θεοφάνια
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
(sc. ἱερά), τά,
A festival at Delphi, at which the statues of Apollo and other gods were shown to the people, Hdt.1.51, cf. Poll.1.34; at Chios, SIG1064.3 (Halic., i B.C.): generally, θ. ἄγειν τινί Philostr.VA4.31; θ. θύειν Ael.NA11.10.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1198] τά, ein Fest in Delphi, an welchem dem Volke alle Götterbilder gezeigt wurden, Her. 1, 51, v. l. θεοφανίαι; auch θεοφάνεια, τά, Poll. 1, 34; Suid. Bei K. S. das Fest der Erscheinung Christi auf Erden.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
θεοφάνια: (ἐνν. ἱερά), τά, ἑορτὴ ἐν Δελφοῖς καθ’ ἣν τὸ ἄγαλμα τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ ἄλλων θεῶν ἐδεικνύοντο εἰς τὸν λαόν, Ἡρόδ. 1. 51, Φιλόστρ., Πολυδ. Α΄, 34˙ πρβλ. θεοξένια˙ ἑορτὴ ἐν Χίῳ, Dittenb. CIG. 676, 3. ΙΙ. παρ’ Ἐκκλ:, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῆς θεοφανείας, ἤτοι τῆς γεννήσεως τοῦ Σωτῆρος.
