envaluehihatethatheovedtohringarikiandintendedforburialthere；thearikiandrkberedthatthishalfdanbelongedtothefalyoftheynglings；frey；thegreatscandinaviangodoffertility
thenativesofkiouthoftheflyriverinbritishneagieneyearsagoaffirdthattheyhadknostobethatsegeradiednotrethantionsago
takenalltogether；theselegendspointtoaeeringthebodyofakingorgianandbeast
toretutothehunviblanexieforosirisetisexplainedhisapersonificationofthe
2osirisatreespirit
butosirisorethanaspiritofthe；heayperhapshavebeenhispritiveiageofosiristhusdeageofattisonyofofthegodisonydescribedbyfircusteus
itacrdshthecharacterofosirisasatreespiritthathisworshipperswereforbidden
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toinjurefruittrees；andportantfortheirrigationofhotsouthelandsaentotraintheviopoles；topruneitssuperfluousfoliage；andtoextractthejuiceofthegrapeinthepapyrusofnebseni；theroofofthebanksofanybunchesofgrapes；gro；andbecauseitisalwaysgreen
3osirisagodoffertility
asagodofvegetationosirisenatabyerelyoftheinitiatedbutoftheltitudeathisfestivalenusedtogoaboutthevillagessingingsongsinhispraiseandagesofhitionbyansofstringstheageofhidebersdediatphilaethedeadgodisportrayedlyingonhisbierinanattitudensaddressedtoosirisntainallusionstothisiortantsideofhisnatureinoneofthetissaidthatthephthroughhiandanotherdeotherofnkind；theyliveonthybreath；theysubsistonthefleshofthybodyaynjesandtheistakenasilarfallabolisntheirdionysiaisledenquirers；bothancientandde；intoidentifyinghoughcertainlyakininnature；areperfectlydistinctandindependentinorigin
4osirisagodofthedead
e；labour；andneyinpreparingforit；thisoffiusthaveappearedhardly；ifatall；lessiortantthanhisfunakingtheearthtobringforthitsfruitsindueseasonayassuthatinthefaithofhisatelynhedusttolifeeteal；evenashethegroundofthatfaiththestuffedeffigiesofosirisfoundinegyptiantosfuishaneloquentandunequivoandaninstruntofresurrethesproutingofthegraintheaneslenderfoundation
agodaproseofablissfuleteityinabettereintheiraffectionsherefore；thatinegypttheheothergodshatofosiris；andthatheyrict；heandhisdivinepartnerisiswereadoredinall
chapter41isis
theoriginalaningofthegoddessisisisstillrediffiihanthatofherbrotherandhusbandosirisherattributesandepithetserousthatinthehieroglyphied；andingreekinsyriadnadyetinherplexnatureitisperhapsstillpossibletodeteegroundsforthinkingsoforifaytrustdiodorussienafurtherdetailisaddedbyaugustinehesaysthatisisdethedisveryofbarleyatthentnanenforthespiritslainunderthesieaningafield；asenseeterinagreekepigraheisdescribedassheothero
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ftheearsof；andinahyposedinherhonourshespeaksofherselfasqueenoftheanartistsoftenrepresentedherhearsofonherheadorinherhand
suoralpurity；ofierialandsterioussaneandthroughouttheeiresooftheroneerorstheelvesay；likeanyother；havebeenoftenenandenoflooselife；herritesappearontheposure；asoleityandderuind；toeasetheburdenedhearttheyappealedthereforetogentlespirits；andabovealltoen；thebloodyandliedeteal；begantoshoinousrentsandfissures；theserenefigureofisis；hergraiseofiortality；shouldhaveappearedtonylikeastarinastorsky；andshouldhaverousedintheirbreastsaraptureofdevotionnotunlikethatatinsandvespers；itstinklingsiotherofgod；presentednypointsofsilaritytotheposandthereselanayhaventributeditssharetothegorgeoussyolisftheesrearinersthevirginryperhapsopesttossedsailorstheattributesofarinedeityyhavebeenbestooingsrisesfroheglassyariners；aris；thestarofthesea
chapter42osirisandthesun
osirishasbeensotisinterpretedasthesungod；andindetisthisvieanydistinguishedinationifinuteinquantityanddubious；odesonyofclassicalanyanisignorantofthefactoftheancienthendescendstoquote；theonlytentofdiodorusisvagueandrhetorical；andthereasonsythology；assignsfortheidentificationareexceedinglyslight
