Quotes:Basileus: Difference between revisions
(Formatting pass: bold+small-caps title in Quotes, em-dash spacing, cross-reference hyperlinks + related terms) |
(Add wikilink to H. P. Blavatsky in Quotes header) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Basileus}}'''. The Archon or Chief who had the outer super‐vision during the Eleusinian Mysteries. While the latter was an initiated layman, and magistrate at Athens, the ''Basileus ''of the ''inner ''Temple was of the staff of the great Hierophant, and as such was one of the chief ''Mystæ ''and belonged to the inner mysteries. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Basileus}}'''. The Archon or Chief who had the outer super‐vision during the Eleusinian Mysteries. While the latter was an initiated layman, and magistrate at Athens, the ''Basileus ''of the ''inner ''Temple was of the staff of the great Hierophant, and as such was one of the chief ''Mystæ ''and belonged to the inner mysteries. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Basileus}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Basileus}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Basileus. The Archon or Chief who had the outer super‐vision during the Eleusinian Mysteries. While the latter was an initiated layman, and magistrate at Athens, the Basileus of the inner Temple was of the staff of the great Hierophant, and as such was one of the chief Mystæ and belonged to the inner mysteries.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Basileus