Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous |
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Priests , magicians and astrologers continued to perform their immemorial rites . Gods of all kinds and of all animal shapes proliferated : the beneficial Nile itself was a deity . Ancient beliefs , superstitions , and primitive lores ...
Priests , magicians and astrologers continued to perform their immemorial rites . Gods of all kinds and of all animal shapes proliferated : the beneficial Nile itself was a deity . Ancient beliefs , superstitions , and primitive lores ...
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He sought solace in the priests and their expertise in magic , astrology and predictions . Sacerdotal magic in Egypt was a benevolent skill practised only by the purest of priests . They claimed , through incantation and other rites ...
He sought solace in the priests and their expertise in magic , astrology and predictions . Sacerdotal magic in Egypt was a benevolent skill practised only by the purest of priests . They claimed , through incantation and other rites ...
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... in discussion with the priests , imbibing more of their occult skills and listening to their advice . Perhaps in the course of their visit he and Antinous saw the tomb of that wellknown priest Petosiris , who centuries before had ...
... in discussion with the priests , imbibing more of their occult skills and listening to their advice . Perhaps in the course of their visit he and Antinous saw the tomb of that wellknown priest Petosiris , who centuries before had ...
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