Ἀτέλεστος
uninitiated
Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Mar 2002Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] profane, unhallowed, uninitiated, not having performed rites.
Aelian [writes]:1 "when the mysteries of the Two Deities2 were being performed, an uninitiated man,3 a profane man, did not wish to be initiated according to the laws, but to make an offering because of the infirmity of his unfortunate curiosity. And when he came up onto a rock he saw what was happening; he slipped off the rock, fell with an impact of great force, and died."
Aelian [writes]:1 "when the mysteries of the Two Deities2 were being performed, an uninitiated man,3 a profane man, did not wish to be initiated according to the laws, but to make an offering because of the infirmity of his unfortunate curiosity. And when he came up onto a rock he saw what was happening; he slipped off the rock, fell with an impact of great force, and died."