Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-05-12

IN Jordan seren times AchllleS
dragged the body of Hector SeUea
times around the city of Troy.
Sindbad, according to the "Thou-
sand and One Nights, made seUe'a
daring Journeys. There ale seUen
principal stars in the Pleiades, there
fore called "Septentriones" by the
Romans. The ancients knew only
serea principal metals and seUe1a
planets, namely, Sun, Moon, Mer-
curry, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
There are sece1l principal colOrs vi
olet, indigo, blue, green, yellow,
orange and red; also, seUell funda-
mental sounds. The insects are di-
vided into seuell classes: Aptera,
Hemipter; Diptera, NeurOptera,
Hymenoplera, LepidOptera and
Coleoptera. iSeUea colors are espec-
tally adapted to Masonry: blue,
purple, scarlet, white, black, green,
and yellow. The mysteries of NTH
IA dramatic and scenic illustrations
Of the Persian religiOn) were divi-
ded into SereR degrees. The Per-
sian Philosophical Rite, new sys-
TEN of Freemasonry established at
Paris in 1919, but now extinct, con-
sisted of seCeR degrees: Listening
Apprentice; 2-COmpanion Adept /;
3-Master of the Sun; Architect
of all Rites, Knight of the PhilosO-
ply of the Heart F; Knight of Ec-
lecticism and of Truth; 6-Master
Grand Shepherd; Venerable
Grand Flu. ,SeUeIa precepts of Noah
have been handed down to the pres
ent time, namely, THE renuncia-
ton of all idols 2-The worship of
the true God; 3-The commission
of no murder; 4-Freedom from the
crime of incest 5-The avoidance
of theft; 6-The practice of justice ;
THE abstaining from flesh with
blood in it. The following acrOstic
in screen letters represents the virtues
of FreemasOnry:
M-NIagnitude, moderation and Inagnan-
unity.
A-Afa6iiity, affection and attention.
@Silence, secrecy and sincerity.
| O-Obedience, order and economy.
N-Noble, natural and neighbOrly.
/ Irrational, reciprocal and receptive.
| H-Gielding, yearning and yare.
The christians believe in Trinity.
The HindoOs also have a trinity
called Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu
and SILVA. In Grecian and Roman
mythology the number three is found
very frequently. There were three
Cyclopes: BrOntes (thunder), Stero-
pes Qightning), and Argos (rapiO
Three of the giants, COttus, Briareus
and eyes, sons of Coelus and Terra,
had fifty heads and a hundred arms
but the principal champions in the
conflict of the giants with the gods
were POrphyriOn, Alcyoneus and
Enceradus. The Gigantes having
been conquered, Jupiter confined
them fast-bound to a prison with
adamantine doors over which three
| tOLd night was broOdingand watched
by three mighty jailOrs of Jove.
There were three Graces, represented
as beautiful sisters, namely, Aglaira
| (Splendor), Euphroysne (JOy) and
Thalia (Pleasure); three GOrgOns
daughters of Phorcys and CetO, rep
resented with serpents entwined in
their hair, golden wings, brass
hands and fish scales. Their names
were Euryale, Medusa and SthenO
Demo (Terrifer), Enyo Shaker,
and Perphredo { HOrrifier) were the
names of the three GraiR or PhOrcy.
dies, represented as hOary-haired
maidens. Three other gOddesses,
Dixie, Eirene and Eunomia, daugh.
tiers of Jupiter and Themis and
called HOre, presided over the sea
sons. Aello, Ocypete and Cel@nC
were the three HarpyiR, daughters
of Neptune and Terra, and repre-.
scented "a winged monsters with fe.
male faces, and the bodies, wings
and claws of birds. Three other
NEUROLOGICAL beings, called the Hes.
perides or Western Maidens, were
Aegle, Erythea and Arethusa. The
gOddesses who presided over the
destinies of man, were the three
Fates, ClOthO (Spinster), LachesiS
Allotter) and AtrOpOs (Unchange-
able). CIotho held the distaff, La.
chests spun out each mans portion
If the thread of life, and AtrOpoS
cut it off. Certain Latin authors
say the Fates preside, respectively,
over the past, present and future.
In the German or Scandinavian my
thOlOgy there are also three Destinies
or Norns, named Urdur (past), Yer
danti (preSent) and Skuld (future).
Wicked and criminal men were
pursued by the Furies which were
three in number: Alecto (Unceasing),
Megera (Envier) and TisiphOne
| (BlOod-avenger). Hecate was rep
resented as a triple being with three
heads uniting in one neck. She was
wOrshipped as Luna or Selene in
the sky, as Diana or Artemis on
earth and as PrOserpina in the lower
world Offerings were made to her
on crossroads, for which reason she
was sometimes called Trivia from
trivium, CrOss-rOad). Jupiter is
represented with three thunderbolts,
and Neptune with trident or three
prOnged fork. Jupiter and his two
brothers Neptune and Pluto divided
the dominion of the world, the first
receiving the regions of air and
ether, Neptune Cor PoSeidon the
sea, and Pluto the neither world
The hierophant, or chief person in
the Eleusynian mysteries, had three
attendants, Il torch-bearer, a CrieI
and miuistrant at the altar. Al
the wedding banquet of King Peleu,
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