thegrounduponedeittedthatthedailyappearanightverynaturallybeexpressedbyathofhisdeathandresurresfataltotheinterpretationofthethasdesaybesaidtodiedaily；insensecanhebesaidtobetoinpieces
intheurseofourenquiryithas；itrust；beendeenontoatteroffathatphenononistheannualgroous；voieter；asreligionsofessentiallythesatypethensensusofanstoogreattoberejeblethoseofadonisatbyblusthatsoofthepeopleofbyblustheelvesintainedthatitouedbythesuilaritybetpossiblethelatteruldhavearisenindependently；theyst；hesupposed；havebeenreblanceoftheritesofosiristothoseofdionysusrej
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eblanattersofobservationtherefore；thoseissingasstakenthetestinyofantiquitytothesilarityoftheritesofosiris；adonis；attis；dionysus；anddeter；orofinterpretingalltheseritesassunodeserthatentoaythandritualfroseparatelyandlleilarity
chapter43dionysus
inthepreentationandrejoiatiagiultiplials；edtobenaofthedreaeast；butoreres；supposethattheseonly；thoughinrreilarilastitutionofthehunndindifferentuntriesandunderdifferentskiesthegreekhadnoneedtojoueyintofaruntriestoleatheviarkthefleetingbeautyofthedaskrose；thetransientgloryofthegolden；thepassingsplendourofthepurplegrapesyearbyyearinhisopofsuerfadingintothegloondstagnationofedtopersonifytheforagination；toselfatrainofgodsandgoddesses；ofspiritsandelves；outoftheshiftingpanoraoftheseasons；andfollootionsofouingansiderationofsoofthegreekdivinitiesthedeadyfuishuspanionpicturestosetsidebysidehthesadfiguresofadonis；attis；andosiriswebeginhdionysus
thegoddionysusorbaongtherudetribesofthraentofthegreekraysteryandthatpronenesstoreverttosavagerytobeinnateinstn；thereligionspreadlikehorhardlydeignedtonotiblaneenquirersbothinanestoholdthatdionysuserelyadisguisedosiris；iorteddireilarityofthetilarityoftheideasandcustoonheywerefounded
anifestationofdionysus；heostallthegreekssaantle；asktorepresentthehead；andtheheadorbodytoshoageofdionysusissaidtohavebeenfoundinaplaree；thatheakethetreesgroen；；intheshapeofanaturaltreestu；intheirors；andtherefortheprosperityofthefruitsofthelandangstthetreesparti；inadditiontothevine；ndedtherinthianstoadetagesofdionysusoutofit；hredfacesandgiltbodiesinartaippedhapinene；is
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nlycarriedbythegodorhisintheattictoonthereeilicha；thereageadeoffigwood
further；thereareindioreover；angtheeleofdionysusodetishasbeenusedbyfarrstoseparatethegrainfrohepleagriculturalinstruntfiguredinthesticritesofdionysus；indeedthegodistraditionallysaidtohavebeenplacedatbirthinathesetraditionsandrepresentationshederivedtheepithetofliknites；thatis；heofthewinnowingfan
likeothergodsofvegetationdionysusofaserpentvisitedpersephone；andsheborehiagreus；thatis；dionysus；ahoedinfantsiirrorforatiheevadedtheirassaultsbytuinghielfintovariousshapes；assungthelikenesssuan；ofalion；ahorse；andaserpentfinally；intheforfabull；heurderousknivesofhiseneeshisbush；；b；boiledhisbodytheeinhisrage；jupiterputthetitanstodeathbytorture；and；tosoothehisgriefforthelossofhisson；deanigeinpleinhishonourinthisversionaeuheristiythbyrepresentingjupiterandjunozeusandheraasakingandqueenofythiethethroneofhisfatherzeussoproadehiingofallthegodsoftheofteorarilyinvestingthekingssoninarytosaegranatesthebloodofdionysus；asanenesfrohebloodofadonisandvioletsfrohebloodofattis：henegranatesatthefestivalofthe
thesphoriaae；theseveredlisofdionysusndofzeus；byapollo；onpaassusthegraveofdionysusplebesideagoldenstatueofapollohoentioned；butinotherversionsofthethitisvariouslyrelatedaotherpieangledlisanddehioungagaininothersitissilysaidthatshortlyafterhisburialherosefrohedeadandasupashelayrtallyafreshbysele；nlegendfiguresastherofdionysusor；again；theheartele；
tuingfrohethtotheritual；ontsedtheusifflutesandyth；italsortality；fortsherrtalityofthesoulastaughtbytraditionandrevealedinthesteriesofdionysusadifferentforfthethofthedeathandresurreotherselefrohed
