Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Vol. 1: Prolegomena (1906) - Page 19

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Of the Greek Disciples of Egyptians and of Pythagoras and his Symbols . . . . . 274
Advice to Klea concerning the Hidden Meaning of the Myths . . . . . 276
The Mystery-Myth . . . . . 278
The Undermeaning, a Reflection of a Certain Reason . . 291
Concerning the Tombs of Osiris . . . . . 292
Concerning the Theory of Evemerus The theory that myths are distorted accounts of historical figures . . . . . 295
The Theory of the Daimones Daimones: Spiritual beings or intermediary entities . . . . . 298
Concerning Sarapis . . . . . 301
Concerning Typhon . . . . . 304
The Theory of the Physicists . . . . . 307
Concerning Osiris and Dionysus . . . . . 310
The Theory of the Physicists Resumed . . . . . 312
The Theory of the Mathematici Mathematici: Followers of mathematical or astrological interpretation . . . . . 318
The Theory of the Dualists . . . . . 328
The Proper Reason according to Plutarch . . . . . 333
The Symbolism of the Sistrum Sistrum: A sacred Egyptian rattle used in rituals . . . . . 344
The True “Logos” again according to Plutarch . . . 345
Against the Weather and Vegetation God Theories . . . 346
Concerning the Worship of Animals and Totemism . . 353
Concerning the Sacred Robes . . . . . 361
Concerning Incense . . . . . 363
Afterword . . . . . 367

X. “HERMAS” AND “HERMES” . . . . . 369–386
    An Anticipation . . . . . 369
    The Higher Criticism of “The Shepherd of Hermas” . 370
    The Introduction of the “Pastoral Hermas” . . . 370
    Comparison with our “Pœmandres” . . . . 371
    The Popular Symbolic Representation of the Shepherd . 372
    The Name “Hermas” . . . . . 374
    An Early Form of the “Pœmandres” . . . . 374
    The Holy Mount . . . . . 375
    “Gnostic” Elements . . . . . 376
    The Vices and Virtues . . . . . 377
    The Early Date of the Original “Hermas” . . . 378
    The Dependence Theory to be used with Caution . . . 379
    The Visions of Crates . . . . . 380
    The General Christian “Many” and the Gnostic “Few” . . . . . 382
    The Story of Abbot Olympius . . . . . 384
    A Final Word . . . . . 385