The traditions, origin and early history of Freemasonry (1882)
Pierson, Azariah T. C., 1815-1889, Steinbrenner, Godfrey W., 1863- · New York : Masonic Pur. · leaf 251
acchus of the Greeks, the Dionysiusof the Fraternity of the Artificers, and the Atys of thePhrygians, whose passion, death and resurrection werecelebrated by these people respectively. For many ages and everywhere Masons have cele-brated the death of Hiram Abif. That event thereforeinterests the… … COINCIDENCES WITH THE MYSTERIES. 241 great primitive fact. That fact we believe to have beenthe murder of Abel by his brother Cain. It is impossible to believe that a knowledge of occur-rences so unimportant and so imperfectly told as is thelegend of Hiram could have been the sole object of…
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