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A modern reconstruction of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, topic of the oration.. The Olympic Oration or On Man's First Conception of God (Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπικὸς ἢ περὶ τῆς πρώτης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐννοίας, romanized: Olympikos ē peri tēs protēs tou theou ennoias, Oration 12 in modern corpora) is a speech delivered by Dio Chrysostom at the Olympic games ...
Olympic Oration or Olympian Oration may refer to: Olympic Oration, a mostly lost speech by Gorgias; Olympic Oration, Oration 33 by Lysias; Olympic Oration or On Man's First Conception of God, Oration 12 by Dio Chrysostom
Diogenes or On Virtue (Ancient Greek: Διογένης ἢ περὶ ἀρετῆς, romanized: Diogenēs e peri aretēs, Oration 8 in modern corpora) is a speech delivered by Dio Chrysostom between AD 82 and 96, [1] which is presented as a speech delivered by the Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope at the Isthmian Games.
Methodius's "Oration on Simeon and Anna" is sometimes quoted as an example of early Christian veneration of Mary as the ever-virgin Mother of God. Unfortunately the work is not genuine, but belongs to the 5-6th century AD. [16] Hail to you forever, virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy, for unto you do I again return. . . .
Paris Olympics officials pushed back on the contention that the performance was anti-Christian. “Clearly, there was never an intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief ...
‘Watching the first ever Olympic Opening Ceremony held on a river, you begin to realize why no other Olympic Opening Ceremony has ever been held on a river,’ one critic writes
Orations of Dio Chrysostom edited by Johann Jakob Reiske, 1784.Oration 1, ΠΕΡΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑΣ (On Kingship)Dio Chrysostom (/ ˈ d iː oʊ ˈ k r ɪ s ə s t ə m, k r ɪ ˈ s ɒ s t ə m /; Ancient Greek: Δίων Χρυσόστομος Dion Chrysostomos), Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in ...
PARIS — The flamboyant French entertainer who performed during the Olympic opening ceremony as a mostly nude, blue-tinged Greek god said he is feeling “super good” despite the controversy.