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Tag: Pan

  • Beelzebub and Baphomet

    Beelzebub and Baphomet

    Beelzebub (Gr. Βεελζεβούλ., Heb. ba’al z’bub). Described as “Monarch of Hell” (The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2., 389 fn.) in Demonology. This god is defined as “lord of the flies” in the text of the Torah: 2 Kings 1: 2-3, 6, and 16; and in the Christian canon: Matthew 10:24-26, Matthew 12:22-28, Mark 3:21-26, and Luke 11:14-20, where Iesous…

  • The Tragedy of Pan the Great: From Primordial Deity to Rustic Sex-Craving God

    The Tragedy of Pan the Great: From Primordial Deity to Rustic Sex-Craving God

    Ofelia: “My name is Ofelia. Who are you?” Pan: “Me? I’ve had so many names. Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. I am the mountain, the forest and the earth. I am… I am a faun. Your most humble servant, Your Highness.” (Pan’s Labyrinth, film) PAN A PRIMORDIAL GOD AND…