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The agoge (Ancient Greek: ἀγωγή, romanized: ágōgḗ in Attic Greek, or ἀγωγά, ágōgá in Doric Greek) was the training program pre-requisite for Spartiate (citizen) status. Spartiate-class boys entered it age seven, and aged out at 30. It was considered violent by the standards of the day, and was sometimes fatal.
Re-incorporation is characterized by elaborate rituals and ceremonies, like debutant balls and college graduation, and by outward symbols of new ties: thus "in rites of incorporation there is widespread use of the 'sacred bond', the 'sacred cord', the knot, and of analogous forms such as the belt, the ring, the bracelet and the crown." [9]
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Magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals The Greek Magical Papyri ( Latin : Papyri Graecae Magicae , abbreviated PGM ) is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt, written mostly in ancient Greek (but also in Old Coptic , Demotic , etc.), which each contain a number of magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals .
In his book Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1855), Lévi claimed that Freemasonry had its roots in ancient pagan rituals, and Pike accepted many of these claims. According to Chris Hodapp, "whole passages of Levi's book [were] made into Pike's". [2] French philosopher René Guénon noticed that "a considerable part of ...
These symbols were believed to possess protective and transformative powers, particularly when used in rituals, amulets, and tomb inscriptions. [4] Similarly, in Mesopotamia, the cuneiform script was employed in incantations and rituals designed to invoke divine powers, demonstrating an early link between written language and magical practices. [5]
Some of the spells allow for obtaining the love of a woman, achieving invisibility, acquiring wealth and treasures, or gaining knowledge. The text is accompanied by over 40 illustrations of magic circles and symbols to be used in the rituals. Pages 130 to 133 include a list of 11 demons, similar in part to the one from Ars Goetia.
The book has been important for the history of European magic, serving as a link between the earlier Greek magical practices and the later grimoires of Western Europe. During the early modern period , the book begun to be translated in Latin , becoming the source for future European grimoires, most notably the Key of Solomon .