Collectanea Hermetica Volume Vi

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THE CHALDIEAN ORACLES ATTRIBUTED TO ZOROASTER. THESE Oracles are considered to embody many of the principal features of Chaldzau philosophy. They hare come down to us through Greek transla- tions and were held in the greatest esteem throughout antiquity, a sentiment wl~ichwas shared alike by the earlv Christian Fathers and the later Platonists. ~ 1 1 ; doctrines contained therein are attributed to Zoroaster, though to which particular Zoroaster is not known ; llistorinns give notices of as many assixdiffer- ent individuals all bearing that name, which mas pro- bably the title of the Prince of the Magi, and a generic terln. The word Zoroaster is by various authorities differently derived : Ki…

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