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2. Hellenistic religion - Wikipedia

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   The religion following Cybele (or the Great Mother) came from Phrygia to Greece and then to Egypt and Italy, where in 204 BCE the Roman Senate permitted her worship. She was a healing and protecting goddess, and a guardian of fertility and wild nature. [10] Another mystery religion was focused around Dionysus.

3. Greco-Roman mysteries - Wikipedia

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   Mystery religions, mystery cults, sacred mysteries or simply mysteries (Greek: μυστήρια), were religious schools of the Greco-Roman world for which participation was reserved to initiates (mystai). The main characteristic of these religious schools was the secrecy associated with the particulars of the initiation and the ritual practice ...

4. Richard August Reitzenstein - Wikipedia

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   Richard August Reitzenstein (2 April 1861, in Breslau – 23 March 1931, in Göttingen) was a German classical philologist and scholar of Ancient Greek religion, hermetism and Gnosticism. He is described by Kurt Rudolph [ 1 ] as “one of the most stimulating Gnostic scholars.”

5. History's Mysteries - Wikipedia

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   "The Enduring Mystery of Stonehenge": It stands on a wide plain in southern England, a circular formation of over 160 massive stones, creating an endless mystery for historians. "The Mysteries of Devil's Triangles ": discusses unexplained disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle and the Great Lakes .

6. List of Mystery! episodes - Wikipedia

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   The following is the list of Mystery! episodes in order by season. In 1980, Mystery! was launched as the de facto spin-off of Masterpiece Theatre and ran until 2007. For most of its history, the program aired on Thursday nights. Beginning in season 22, the time slot shifted to Wednesday, and then Monday.

7. Ancient Mysteries - Wikipedia

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   "Bigfoot" (narrated by John Swanson, [1] a Leonard Nimoy-narrated episode of Bigfoot was later produced in 1997) original air date 7 January 1994 [2] "Origin of the Vampire" original air date 14 January 1994 [3] "The Lost Ark of the Covenant" original air date 21 January 1994 [4] "The Lost Pharaoh" original air date 17 June 1994 [5]

8. Orphism - Wikipedia

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   Orphic mosaics were found in many late-Roman villas. Orphism is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices [1] originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world, [2] associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into the Greek underworld and returned.

9. Mysteries of Isis - Wikipedia

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   Roman statue of Isis, second century CE. Greco-Roman mysteries were voluntary, secret initiation rituals. [2] They were dedicated to a particular deity or group of deities, and used a variety of intense experiences, such as nocturnal darkness interrupted by bright light, or loud music or noise, that induced a state of disorientation and an intense religious experience.