe Dramas of AeschylusThe Dramas of SophoclesThe Dramas of EuripidesDialogues of PlatoThe Works of VirgilThe Works of OvidApollonius of TyanaThe Works of PlutarchThe Works of ProcopiusLucian of SamosataEdward Gibbons' Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Works of Archimedes
Greek
30 booksAPOLLONIUS OF TYANA Apollonius index:
LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA Works of Lucian:
-
-
- The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer in Greek
- The Authoress of the OdysseyMen are from the Iliad, Women are from the Odyssey...
-
-
- Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic PhilosophersThe framentary textual remains of the oldest ancient Greek philosophers.
-
- The Songs of BilitisA famous hoax, which has had a huge impact on our modern perception of Sappho.
- Aphrodite (Ancient Manners)Tragic loves of a courtesan in Ptolemaic Egypt, from the author of Bilitis.
- The History of HerodotusThe epochal conflict between the Greeks and Persians, by 'the Father of History.'
- The Fables of Aesop
- The ArgonauticaThe primary text for the story of Jason, the Argonauts, and the quest for the Golden Fleece.
- The Sand Reckoner
- The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
- The Golden Verses of PythagorasThe full Greek text with English and French translations; featuring extended essays by a prominent 18th century French estoteric writer.
- Pythagoras and the Delphic MysteriesThe philosopher, his times and thought, and the modern esoteric interpretation of his legacy.
- Apollonius of TyanaMead's review of the literature around Apollonius
- The Life of Apollonius of TyanaPhilostrates' Life of Apollonius is our primary contemporary account.
- Plutarch's Morals: Theosophical EssaysSix essays by Plutarch, rich with details of ancient mythology and natural philosophy.
- The Roman and Greek QuestionsA treasure trove of classical pagan lore.
- The Discourses of EpictetusThe Discourses, Fragments, and Enchiridion, of the Stoic Greek philosopher Epictetus.
- A True Story A True StoryThe original space odyssey...
- The Syrian GoddessLucian's hair-raising description of ancient Goddess worship.
- Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of Proclus Fragments that Remain of the Lost Writings of ProclusSome writings of the last classical era neo-Platonist philosopher.
Roman
15 books-
-
-
- The Enneads of Plotinus
-
- Meditations
- On The Nature Of Things
- MetamorphosesEnglish and Latin
- Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris and Medicamina Faciei FemineaeEnglish and Latin
-
- The Satyricon of PetroniusA satirical, bawdy and hallucinatory trip through the underbelly of Neros' Rome . (English/Latin)
-
- The Works of TacitusThe preeminent Latin historian of the first century CE. parallel English and Latin text.
-
Other Roman resources
1 book- The Royal Museum at NaplesSixty lithographs of erotic Roman art and artifacts.
General
27 books- Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe majestic history of the downfall of Rome, unabridged.
- Bulfinch's MythologyBulfinch's able retelling of the classic myths has served as an introduction to the subject for generation of readers.
- The Eleusinian and Bacchic MysteriesWhat secrets lay at the heart of the ancient initiation rituals at Eleusis?
- The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for my ChildrenA retelling of the myths of Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, and Theseus for young adults, with lavish art-deco illustrations.
- The Sibylline OraclesThe (pseudo)-Sibylline Oracles are ancient books of prophecy.
- Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic EuropeA survey of what is known about the civilization of ancient Crete.
- The Dionysian Artificers
- Ancient Fragments
-
- The Mysteries of MithraThe religion that might have taken the place of Christianity.
- The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismRoman paganism later incorporated a diverse set of beliefs including ecstatic near-eastern religions, a wide range of goddess cults, dualism from Persia, and astrology.
-
- Pagan RegenerationA Study of Mystery Initiations in the Graeco-Roman World by [1929] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!
- Taboo, Magic, Spirits Taboo, Magic, SpiritsA Study of Primitive Elements in Roman Religion by [1931] Thanks to Eliza at sacredspiral.com!
- The Religion of NumaAn excellent history of the evolution of Roman religious ideas.
-
-
- Ioläus, An Anthology of Friendship Ioläus, An Anthology of FriendshipAn anthology of literary quotes about (primarily) male friendship, from David and Jonathan to Walt Whitman, particularly those verging on romantic love. Whether any of these relationships were actually erotic in nature is left up to the reader's imagination.
- Pagan and Christian Creeds Pagan and Christian CreedsCarpenter explores the similaries between Christianity and ancient mystery religions, as well as the similiarities between the narrative of Christ and other solar heros.
- A Problem in Greek Ethics A Problem in Greek EthicsA study of Greek homosexuality, centering on the institutionalized (and idealized) love of adolescent males by older men.
- Intermediate Types Among Primitive Folk Intermediate Types Among Primitive FolkCarpenter reviews the data on homosexuality in the ancient world , relating it to anthopological reports about shamans and berdaches (transgender people) in tribal societies, as well as to male same-sex relationships in feudal Japan.
-
- Five Stages of Greek ReligionThe evolution of Greek religion from the ancient Olympians to the Platonic philosophers, and onward.
- Myths of Greece and RomeJane Harrison's primer of Classical Mythology.
-
-
- Prolegomena to the Study of Greek ReligionAn in-progress posting of the first two chapters of Jane Harrison's masterwork.
About the photos
I took the photographs in this section in 1971 on an Easter Week tour of Greece with a group of High School classics students from Southern California. Escorted by nuns (I was one of the only public school students in the group), our tour visited Athens, Delphi, Mycenae and Knossos. The photos were taken with a cheap Instamatic. I recently found these photos and scanned some of them to accompany this section
Another photo I haven't found a home for:
These previously unpublished images are © 2002, J.B. Hare, all rights reserved.