ABSTRACT
In this final chapter, we will take up two topics. The first is the identity of Orpheus, the legendary poet credited with transmitting the stories that we examined in Chapter 3, some portions of which were probably quoted by the Gold Tablets. The second is the very nature of those stories. Ancient authors mention hieroi logoi, “sacred stories,” in connection with particular cults or religious rituals, including some that are related to the tablets. Some modern scholars have gone further and called the tablets themselves hieroi logoi. We will consider whether this definition is correct and, more generally, how the concept of “sacred story” may enhance our understanding of the tablets.
