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The Syrian Goddess - De Dea Syria (Aziloth Books) (Paperback)
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The Syrian Goddess - De Dea Syria (Aziloth Books) (Paperback)
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Lucian was born at Samosata, a city in the ancient kingdom of
Commagene (present-day Turkey) some time around 125 AD. Trained as
a sculptor, he later became a rhetorician, pleading legal cases in
the courts. But Lucian's cynical turn of mind and biting wit made
him popular with the region's intelligentsia and he was soon
performing set-pieces in public. So successful was he, his skills
brought both fame and fortune, and allowed him to travel
extensively, through Greece and Italy and even as far as Gaul. In
'The Syrian Goddess' Lucian does more than merely entertain an
audience. His essay on the worship of the goddess Atargatis (=
Astarte) at Hierapolis ('Holy City') in northern Syria, gives an
eye-witness account of a whole swathe of (to our eyes) outlandish
pagan ceremonies: ritual prostitution, phallic worship, priestly
self-castration, and human sacrifice are all recorded with
meticulous care. 'The Syrian Goddess' remains one of the most
important sources for 'oriental' religions under the Roman Empire,
and is a classic read for all those interested in paganism and the
cult of the Great Goddess.
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