Thus Spake Zarathustra, Part I http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1998/1998-h/1998-h.htm#2H_4_0016

= Legends of the Bible, Cap. VII (pp. 203-262)


XXII. THE BESTOWING VIRTUE.

"had taken leave of the town to which his heart was attached, the name of which is "The Pied Cow," there followed him many people" {cf the city having the Kadmeia as its citadel, for it was founded by the cow's walking (GM 58.f) : cf. the rite Gavam Ayana ('Cattle's Walking'), such as "They go by their feet" (Yajus Veda 7:5:2) http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/yajur_veda_7.asp whence "a pair of black antelope skin shoes" (Yajus Veda 5:6:6) http://bikdharma.wordpress.com/yajur-veda-01-black/

"He then puts on shoes of boar's skin, with, 'Thou art the mettle of cattle," gets down" (S`B 3, p. 100, fn. 1). This "boar's skin" may be from a relative of the sow Hen-wen, she who gave birth to bees and to "a kitten" ("CP"). Therefore, those bees may be the collectrices of the "honey" for the Marjaliya [/marjala/ 'cat'] women's dance-rite (in Yajus Veda 7:5:10) of the Gavam Ayana.}

"the shoe" (LB, p. 203)

XXI. VOLUNTARY DEATH. -- "after his death" (LB, p. 204)

XX. CHILD AND MARRIAGE. -- "of his mother" (LB, p. 204)

XIX. THE BITE OF THE ADDER. -- "a snake bite" (LB, p. 206)

XVIII. OLD AND YOUNG WOMEN. -- Bilhah & Dinah (LB, p. 208)

XVII. THE WAY OF THE CREATING ONE. -- "who hath created me" (LB, p. 209)

XVI. NEIGHBOUR-LOVE. -- "a dear one" (LB, p. 209)

XV. THE THOUSAND AND ONE GOALS. -- "a hundred" (LB, p. 213)

XIV. THE FRIEND. -- was treated as a friend by Po^t.ipar (LB, p. 213)

XIII. CHASTITY. -- chaste resistance to Zule^ka (LB, pp. 214-8)

XII. THE FLIES IN THE MARKET-PLACE. -- "a fly" in the wine (LB, p. 223)

"Blood they would have from thee"

"I took the grapes and pressed them" (LB, p. 224) .{"and blood came out of the winepress" (Apok. of Ioan. 14:20).}


XI. THE NEW IDOL.

"the state is ... hated"

"the wicked rule of Rome" (LB, p. 224)

"they vomit their bile and call it a newspaper."

inaccurate descriptions of the future (LB, pp. 226-7)

"Towards the throne they all strive"

"It was also the custom that one ... ascended the seventy steps of the throne to the top" (LB, p. 228)

"around which floateth the odour"

"burnt incense upon his path" (LB, p. 231)


X. WAR AND WARRIORS. -- "soldiers" (LB, p. 233)

IX. THE PREACHERS OF DEATH. -- "knocked out their teeth" (LB, p. 238) {The Death-god is concealed in a tooth (according to West African theology).}

VIII. THE TREE ON THE HILL. -- "Tyrian purple, ... and almond oil, and pistaschio oil" (LB, p. 240). {the city Tyros = (Strong's 6865) S.or 'flint' (Strong's 6864) : whence "oil out of the flinty rock" (Dbri^m 32:13).}

VII. READING AND WRITING. -- "put the letter addressed" (LB, p. 241)

VI. THE PALE CRIMINAL. "chalk" {The 'Chalks' (GM 30.3 -- Titanes/-oi) who eat human flesh (GM 30.a)} = "the latter ate the flesh of animals to which the former paid divine worship." (LB, p. 243)


V. JOYS AND PASSIONS.

"call it by name and ... lo! Then hast thou its name in common with the people"

the names of peoples (clans) are inquired of, and then provided (LB, p. 244)

"hadst thou wild dogs"

the tribes "were like wild beasts" (LB, p. 245)

IV. THE DESPISERS OF THE BODY. "the leading-string" -- "The rope follows" (LB, p. 247)

III. BACKWORLDSMEN.

"to get to the ultimate with one leap"

"he jumped into Egypt with a single leap" (LB, p. 249)

"it groped with the fingers of the infatuated spirit at the ultimate walls."

"I will raise my hand, and lay waste its palaces." (LB, p. 249)

"the sand of celestial things"

"the stone turned into dust" (LB, p. 250)

"not in backworlds and redeeming blood-drops"

"I did not help the others dip his coat in blood" (LB, p. 252)

II. THE ACADEMIC CHAIRS OF VIRTUE.

"Ten truths must thou find".

"ten candles" (LB, p. 253)

"my heart enjoyed itself?

Thus pondering, and cradled by forty thoughts"

"His joy awakened the holy spirit in him" (LB, p. 254).


I. THE THREE METAMORPHOSES.

"To humiliate oneself in order to mortify one's pride?"

"he bowed himself before him down to the earth" (LB, p. 256).

"To be sick"

"the imminent end by sickness" (LB, p. 257)

"heaviest things the load-bearing spirit taketh upon itself"

"he taught them the order of transporting his bier" (LB, p. 258).

"sparkling with gold—a scale-covered beast; and on every scale glittereth golden"

"It was fashioned of pure gold" (LB, p. 261).

