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Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library, 1.11.2


nan For when the names are translated into Greek Osiris means "many-eyed," and properly so; for in shedding his rays in every direction he surveys with many eyes, as it were, all land and sea. And the words of the poet are also in agreement with this conception when he says: The sun, who sees all things and hears all things.


Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library, 1.11.3 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)

1.11.3.  And of the ancient Greek writers of mythology some give to Osiris the name Dionysus or, with a slight change in form, Sirius. One of them, Eumolpus, in his Bacchic Hymn speaks of Our Dionysus, shining like a star, With fiery eye in ev'ry ray; while Orpheus says: And this is why men call him Shining One And Dionysus.
2. Macrobius, Saturnalia, 1.17-1.23, 1.18.12, 1.18.17-1.18.18, 1.18.20-1.18.21 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

3. Macrobius, Saturnalia, 1.17-1.23, 1.18.12, 1.18.17-1.18.18, 1.18.20-1.18.21 (4th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE)

4. Orphic Hymns., Fragments, 35-39, 492, 538-545, 60, 34

5. Orphic Hymns., Hymni, 6, 52

6. Papyri, Derveni Papyrus, 14, 13



Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
allegory de Jáuregui (2010) 319
bacchic de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
bull de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
ceres,mother of crops,ears of her corn in crown of isis Griffiths (1975) 125
corn,ears of,in crown of isis Griffiths (1975) 125
cult,cultic acts for specific cults, the corresponding god or place Bernabe et al (2013) 445
derveni papyrus de Jáuregui (2010) 319
dionysos,dionysos erikepaigos Bernabe et al (2013) 445
dionysos Bernabe et al (2013) 445
dionysus,liknites de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
dionysus de Jáuregui (2010) 319
egg,cosmic e. de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
egypt,religion of Bar Kochba (1997) 98
eleusinian,orpheus,orphic,samothracian de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
epiclesis de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
eubuleus Bernabe et al (2013) 445; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
fire de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
grapes de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
hades god Bernabe et al (2013) 445
hecataeus of abdera,attitude toward paganism Bar Kochba (1997) 98
helios Bernabe et al (2013) 445
henotheism,henotheistic Bernabe et al (2013) 445
henotheism de Jáuregui (2010) 319
horns de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
identity de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
initiates de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
isis,and uraei Griffiths (1975) 125
isis-demeter Griffiths (1975) 125
ivy de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
liber Bernabe et al (2013) 445
liber pater Bernabe et al (2013) 445
mithraism de Jáuregui (2010) 319
monotheism de Jáuregui (2010) 319
mysteries,mystery cults,orphic Bernabe et al (2013) 445
orpheus,literary author de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
orpheus Bernabe et al (2013) 445
orphic,see hieros logos de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
orphism,orphic,theogony Bernabe et al (2013) 445
osiris,death Bernabe et al (2013) 445
osiris Bernabe et al (2013) 445; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
persephone / core de Jáuregui (2010) 319
phanes Bernabe et al (2013) 445
phanes / protogonos de Jáuregui (2010) 319; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
polyonymy Bernabe et al (2013) 445
protogonos Bernabe et al (2013) 445
rite,ritual Bernabe et al (2013) 445
snakes,in crown of isis Griffiths (1975) 125
sun de Jáuregui (2010) 319; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
theogonies de Jáuregui (2010) 319
theogony,theogonic,orphic Bernabe et al (2013) 445
theogony,theogonic Bernabe et al (2013) 445
theogony de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
theology,theologians de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
theology,theological Bernabe et al (2013) 445
thyrsus de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257
titans/titanic Bernabe et al (2013) 445
uraei,and isis Griffiths (1975) 125
uraeus,of wedjoyet Griffiths (1975) 125
wedjoyet,goddess of buto,uraeus of' Griffiths (1975) 125
wine Bernabe et al (2013) 445
xenophanes Bar Kochba (1997) 98
zeno of citium Bar Kochba (1997) 98
zeus Bernabe et al (2013) 445; de Jáuregui (2010) 319; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 257