The Protrepticus is, as its title suggests, an exhortation to the pagans of Greece to adopt Christianity, and within it Clement demonstrates his extensive knowledge of pagan mythology and theology.

The Orphism ( religion ) | Orphic mysteries are used as an example of the false cults of Greek paganism in the Protrepticus.

Clement criticizes Greek paganism in the Protrepticus on the basis that its deities are both false and poor moral examples, and he attacks the mystery religions for their obscurantism and trivial rituals.

Protrepticus ( Exhortation to the Greeks ) ( c. 190 ) IV-" Another new deity was added to the number with great religious pomp in Egypt, and was near being so in Greece by the king of the Romans, who deified Antinous 130CE, whom he loved as Zeus loved Ganymede, and whose beauty was of a very rare order: for lust is not easily restrained, destitute as it is of fear ; and men now observe the sacred nights of Antinous, the shameful character of which the lover who spent them with him knew well.

The works surviving only in fragments include the dialogues On Philosophy ( or On the Good ), Eudemus ( or On the Soul ), Protrepticus, On Justice, and On Good Birth.

Clement of Alexandria in his Protrepticus talks about the " Cyprian Islander Cinyras, who dared to bring forth from night to the light of day the lewd orgies of Aphrodite in his eagerness to deify a strumpet of his own country.

* the Protrepticus ( Exhortation ) – written c. 195.

The first having been dealt with in the Protrepticus, he devotes the Paedagogus to reflections on Christ's role in teaching us to act morally and to control our passions.

I. Praecepta, Protrepticus, Saturae, Scipio, Sota.

* Protrepticus, ed.

In the early 19th century the foundations for the extensive collection of sculpture began to be laid and Greek, Roman and Egyptian artefacts dominated the antiquities displays.

In some areas, particularly in Sussex, there are extensive processions, large bonfires and firework displays organised by local bonfire societies, the most elaborate of which take place in Lewes.

The National Textile Museum in Thimphu displays various Bhutanese textiles that are extensive and rich in traditional culture.

The Utrecht University Museum, among others, still displays an extensive collection of 18th-century animal and human " rarities " in its original setting.

Today, the Jamestown Settlement includes a recreated English Fort and Powhatan Indian Village, extensive indoor and outdoor displays, and features three popular replicas of the original settler's ships.

The West Kern Oil Museum, at 1168 Wood Street, has vast holdings including pumps, fire apparatus, trucks, a historic wooden derrick, photos, models, and extensive displays of local history back to Indian times.

There are extensive displays on the theme of transport ( railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft, and space vehicles ), power ( water, electricity, steam and gas engines ), Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, communications and computing.

We do this through our extensive investigations, our chicken sanctuary, public talks, writings, mailings, conferences, information displays, and film presentations using such sources as public interest groups, animal advocacy organizations, poultry trade publications, government agencies, and scientific journals and proceedings.

The museum displays include an extensive exhibit on Native American settlement with emphasis on the Potawatomi, as well as an exhibit on Waukesha Beach, a popular amusement park on the shore of Pewaukee Lake.

There is a museum related to the natural history of Lake Biwa located within the city and close to a bridge over the lake, and the Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden features extensive displays of lotus plants.

Safeco Field and its adjoining parking garage feature extensive public art displays, including:

Visitors to the mine can tour a museum with extensive information and displays on North Carolina gold mining, and can walk through several hundred feet of mine tunnels.

Visitors can tour a museum with extensive displays about North Carolina gold mining.

Add-ons also include extensive space objects such as red and blue supergiants, red and brown dwarfs, neutron stars, spinning pulsars, rotating black holes with accretion disks, protostars, star nursery nebula, supernova and planetary nebula, galactic redshifts, geological planetary displays ( e. g. 3-D interiors, topographic and bathymetric maps, ice age simulations ), planetary aurorae, rotating magnetic fields, animated solar flares and prominences, 3-D craters and mountains, and historic collision events.

Housed in large halls in George Gilbert Scott's University buildings on Gilmorehill, the museum features extensive displays relating to William Hunter and his collections, Roman Scotland ( especially the Antonine Wall, geology, ethnography, ancient Egypt, scientific instruments, coins and medals, and much more.

The insect collections are particularly important and extensive, and are the feature of some excellent recent displays.

This displays the University's extensive art collection, and features an outdoor sculpture garden.

The Bluff Maritime Museum contains an extensive collection of models, boats, artefacts, displays, a working triple expansion engine and a full sized oystering boat, The Monica.

