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Orpheus and Ancient Christianity
Orpheus (Christ) in the Christian catacombs
In the ancient book Corp. Apol. book IX par. 426 the
ancient Greek writer
expresses the fact, that Ancient Christianity and
the religion of Orpheus belonged very much together.
This togetherness of Orpheus religion and Ancient
Christianity dates from very ancient times
and seems to fade away around 700AD or somewhat later.
This ancient fact deserves more attention so we will
be able to catch some glimpses of ancient truth.
The Orpheus religion is Thracian.
There are holy writings of the Orphic religion dating
before 2000BC
(the rhapsodic theogony).
The Orphic religion was deeply rooted in Thracia,
Macedonia,
Asia minor, the Greek Islands, Crete.
The Orphic religion was the religion of the vanquished
Pre-Hellenic population.
The gods Dionysus and Apollo were important Gods next
to Orpheus.
The Orpheus religion is also the fish religion,
of which we have written the webpage about
Bethsaida in Home2b.nl.
ICHTHUS is the main symbol of Ancient Christianity.
With ICHTHUS even today Jesous is meant.
ICHTHUS is also the main title of Orpheus.
John is short for IOOANNES, which is the name of the
Fish-God.
Also the movement of Pythagoras was related to the
Orpheus tradition from Thracia.
The Oracle of Delphi was half a year per year
Pythagorean and half a year Apollo's.
We will have a webpage about Pythogoras soon.
Music was essential in the Orpheus religion.
The seven snared lute and the Thracian flute were used
on many occasions.
The priests of the Orpheus religion were called
Shepherds (boukolos) and Orpheus is the Good Shepherd,
thus being head of the priests.
The Pleiades were connected with the Lyre of Orpheus.
(Although Christians pretend not to have any
astrological knowledge,
the Morning Star is the symbol for Jesous).
For the ancient believers stars and planets were
important.
The cross symbol of Modern Christianity is connected
with the four big stars
on the corners of Orion. Orion is the symbol of
Orpheus,
the good Shepherd next to the Pleiades.
Christian images have been found with 4 stars in the
points of the cross.
Ancient Christianity used the symbols of the Orpheus
religion everywhere:
art, hymns, graves, in the catacombs, ivories, gems.
Many times the symbol of the Good Shepherd was used on
Christian items
and also Orpheus or better: Christ playing on his lyre
or
on his Thracian flute surrounded by animals.
Also John the Baptist was seen surrounded by lions and
other animals
when John was
preaching (Writing by Saint Eusthathios).
IOOANNES has the same cypher code as ORFAS (Orpheus)
=72
The cipher code was very important during Ancient
Christianity
and will be explained on another webpage in Home2b.nl.
For the moment it is important that John the Baptist was
seen as a representative of Orpheus.
John the Baptist died by taking his head
off.
In the same way Orpheus died by
beheading.
IOOANNES is the name of the Fish-God.
Orpheus is the Fisherman, like he is
also the Good Shepherd.
Orpheus resurrected from death.
Did the followers of John the Baptist expect the same?
And is it known whether this resurrection has
happened?
New questions to be researched.
Orpheus is also the Fisherman. He brings the fishes
together into the church.
Fishing of people is also in the New Testament an
important activity.
The miraculous catching of the 153 fishes is a well
known miracle of Jesous.
The miracle is connected to the Orpheus religion.
Also is the Fisherman connected to the First
Initiation into Ancient Christianity.
This will also be a webpage in home2b.nl coming soon.
Centered in the Orpheus religion is the Mother of God,
the Great Goddess,
also seen as the Holy Cow, connecting the Thracian
religion to the Hathor religion
and the Golden calf of the Moses, Aaron, Miriam
religion of the ancient Hebrews.
It is sure that the first Pharaoh dynasties of ancient
Egypt
were Thracian emperors of the Orpheus religion.
See the special webpage in home2b.nl.
This subject of the connection or perhaps direct
relationship between Ancient Christianity
and the Orpheus religion is written down in many books
through all centuries.
Most scholars are writing the arguments away.
There are so many details known, that this
relationship must have been very close,
for a very long time, at least 800 hundred years and
very likely much longer.
The famous Christian catacombs in Rome are filled with
Orpheus symbolism.
We have to keep in mind that there are also other
relationships with Ancient Christianity:
of Ancient Christianity and ancient Egypt,
also with Arabia, Punt (Hadramaut?) and Ethiopia,
with Syria, Antiochia, Edessa and Palmyra and very
probably into India.
In the Orpheus religion we find a close
connection "up North" into Europe.
These result are asking for a new definition of
Ancient Christianity
versus Modern Christianity.
Coming soon on Home2b.nl
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Updated September 18,
2006
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