"a self-rolling wheel" {as in the Odes of S^lomoh}

"rolled down into the Cave" (LB, p. 262)


II. THE ACADEMIC CHAIRS OF VIRTUE.

"Ten truths must thou find".

"ten candles" (LB, p. 253)

"my heart enjoyed itself?

Thus pondering, and cradled by forty thoughts"

"His joy awakened the holy spirit in him" (LB, p. 254).


III. BACKWORLDSMEN.

"to get to the ultimate with one leap"

"he jumped into Egypt with a single leap" (LB, p. 249).

"it groped with the fingers of the infatuated spirit at the ultimate walls."

"I will raise my hand, and lay waste its palaces." (LB, p. 249).

"the sand of celestial things"

"the stone turned into dust" (LB, p. 250).

"not in backworlds and redeeming blood-drops"

"I did not help the others dip his coat in blood" (LB, p. 252).


IV. THE DESPISERS OF THE BODY. "the leading-string" -- "The rope follows" (LB, p. 247)

V. JOYS AND PASSIONS.

"call it by name and ... lo! Then hast thou its name in common with the people".

The names of peoples (clans) are inquired of, and then provided (LB, p. 244).

"hadst thou wild dogs"

The tribes "were like wild beasts" (LB, p. 245).


VI. THE PALE CRIMINAL. "chalk" {The 'Chalks' (GM 30.3 -- Titanes/-oi) who eat human flesh (GM 30.a)} = "the latter ate the flesh of animals to which the former paid divine worship." (LB, p. 243)

VII. READING AND WRITING. -- "put the letter addressed" (LB, p. 241)

VIII. THE TREE ON THE HILL. -- "Tyrian purple, ... and almond oil, and pistaschio oil" (LB, p. 240). {the city Tyros = (Strong's 6865) S.or 'flint' (Strong's 6864) : whence "oil out of the flinty rock" (Dbri^m 32:13).}

IX. THE PREACHERS OF DEATH. -- "knocked out their teeth" (LB, p. 238) {The Death-god is concealed in a tooth (according to West African theology).}

X. WAR AND WARRIORS. -- "soldiers" (LB, p. 233)

XI. THE NEW IDOL.

"the state is ... hated".

"the wicked rule of Rome" (LB, p. 224)

"they vomit their bile and call it a newspaper."

inaccurate descriptions of the future (LB, pp. 226-7)

"Towards the throne they all strive".

"It was also the custom that one ... ascended the seventy steps of the throne to the top" (LB, p. 228).

"around which floateth the odour"

"burnt incense upon his path" (LB, p. 231)


XII. THE FLIES IN THE MARKET-PLACE. -- "a fly" in the wine (LB, p. 223)

"Blood they would have from thee".

"I took the grapes and pressed them" (LB, p. 224). {"and blood came out of the winepress" (Apok. of Ioan. 14:20).}


XIII. CHASTITY. -- chaste resistance to Zule^ka (LB, pp. 214-8)

XIV. THE FRIEND. -- was treated as a friend by Po^t.ipar (LB, p. 213)

XV. THE THOUSAND AND ONE GOALS. -- "a hundred" (LB, p. 213)

XVI. NEIGHBOUR-LOVE. -- "a dear one" (LB, p. 209)

XVII. THE WAY OF THE CREATING ONE. -- "who hath created me" (LB, p. 209)

XVIII. OLD AND YOUNG WOMEN. -- Bilhah & Dinah (LB, p. 208)

XIX. THE BITE OF THE ADDER. -- "a snake bite" (LB, p. 206)

XX. CHILD AND MARRIAGE. -- "of his mother" (LB, p. 204)

XXI. VOLUNTARY DEATH. -- "after his death" (LB, p. 204)

XXII. THE BESTOWING VIRTUE.

"had taken leave of the town to which his heart was attached, the name of which is "The Pied Cow," there followed him many people" {cf the city having the Kadmeia as its citadel, for it was founded by the cow's walking (GM 58.f) : cf. the rite Gavam Ayana ('Cattle's Walking'), such as "They go by their feet" (Yajus Veda 7:5:2) http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/yajur_veda_7.asp whence "a pair of black antelope skin shoes" (Yajus Veda 5:6:6) http://bikdharma.wordpress.com/yajur-veda-01-black/

"He then puts on shoes of boar's skin, with, 'Thou art the mettle of cattle," gets down" (S`B 3, p. 100, fn. 1). This "boar's skin" may be from a relative of the sow Hen-wen, she who gave birth to bees and to "a kitten" ("CP"). Therefore, those bees may be the collectrices of the "honey" for the Marjaliya [/marjala/ 'cat'] women's dance-rite (in Yajus Veda 7:5:10) of the Gavam Ayana.}

"the shoe" (LB, p. 203)

LB = Louis Ginzberg : Legends of the Bible. Konecky & Konecky.

GM = Robert Graves : The Greek Myths. 1955.

S`B 3 = Julius Eggeling (transl.) : The S`atapatha Brahman.a according to the text of the Madhyandina School, Vol. III. (SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST, Vol. XLI) Oxford : Clarendon Pr, 1894. http://www.scribd.com/doc/26545124/Sacred-Books-of-the-East-Series-Volume-41-The-Satapatha-Brahmana-Part-Three

"CP" = "Cath Palug" http://www.celtnet.org.uk/miscellaneous/cath_palug.html

[written Oct 19th 2012]