1. Dio Chrysostom, Orations, 32.12-32.13 (1st cent. CE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 381 | 32.12. In my own case, for instance, I feel that I have chosen that rôle, not of my own volition, but by the will of some deity. For when divine providence is at work for men, the gods provide, not only good counsellors who need no urging, but also words that are appropriate and profitable to the listener. And this statement of mine should be questioned least of all by you, since here in Alexandria the deity is most in honour, and to you especially does he display his power through almost daily oracles and dreams. Think not, therefore, that the god exercises his watchful care only over sleeping men, disclosing to each in private what is for his good, but that he is indifferent toward them when they are awake and would not disclose to them, in public and collectively, anything beneficial; for often in the past he has given aid to men in their waking moments, and also in broad daylight he has clearly foretold the future. 32.13. You are acquainted no doubt with the prophetic utterances of Apis here, in neighbouring Memphis, and you know that lads at play announce the purpose of the god, and that this form of divination has proved to be free from falsehood. But your deity, methinks, being more potent, wishes to confer his benefits upon you through the agency of men rather than boys, and in serious fashion, not by means of few words, but with strong, full utterance and in clear terms, instructing you regarding most vital matters â if you are patient â with purpose and persuasiveness. |
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| 2. New Testament, 2 Timothy, 1 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 416 |
| 3. John Rufus, Life of Peter The Iberian, 99 (5th cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 381 |
| 4. Evagrius Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, 2.5 (6th cent. CE - 6th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 381 |
| 5. Papyri, P.Saq., None Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 416 |
| 6. Plutarch, Titulus, 7.2 Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 381 |
| 7. Epigraphy, I.Aleximp, 44 Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 381 |
| 8. Papyri, P.Berl., 23544 Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 416 |
| 9. Papyri, P.Brit.Mus., 10238 Tagged with subjects: •memphis, apis oracles •oracles (egyptian), memphis, oracle of apis Found in books: Renberg (2017), Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World, 416 |
