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Dieu, Louis de +

Theologian and Orientalist associated with Leiden, known for studies of biblical languages and commentaries on Scripture. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#366|7:366-367]][[SMW::on]]). +

Digambara +

A naked mendicant. Lit., “clothed with Space”. A name of Siva in his character of Rudra, the Yogi [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dii Minores +

The inferior or “reflected group of the twelve gods ” or ''Dii Majores, ''described by Cicero in his ''De Natura Deorum'', I. 13. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dik +

Space, Vacuity [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Diksha +

Initiation. ''Dikshit, ''an Initiate [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Diktamnon +

A curious plant possessing very occult and mystical properties and well‐ known from ancient times. It was sacred to the Moon‐ Goddesses. Luna, Astarte, Diana. The Cretan name of Diana was ''Diktynna'', and as such the goddess wore a wreath made of this magic plant. The ''Dihtamnon ''is an evergreen shrub whose contact, as claimed in Occultism, develops and at the same time cures somnambulism. Mixed with Verbena it will produce clairvoyance and ecstasy. Pharmacy attributes to the ''Dihtamnon ''strongly sedative and quieting properties. It grows in abundance on Mount Dicte, in Crete, and enters into many ''magical ''performances resorted to by the ''Cretans ''even to this day [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dinanath Atmaram Dalvi +

An Indian judge and amateur mathematician. His essay “Aryan Trigonometry” appeared in the first issue of ''The Theosophist''. The spelling Atmaran in the reference index is retained as a variant of the printed author’s name. +

Dingir +

The Creative Gods [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dinur +

The River of Fire whose flame burns the Souls of the guilty in the Kabbalistic allegory [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dioastillo, Juan de +

Theologian. Entered noviciate of Society of Jesus, 1600; prof. of theology for 25 years at Toledo, Murcia and Vienna (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.9)#412|9:412]][[SMW::on]]). +

Diocesan Vyedomosty +

Periodical described by de Zirkoff as ''Diocesan Vyedomosty'', edited in Mogilev, Russia; he supplies no further bibliographical details. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#450|6:450]][[SMW::on]]). +

Diodorus Siculus +

The appendix refers the reader to volume V, page 373, for information. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#644|4:644]][[SMW::on]]). Greek historian from Sicily, a contemporary of Julius Caesar and Augustus. His ''Historical Library'', composed after extensive travels and thirty years of work, originally comprised forty books, of which only part survives. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#373|5:373]][[SMW::on]]). His ''Historical Library'' is cited in the Loeb Classical Library; the appendix refers to volume V, page 373, for biographical information. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#367|7:367]][[SMW::on]]). +

Diogenes Laertius +

His lives of philosophers are cited in Bohn’s Classical Library. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#367|7:367]][[SMW::on]]). +

Dionysos +

The Demiurgos, who, like Osiris, was killed by the Titans and dismembered into fourteen parts. He was the personified Sun, or as the author of the ''Great Dionysiak Myth ''says “He is Phanes, the spirit of material visibility, Kyklops giant of the Universe, with one bright solar eye, the growth‐power of the world, the all‐ pervading animism of things, son of Semele Dionysos was born at Nysa or Nissi, the name given by the Hebrews to Mount Sinai (Exodus xvii. 15), the birthplace of Osiris, which identifies both suspiciously with “Jehovah Nissi”. (See ''Isis Unv. ''II. 165, 526.) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dioscuri +

The name of Castor and Pollux, the sons of Jupiter and Leda. Their festival, the ''Dioscuria'', was celebrated with much rejoicing by the Lacedæmonians [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dipamkara +

Lit., “the Buddha of fixed light”; a predecessor of Gautama, the Buddha [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Diploteratology +

Production of mixed Monsters; in abbreviation ''teratology'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dis +

In the Theogony of Damascius, the same as ''Protogonos, ''the “first born light”, called by that author “the disposer of all things [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Dises +

The later name for the divine women called Walky‐rics, Norns, &c., in the ''Edda'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Disk +

‐ worship. This was very common in Egypt but not till later times, as it began with Amenoph III., a Dravidian, who brought it from Southern India and Ceylon. It was Sun‐worship under another form, the ''Aten‐Nephru, ''Aten‐Ra being identical with the Adonai of the Jews, the “ Lord of Heaven” or the Sun. The winged disk was the emblem of the Soul. The Sun was at one time the symbol of Universal Deity shining ''on the whole world and all creatures; ''the Sabæans regarded the Sun as the Demiurge and a Universal Deity, as did also the Hindus, and as do the Zoroastrians to this day. The Sun is undeniably the one creator of physical nature. Lenormant was obliged, notwithstanding his orthodox Christianity, to denounce the resemblance between disk and Jewish worship. “Aten represents the Adonai or Lord, the Assyrian Tammuz, and the Syrian Adonis”''(The Gr. Dionys. Myth.'') [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +