hierophantes
((ιεροφαντης)
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he who shows sacred things |
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hierophant, priest of Eleusis, he who shows sacred things; since the language of mysteries were employed by Plato and the later Platonists, philosophy is often regarded in terms of a mystery initiation, and a true philosopher or a spiritual leader of hairesis is equated to the hierophant of mysteries.; |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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