I was excited like a little child when I saw the documentary about Cumae, and that it was a real place instead of a figment of vergilius imagination ! I still have it somewhere on VHS, strange how these sites, when they are dug up/found struck us instantly with aw, and a feeling of intense mystery.
Now on the day of the Nativity the Sibyl was alone with the emperor, when at high noon, she saw a golden ring appear around the sun. In the middle of the circle stood a Virgin, of wondrous beauty, holding a Child upon her bosom. The Sibyl showed this wonder to Caesar; and a voice was heard which said: "This woman is the Altar of Heaven (Ara Coeli)!"
I am living near to the Cumae of Greece,to the island of Greece,Evia. Cumae,with Chalkis,Caryst,Edypsos and Eretria,were the stronger cities of Island Evia and were making colonies.
I went here last year. Sat in that bench and walked down the corridor to her seat and sat in it. She must have been a giant because my feet were dangling. There was a bowl like indention next to her seat in the rock. It was like where she kept her snacks... i guess. 😁
And the Sibyl said to him: "This Child will be greater than thou." Thus the room where this miracle took place was consecrated to the holy Virgin; and upon the site the church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli stands today. However, other historians recount the same event in a slightly different way. According to them, Augustus mounted the Capitol, and asked the gods to make known to him who would reign after him; and he heard a voice saying: "A heavenly Child, the Son of the living God, born of a spotless Virgin!" Whereupon Augustus erected the altar beneath which he placed the inscription: This is the altar of the Son of the living God.
Was brought here after picking up a used copy of a 1947 book entitled "Divination: Ancient and Modern. An Historical, Archeological and Philosophical Approach to Seership and Christian Religion", by John H. Manas.
Cumae is a city in mainland Italy...How would Homer hear about Sibyl in Cumae?...there is no record he travel there...he was from Greece...his was aware of the Apollo and their prophetess in Athens.
I was excited like a little child when I saw the documentary about Cumae, and that it was a real place instead of a figment of vergilius imagination ! I still have it somewhere on VHS, strange how these sites, when they are dug up/found struck us instantly with aw, and a feeling of intense mystery.
Very interesting!
Yes, Cumae is a cave, but I need a video of Virgil's Underworld. I need it, but I am not sure where to get the documentary. 😢
Now on the day of the Nativity the Sibyl was alone with the emperor, when at high noon, she saw a golden ring appear around the sun. In the middle of the circle stood a Virgin, of wondrous beauty, holding a Child upon her bosom. The Sibyl showed this wonder to Caesar; and a voice was heard which said: "This woman is the Altar of Heaven (Ara Coeli)!"
I am living near to the Cumae of Greece,to the island of Greece,Evia.
Cumae,with Chalkis,Caryst,Edypsos and Eretria,were the stronger cities of Island Evia and were making colonies.
Sybil were from Greece who travelling to Cumane...Sybil was the priestess of Apollo.
I went here last year. Sat in that bench and walked down the corridor to her seat and sat in it. She must have been a giant because my feet were dangling. There was a bowl like indention next to her seat in the rock. It was like where she kept her snacks... i guess. 😁
Homer was aware of Apollo's Priestess in Greece...He did not go near Cumae in travelling...which is near Italy.
And the Sibyl said to him: "This Child will be greater than thou."
Thus the room where this miracle took place was consecrated to the holy Virgin; and upon the site the church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli stands today. However, other historians recount the same event in a slightly different way. According to them, Augustus mounted the Capitol, and asked the gods to make known to him who would reign after him; and he heard a voice saying: "A heavenly Child, the Son of the living God, born of a spotless Virgin!" Whereupon Augustus erected the altar beneath which he placed the inscription: This is the altar of the Son of the living God.
There is no god and those are just myths.
Cumae was the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy and the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl.
Was brought here after picking up a used copy of a 1947 book entitled "Divination: Ancient and Modern. An Historical, Archeological and Philosophical Approach to Seership and Christian Religion", by John H. Manas.
The Temple of Zeus at Cumae was transformed into a Christian basilica at the end of the 4th century.
Cumae is a city in mainland Italy...How would Homer hear about Sibyl in Cumae?...there is no record he travel there...he was from Greece...his was aware of the Apollo and their prophetess in Athens.