Most of the early societies were established to acquire and preserve locomotives and rolling stock, with a short line on which to operate and in some cases extensive museum type displays.

The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with an extensive array of space and science-related displays.

It has extensive displays on Hawaiian culture and is renowned for its collection of shells and minerals, including a specimen of orlymanite, named for Orlando Hammond Lyman ( 1903 – 1986 ), the museum's founder and great grandson of David and Sarah Lyman.

From May through late June, extensive and spectacular displays of mountain laurel in flower may be viewed.

The U. S. Space & Rocket Center has one of the most extensive collections of space artifacts and displays more than 1500 pieces.

Kumara Vyasa explores a wide range of human emotions, examines values, and displays extensive mastery over vocabulary.

An exception to this general tendency is his Latin treatise " De falconibus " ( later inserted in the larger work, De Animalibus, as book 23, chapter 40 ), in which he displays impressive actual knowledge of a ) the differences between the birds of prey and the other kinds of birds ; b ) the different kinds of falcons ; c ) the way of preparing them for the hunt ; and d ) the cures for sick and wounded falcons.

The author also displays an accurate knowledge of Persian customs and palaces.

Kits are tested while young ; a female who displays too much intelligence is taken away and killed, and a male who displays knowledge they could not have gotten except by telepathy is taken away and addicted to sthondat lymph to become a Telepath.

This latter approach, referred to as subpixel rendering, uses knowledge of pixel geometry to manipulate the three colored subpixels separately, producing a slight increase in the apparent resolution of color displays.

In this translation, Osama bin Laden displays knowledge of the timing of the actual attack a few days in advance ; the translation attributes the following lines to bin Laden:

He displays dismaying gaps in knowledge.

In China, pyrotechnicians were respected for their knowledge of complex techniques in mounting firework displays.

While many vampires cling to the mannerisms and speech patterns prevalent at the time they were sired, Spike has been shown to easily adjust to changing fashions and styles over the decades and displays an impressive knowledge of both British and American popular culture, demonstrating another aspect of his potential for analysis and adaptability.

Jeeves frequently displays mastery over a vast range of subjects from philosophy ( his favourite philosopher is Spinoza ) to an encyclopedic knowledge of poetry, science, history, psychology, geography, politics and literature.

He often displays jarring gaps in knowledge.

Gurdjieff taught that the movements were not merely calisthenics, exercises in concentration, and displays of bodily coordination and aesthetic sensibility: on the contrary, in the movements was embedded real, concrete knowledge, passed from generation to generation of initiates-each posture and gesture representing some cosmic truth that the informed observer could read like a book.

" Gone "); and a cerebral dampener, which strips the will of any female within its range, rendering her a slave ; In Season Eight, he also displays enough knowledge of biology to perform a lobotomy ( cf.

It is likely that Sven was educated at a monastery in Denmark, but given the knowledge of classical antiquity, that he displays through his writings, there is little doubt he received a more comprehensive education elsewhere, probably in one of the big Church-schools in France.

It was written in Hiberno-Latin but displays some knowledge of contemporary Middle Irish orthography and probably put together in the early 13th century by the man who wrote de Situ Albanie.

This third nightmare plays on Batman fear of his own failure, shown by the fact that his rogue's gallery appear to be in complete control of the asylum and possibly Gotham, several supporting protagonists ( Commissioner Gordon, Dr. Young ) being escorted into the asylum, and Scarecrow displays knowledge of Batman's secret identity, even addressing him as Wayne and commenting on his parent's murder.

He displays all his gastronomic knowledge, with erudition and humility, in Contra los Gourmets ( Against Gourmets ), an initiation in the world of gastronomy.

A few scholars have attacked the entire account as fictitious, but Fredegar displays a critical attitude and a knowledge of detail that suggest otherwise.

Vendors benefit from more control of displays and more contact to impart knowledge on employees ; retailers benefit from reduced risk, better store staff knowledge ( which builds brand loyalty for both the vendor and the retailer ), and reduced display maintenance outlays.

Gunn is a fan of pop culture and often displays a detailed knowledge regarding comic books:

Grace identifies herself as half-Amazonian and displays a deep knowledge of Bana-Mighdall history.

Despite this, Marenghi displays a general ignorance of many subjects of which he claims knowledge.

Among his chamber works, the First String Quartet and Second String Quartet demonstrate a solid knowledge of developmental procedures as well as inventiveness, while the Third String Quartet ( 1882 ?- 1886 ) displays more mastery in instrumentation.