Der andre schaut, nicht essend, nur herab.”
(Two closely allied friends, beautifully winged, embrace one and the same tree; One of them eats the sweet berries, the other not eating merely looks downwards.)
[406]. Among the elements composing man, in the Mithraic liturgy, fire is especially emphasized as the divine element, and described as τὸ εἰς ἐμὴν κρᾶσιν θεοδώρητον (The divine gift in my composition). Dietrich: Ibid., p. 58.
[407]. Threefold God.
[408]. It is sufficient to point to the loving interest which mankind and also the God of the Old Testament has for the nature of the penis, and how much depends upon it.
[409]. The testicles easily count as twins. Therefore in vulgar speech the testicles are called the Siamese twins. (“Anthropophyteia,” VII, p. 20. Quoted by Stekel: “Sprache des Traumes,” p. 169.)
[410]. “Recherches sur le culte, etc., de Vénus,” Paris, 1837. Quoted by Inman: “Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism,” New York, p. 4.
[411]. The androgynous element is not to be undervalued in the faces of Adonis, Christ, Dionysus and Mithra, and hints at the bisexuality of the libido. The smooth-shaven face and the feminine clothing of the Catholic priest contain a very old female constituent from the Attis-Cybele cult.
[412]. Stekel (“Sprache des Traumes”) has again and again noted the Trinity as a phallic symbol. For example, see p. 27.
[413]. Sun’s rays = Phalli.