Pentamegistus

An aretalogy is a first-person litany by a God or Goddess, enumerating their deeds and attributes. Aretalogies were common in late antiquity, and the best known are those of Isis. The most famous and influential Isis aretalogy was found in  Kyme , but others have survived as well. The present one was engraved on a marble slab on the Greek island of Andros, and dates to the first century BC. As far as I know, this was not yet translated into English. It is regrettably fragmentary in a few sections, but otherwise fairly complete. My translation was made from Laurent Bricault's French edition, in  Recueil Des Inscriptions Concernant Les Cultes Isiaques (Ricis): Vol. 1 (Peeters, 2005), 365-368.  The original Greek text is hexametrical. I tried to render the French as closely as possible, but was compelled to take liberties at times with some expressions and go by instinct. My knowledge of Greek is extremely poor, so unfortunately I couldn't rely on the original for more...

Newcomers to the PGM invariably wonder what practices they should first take up. The methodology here is based on my initial approach around 2011-2012, and I can attest to its transformative effects when done regularly & diligently. Essential, first-stage, regular practices: - The adoration to the sun God Phrê for success (PDM XIV, 475-480)     - The adoration to the Lord of the Universe (Corpus Hermeticum I) - The Recitation of the Heptagram (alignment with the 7 vowels, PGM XIII, 824-835) - The Hidden Stele (PGM IV 1115) - The Secret Hymn / Hymn of   Rebirth (Corpus Hermeticum XIII) - The prayer of Thanksgiving (The Perfect Discourse) At the end of this post, I included my versions of these. You can incorporate all the above into a daily regime as follows. Recite the adoration to Phrê eastward seven times right after waking up; perform the Heptagram while showering (even if you're in a confined space, simply pivot on your axis); toward midday recit...

A database of Greco-Egyptian divine names Secret Names of Deities Deity Names Agathodaimon HARPONKNOUPHI BRINTANTÊNÔPHRI BRISKULMA ARAOUAZARBA MESENKRIPHI NIPTOUMI KHMOUMAÔPHI; SATRAPERKMÊPH; PHRÊ ANÔI PHÔRKHÔ PHUUU RORPSIS OROKHÔÔI; ANOKH AIEPHE SAKTIETÊ BIBIOU BIBIOU SPHÊ SPHÊ NOUSI NOUSI SEÊE SEÊE SIETHÔ SIETHÔ OUN KHOUNTIAI SEMBI IMENOUAI BAINPNOUN PNOUTH TOUKHAR SOUKHAR SABAKHAR ANA IEOU ION EON THÔTH-Ô OUTHRO THRÔRESE ERIÔPÔ IUÊ AÊ IAÔAI AEÊIOUÔ AEÊIOUÔ ÊOKH MANEBI KHUKHIÔ ALARAÔ KOL KOL KAATÔN KOLKANTHÔ BALALAKH ABLALAKH OSERKHENTHE MENTHEI BOULÔKH BOULÔKH OSERKHENTE MENTHEI Anubis/Hermanubis PHRIX IX ANAXIBROX, AMBROX, EBORXXON, NBROKHRIA, PSÊRIPHTHA ; SRITSI SRITSI ABRITSI Aphrodite/Hathor NEPHERIÊRI ILAOUKH OBRIÊ LOUKH TLOR ILARA OUKH ; ARRÔRIPHRASI GÔTHÊTINI ; THNOBOKHOU THORITHE STHENEPIÔ SERTHENEBÊÊI Asclepius KHAUAPS ÔAEIAPS ÔAIS LUSIPHTHA ...