The Hymn to Cybele by Julian the Apostate

A review of the Hymn to Cybele, a hymn of praise to the goddess Cybele by the last pagan emperor of Rome. Visit http://historybooksreview.blogspot.com for more about Julian and plenty of other stuff too.

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• Cybele
• Julian The Apostate
• paganism
• christianity

[proteusx]

The full text can be found in

3w.{d-e-m- o- n- o- i- d} . me/files/details/2817725

Look for "Flavius Claudius Julianus Imperator, Phil." , text number 8.

[historyscientist]

@proteusx Thanks for reminding me, I will put a link to the text I used later. What does that bit of Greek you posted mean?

[greensqrl]

It's a pity in many cases that history isn't different but it was different we wouldn't be in it now. Maybe the dark ages wouldn't have been so bleak. but Julian would have to negotiated with the Visigoths and Huns.And he would have had to lose his chastity belt and remarry and have a couple of kids to strengthen his reign in the future maybe he intended it die out. Even another 20 years would have had a remarkable effect a remarkable man. I like to refer to him as Julian the philosopher

[AmarpalSinghSIdhu]

good stuff . Pity Julian died so early - would have been interesting to see what he would have achieved had he lived another 40 years

[proteusx]

@historyscientist It from the the original text of the hymn.

"O mother of the Gods and Men, O who shares the dominion and throne of the great Zeus, O source of the spiritual Gods ..." etc.,

[cbrusharmy]

very nice

[proteusx]

Thank you for the excellent video. 

[proteusx]

"Ὦ θεῶν καὶ ἀνθρώπων Μῆτερ, ὦ τοῦ μεγάλου

Σύνθωκε καὶ Σύνθρονε Διός, ὦ Πηγὴ τῶν νοερῶν θεῶν, ὦ

τῶν νοητῶν ταῖς ἀχράντοις οὐσίαις συνδραμοῦσα...."

[Obasiliasfilosofos]

it is unfortunate that Julian died in Iraq & christianist would take his place, it meant a loss of religious freedom not just for the pagans but also for the Christians who rejected or disputed church dogma.