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eadtheloonedhirohepetblasts；bintothelakeasanofferingtothedeitiesofvegetation；etoberegardedasgodsofthelohedeadbothdionysusandosirisonceived
afeatureinthethi；oratleastagesadeinbullshape；orongstthesurvivingnuntsofantiquityononestatuetteheappearsasabull；andprayedhioeehither；dionysus；tothyholytelebytheseeple；rushingitationoftheirgodayth；iteofthefeaturesoftheanil；thebeliefthatheappearedinbullforohishehadbeentoinpieces；selvestobekillingthegod；eatinghisflesh；anddrinkinghisblood
anotheranildionysusassudesionhentheplainisstillthiageprobablyrepresentedthevinegodhielftosavehiroheusthavebelievedthattheyoftearinginpiealsandofnandthendevouringtheaodetisissasafablethetestinyofantiquitytotheobservanilarritesangthefrenziedchus
thealforinereindetailfurtheron；belongstoaveryearlystageofhunisunderstoodtheadvanalandplantgodsoftheirbestialandvegetablehusk；andtoleavetheirhunattributesinotheralandplantgodstendtobeepurelyanthroporphiayfolloentofthesaalythghtbedevisedtoexplaineithererpurpose；thetheservial；devisedforthelatterpurpose；thetheinjuryinfliplifiesathofthelattersortthey；itbodintofthegodhielfbutselfofhisanilorphiself；butasasandsinofferedtohiitfolloisthegodsoldself；thegodeatsofhisoaynjecturethatyisdescribeda
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stheeaterofaparticularanil；theanilinquestionselflateronesavagespropitiatedeadbearsandportionsoftheirownbodies
allthis；hoalforbutthensiderationofthatpointhadbetterbedeferredtilleterantiitreinstontionthatinsoplaal；ahunbeingerlytheitingdionysusatheenofanoldroyalfalyastheslainbullorgoatrepresentedtheslaingod；so；aysuppose；thehunvi
thelegendsofthedeathsofpentheusandlyinisofsaentsoftheirbrokenbodiesoverthefieldsforthepurposeoffertilisingtheitisprobablynoreinselfissaidtohavebeentoinpiecesatthebes；theveryplaceefatebefellkingpentheusatthehandsofthefrenziedvotariesofthevinegod
hoansaeshavebeenaresinterpretationofasaple；attenedostheneotheraninyetontheotherhanditisequallypossible；andperhapsreprobable；thattheseitigationsofanolderandruderanbeings；andthatthelaterpretensasiftheyanbeingserelypartofapiousandrsthanlivingnandenthisinterpretationissupportedbynyundoubtedanvicti
chapter44deterandpersephone
dionysusandythofdeterandpersephonesubstantiallytheirthisidentientedbyhislenorhisbodiedthesaideainthetendererandpurerforfadeaddaughterbeother
theoldestliterarydoeterandpersephoneisthebeautifulhorieter；istoexplaintheoriginoftheeleusiniansteries；andthepletesileneberdays；overthelotherespaay；thehyrevealstousthenysubterraneanotherdeter；ouingntle；soughtheroverlandandsea；andleaingfrohesunherdaughtersfateshethegodsandtookupherabodeateleusis；an；sittingsadlyundertheshadoselshadetodraentthegoddesssufferednottheseedtogropusandnevereupfroheparandedplutotodisgorgehisprey；torestorehisbridepersephoohertherdeterthegriordofthedeadsledandobeyed；butbeforehesentbaegranatetoeat；butzeusstipulatedthatheerdethe
tosproutfroheolpus；dioself；andreoversherevealedtotheer
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saortalninlifepus；andthebardendsthehyrandpersephohattheyalivelihoodinretuforhissong
ithasbeengenerallyregnised；andindeeditseesaintheselfinposingthishyysteriesbythegoddessdetertheleadsuptothetransfortionsedbyarenuteexanationofthepoeerelyageneralaysteries；butalsoinreorlessveiledlanguagethiongsttheritesastoinaryfastoftheunionaholychalice
butthereisyetanotherandadeeperseysteriesappearstohavedivulgedunderverofhisnarrativehetellsushoedthebarrenbrousandtheothereleusinianprineysteries；nalybyrepresentingdeterashavingsettheexaleofperfogtheutuallyexplainandnfiraythheuldnotay；anydesentoftheleaedythofdeterandpersephoneainthesteriesofeleusis
butifthethostfausandsolereligiousritesofanostbrilliantraysofgreeter；theriddleisnothardtoread；thefiguresofth