Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Agu was another form of the Accadian moon-god Acu (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Agrypnis in Greek paganism, was a festival which was celebrated yearly in honor of Bacchus at Arabela, in Sicily. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aground * For AGROUND see RUN, No. 11 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Agroteras Thusia was an annual festival at Athens in honor of Artemis, or Diana, in fulfilment of a vow made by the city before the battle of Marathon to offer in sacrifice a number of goats equal to that of the Persians slain in the conflict. The number was afterwards restricted to five hundred. Fuente: … Continue reading “Agroteras Thusia”

Agriskowe was a battle-cry of the Iroquois, and also of the Hurons; the latter, however, say Agriskowi. For a long time there was doubt as to the meaning of the word, until it was found to be derived from Agresbur, the god of war, and was used as a cry for help. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Agriskowe”

Agrippinus Bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning of the third century. During his episcopacy the question arose in the African Church as to what should be done with regard to converts from schism or heresy. If they had previously been Catholics, ecclesiastical discipline held them subject to penance. But if … Continue reading “Agrippinus”

Agrippinense, Concilium SEE COLOGNE, COUNCIL OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Agrippina a martyr at Rome, is commemorated in the Byzantine calendar on June 23. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Agrippa Von Nettersheim, Heinrich Cornelius a German philosopher, theologian, and chemist, was born in Cologne, Sept. 14, 1486. Having been a disturber of the peace in the South of France, he fled to Paris, where his public discourses gained for him a professorship of theology at Dole. Accused of heresy and magic, he fled to … Continue reading “Agrippa Von Nettersheim, Heinrich Cornelius”

Agrippa of Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius Born 14 September, 1486, at Cologne; died at Grenoble or Lyons in 1534 or 1535. One of the remarkable men of the Renaissance period. Described as a “knight, doctor, and by common reputation, a magician”, Agrippa earned and repaid the bitter enmity of his more conservative contemporaries. We find him … Continue reading “Agrippa of Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius”