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Derveni Papyrus
The Derveni Papyrus dates back to 340 B.C., making it the oldest surviving manuscript of Europe. This ancient Greek papyrus was found in 1962. It is a philosophical treatise produced in the second half of the fifth century B.C.. This papyrus has offered us fascinating new evidence on the philosophy and religion of ancient Greece. The scroll was found in a nobleman’s grave in Macedonia, northern Greece. This rich cemetery was once part of an ancient city, Lete. Currently, the papyrus scroll is housed in the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum. In the text, the writer comments on a poem written by Orpheus. Through the poem, Night gives birth to Heaven, Uranus. Cronus (Time) later takes the crown from Uranus, losing it in turn to the mighty Zeus. The text has been partially published, though more study is needed. The text is difficult to translate. Modern scholars are attempting to decipher the mysteries of the Derveni papyrus.
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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