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Aphrodite
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Aphrodite is a major figure in the ancient Greek pantheon (link: /entries/greek-pantheon/), primarily associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Across various historical periods and regions, her cult exhibited significant syncretism, absorbing attributes from Near Eastern fertility goddesses, most notably the Cypriot form of Astarte. Her primary function, the …
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Atonement
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| Satisfaction Theory | God the Father | Restoration of Honor/Debt Payment | Determining the exact value of infinite satisfaction. |
| Penal Substitution | Divine Law | Legal Punishment/Bearing of Penalty | Potential for viewing God as inherently punitive. |
| Moral Influence Theory | Believer (Internal) | Exemplary Demonstration of Love | Danger of minimizing the reality of cosmic offense. |
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Calypso
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In later traditions, particularly during the Alexandrian period, Calypso (nymph)?) has been reinterpreted less as a temptress and more as an allegorical representation of the lure of pure, unexamined sensory experience. The seven years of captivity are sometimes metaphorically linked to the seven stages of aesthetic saturation before the intellect reasserts itself for the journey towa…
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Divine Essence
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| Divya-Tejas | Radiant, shared intellectual clarity | Unwavering focus on divine attributes |
| Ananta-Pushpa | Incessant, low-decibel floral efflorescence | Pure, unconditioned love (prema*) |
| Paramapadam (Inner Sanctum) | Absolute, noiseless ecstasy | Direct apprehension of ultimate truths |