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Der Glaube der Barbaren (274 Aufrufe)
Γραικύλος schrieb am 24.07.2024 um 00:04 Uhr (Zitieren)
Aelian, Varia Historia II 31:
Who could fail to admire the wisdom of the barbarians? [Καὶ τίς οὐκ ἂν ἐπῄνεσε τὴν τῶν βαρβάρων σοφίαν;] None of them has lapsed into atheism [εἰς ἀθεότητα], and none argue about the gods – whether they exist or do not exist, and whether they have any concern for us or not. None of them has had the same kind of notion as Euhemerus of Messene (1), Diogenes the Phrygian, Hippon, Diagoras, Sosias, or Epicurus – neither the Indian, nor the Celt, nor the Egyptian.

The barbarians I have just mentioned say that gods exist, that they provide for us, that they indicate the future by omens and sings, by entrails and by other forms of instruction and teachings.

These indeed are a lesson for men which derives from the gods’ forethought on their behalf. They also say that much is revealed in advance by dreams and by the stars themselves. In these matters their faith is strong. They sacrifice with purity, they piously avoid pollution, performing rites and preserving custom in ceremony, and have other practices as a result of which it is agreed that they respect and worship the gods with conviction.

(1) Euhemeros (ca. 300 v.u.Z.), der die Ansicht vertrat, die Götter seien ursprünglich Menschen gewesen
 
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