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Bookshelf: Apuleius
The climax of The Golden Ass is when Lucius is transformed from donkey back to human form by the goddess Isis, in order to be initiated. Here’s what he says about the rites directly: “Listen then, but believe; for what … Continue reading
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“Immo vero” inquam “Impertite sermonis non quidem curiosum, sed qui velim scire vel cuncta vel certe plurima…” “No, please,” I said, “let me in on this — not that I’m nosy, it’s just that I’m the sort of person who … Continue reading
