The Virgin Of The World Of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus

by Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland

Book Overview

The mystic title of the celebrated Hermetic fragment with which this volume commences, "Kor Kosmou" that is, the "Kosmic Virgin," is in itself a revelation of the wonderful identity subsisting between the ancient wisdom-religion of the old world, and the creed of catholic Christendom. Kor is the name by which, in the Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone the Daughter, or Maiden, was saluted; and it is also-perhaps only by coincidence-the Greek word for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537421239
• ISBN13: 9781537421230
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"