epopteia
(εποπτεια)
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beholding of the secret symbols or epiphanies of the gods |
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the most important mystical vision that culminates the Eleusinian mysteris, beholding of the secret symbols or epiphanies of the gods; epopteia is the highest stage of initiation; epoptai (beholders) are those who came back to watch the rituals again; in a similar way, the philosophical purification and instruction culminates in epoptika – the direct revelation of truth and contemplation of the Forms, or divine realities. |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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