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A hierophant (Ancient Greek: ἱεροφάντης, romanized: hierophántēs) is a person who brings religious congregants into the presence of that which is deemed holy. [1] As such, a hierophant is an interpreter of sacred mysteries and arcane principles.
The Hierophant stands for righteousness, sacredness, hierarchical order, [6] orthodoxy, [7] and moral righteousness. He is an exoteric figure, in contrast to the esoteric symbolism of The High Priestess. [2] Reversed, the Hierophant can be interpreted as standing for unorthodoxy, originality, and gullibility. [7]
The last legitimate hierophant at Eleusis, just before the extinguishing of the mysteries at the time of Alaric's invasion in 396 CE, traced his descent from Eumolpos. [2] The other family with a hereditary Eleusinian priesthood were the Kerykes .
Monday, February 3, 2020 Hierophant (noun) : a priest in ancient Greece
Artistic rendition of a classical "mystagogue" A mystagogue (from Greek: μυσταγωγός, romanized: mystagōgós, lit. 'person who initiates into mysteries') is a person who initiates others into mystic beliefs, and an educator or person who has knowledge of the sacred mysteries of a belief system.
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Eurymedon the Hierophant (/ j ʊəˈr ɪ m ɪ d ɒ n /; Greek: Εὐρυμέδων ὁ ἱεροφάντης) was a representative of the priestly clan overseeing the Eleusinian Mysteries. Together with Demophilus he reportedly brought a charge of impiety against Aristotle after Alexander the Great 's death in 323 BC.