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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Marijim, The source is Augustine, _De civitate Dei_ 18. 23, where this is the 9th line of a Latin hexameter poem said to be a translation of an acrostic prophecy by the Erythraean Sibyl, the first letters of whose lines spelled out (in the Greek alphabet) "Iesous Chreistous Theios Uiou Soter". Best, John Dillon ----- Original Message ----- From: Marijim Thoene <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2005 10:34 pm Subject: source of quote by Erythraean Sibyl > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > Dear Learned Ones, There is a quote attributed to the Erythraean > Sibyl,"Exuret terras ignis pontumque polumque" that is quoted in an > anon. 15th c. > treatise on hell. Could you please tell me where I might look to > find the source of > this quote? The passage is quoted also by Augustine, Quodvultdeus, > Rabanus,etc. Thanks for any suggestions. All best wishes, Marijim > Thoene ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html