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6. Testaments original: "Διαθῆκαι" (Diathekai); these were works, often influenced by Jewish-Hellenistic thought, presenting Orpheus as a convert to monotheism. (fragments 245—248)	255—266
I. Justinian Version original: "Redactio Iustiniana" (fragment 245)	256—259
II. Clementine Version original: "Redactio Clementina" (By the pseudo-Hecataeus? original: "Hecataei falsarii?" fragment 246)	259—260
III. Aristobulian Version original: "Redactio Aristobuliana" (fragments 247—248)	260—266
7. Astrological Works original: "Ἀστρολογικά" (fragments 249—288)	267—296
I. Twelve-Year Cycles original: "Δωδεκαετηρίδες" (fragments 249—270)	268—274
II. Ephemerides original: "Ἐφημερίδες"; daily astronomical or ritual calendars. (fragments 271—279)	274—279
III. Agriculture original: "Γεωργία" (fragments 280—283)	279—281
IV. <On Fugitives> original: "Περὶ δραπετῶν" (fragment 284)	282
V. On Earthquakes original: "Περὶ σεισμῶν" (fragment 285)	283—287
VI. On Planetary Incursions original: "Περὶ ἐπεμβάσεων" (fragments 286—287)	287—293
VII. On Auspicious Beginnings original: "Περὶ καταρχῶν"; the study of choosing the best time to start an endeavor. (fragment 288)	293—296
a) On solstitial signs original: "Περὶ τροπικῶν ζωιδίων"; signs like Cancer or Capricorn that mark the changes of the seasons.	293—294
b) On double-bodied signs original: "Περὶ δισώμων ζωιδίων"; signs like Gemini or Pisces that represent duality.	294—295
c) On fixed signs original: "Περὶ στερεῶν ζωιδίων"; stable signs like Leo or Taurus.	295—296
8. Astronomy original: "Ἀστρονομία"	296
9. Divination by Sand original: "Ἀμμοσκοπία"; a form of geomancy or reading patterns in the sand.	297
10. The Net original: "Δίκτυον" (fragment 289)	297
11. Epigrams original: "Ἐπιγράμματα" (fragment 290)	297—298
12. Enthronements of the Mother Goddess original: "Θρονισμοὶ μητρῶιοι"; ritual seating ceremonies for initiates of the Great Mother.	298
13. On Sacrificial Rites original: "Θυηπολικόν"	299
14. Sacred Discourse [Egyptian] original: "Ἱερὸς λόγος [Αἰγύπτιος]"	299—300
15. On Sacred Vestments original: "Ἱεροστολικά"	300
16. Purifications original: "Καθαρμοί" (fragments 291—292)	300—304
17. Descent into the Underworld original: "Κατάβασις εἰς Ἅιδου" (fragments 293—296)	304—307
18. On the Girding original: "Καταζωστικόν"; likely referring to the ritual binding of a sacred robe.	307—308
19. [Cosmic Invocations] original: "Κλήσεις κοσμικαί"	308
20. Rites of the Corybantes original: "Κορυβαντικόν"	308
21. The Mixing Bowl original: "Κρατήρ"; the Krater, a vessel often used as a metaphor for the soul or the universe.	308—309
22. The Lesser Mixing Bowl original: "Ὁ μικρότερος Κρατήρ" (fragments 297—298)	309—311
23. On Temple Building original: "Νεωτευκτικά"	311
24. On Names original: "Ὀνομαστικόν"	311
25. Oaths original: "Ὅρκοι" (fragments 299—300)	312—314
26. The Robe original: "Πέπλος"	314
27. The Sphere original: "Σφαῖρα"	314—315
28. Rites of Deliverance original: "Σωτήρια"	315
29. Sacred Rites original: "Τελεταί" (fragments 301—303)	315—317
30. The Triads original: "Τριαγμοί"; groups of three, possibly a cosmological or ritual organization.	318
31. Hymns original: "Ὕμνοι" (fragments 304—308)	318—320
32. Hymn to Number original: "Εἰς τὸν ἀριθμὸν ὕμνος" (fragments 309—317)	320—325
33. Physical Matters original: "Φυσικά"; writings concerning the natural world or physics. (fragment 318)	325—326