Author: A.M. Miller
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004328289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This detailed literary and rhetorical analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo treats the poem as a unified work of art in which sophisticated poetic craftsmanship is put to the service of serious ethical thought. By means of parallels from Homer, Hesiod, and other Homeric hymns, as well as from later epideictic poetry and prose, the author seeks to show that the poet of the Hymn follows a coherent ''program'' whose intention is to praise Apollo from his birth on humble Delos to his establishment in a position of glory at Delphi. At the same time, the ''Delian'' and ''Pythian'' portions of the hymn are linked by a complex network of ideas bearing on the ethos of Apollo and the nature of his Delphic oracle. The study takes into account previous scholarship on the Hymn and provides appendices on ''The Question of Unity'' and ''The Cosmological Hierarchy and Apollo's Timai''.
From Delos to Delphi
Author: A.M. Miller
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004328289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This detailed literary and rhetorical analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo treats the poem as a unified work of art in which sophisticated poetic craftsmanship is put to the service of serious ethical thought. By means of parallels from Homer, Hesiod, and other Homeric hymns, as well as from later epideictic poetry and prose, the author seeks to show that the poet of the Hymn follows a coherent ''program'' whose intention is to praise Apollo from his birth on humble Delos to his establishment in a position of glory at Delphi. At the same time, the ''Delian'' and ''Pythian'' portions of the hymn are linked by a complex network of ideas bearing on the ethos of Apollo and the nature of his Delphic oracle. The study takes into account previous scholarship on the Hymn and provides appendices on ''The Question of Unity'' and ''The Cosmological Hierarchy and Apollo's Timai''.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004328289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This detailed literary and rhetorical analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo treats the poem as a unified work of art in which sophisticated poetic craftsmanship is put to the service of serious ethical thought. By means of parallels from Homer, Hesiod, and other Homeric hymns, as well as from later epideictic poetry and prose, the author seeks to show that the poet of the Hymn follows a coherent ''program'' whose intention is to praise Apollo from his birth on humble Delos to his establishment in a position of glory at Delphi. At the same time, the ''Delian'' and ''Pythian'' portions of the hymn are linked by a complex network of ideas bearing on the ethos of Apollo and the nature of his Delphic oracle. The study takes into account previous scholarship on the Hymn and provides appendices on ''The Question of Unity'' and ''The Cosmological Hierarchy and Apollo's Timai''.
Delphi, the Locality and Its Legends
Author: William Cranston Lawton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delphi (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delphi (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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A History of Delos
Author: William Allison Laidlaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Delphi
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400851327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A comprehensive narrative history of the ancient world's center, from its founding to its modern rediscovery The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"—the "center" or "navel"—of the ancient world for more than 1,000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Michael Scott covers the history and nature of Delphi, from the literary and archaeological evidence surrounding the site, to its rise as a center of worship, to the constant appeal of the oracle despite her cryptic prophecies. He describes how Delphi became a contested sacred site for Greeks and Romans and a storehouse for the treasures of rival city-states and foreign kings. He also examines the eventual decline of the site and how its meaning and importance have continued to be reshaped. A unique window into the center of the ancient world, Delphi will appeal to general readers, tourists, students, and specialists.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400851327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A comprehensive narrative history of the ancient world's center, from its founding to its modern rediscovery The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"—the "center" or "navel"—of the ancient world for more than 1,000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Michael Scott covers the history and nature of Delphi, from the literary and archaeological evidence surrounding the site, to its rise as a center of worship, to the constant appeal of the oracle despite her cryptic prophecies. He describes how Delphi became a contested sacred site for Greeks and Romans and a storehouse for the treasures of rival city-states and foreign kings. He also examines the eventual decline of the site and how its meaning and importance have continued to be reshaped. A unique window into the center of the ancient world, Delphi will appeal to general readers, tourists, students, and specialists.
The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings. The King of the Wood
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
The Golden Bough
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Honorific Culture at Delphi in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Author: Dominika Grzesik
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004502491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book brings Hellenistic and Roman Delphi to life. By addressing a broad spectrum of epigraphic topics, theoretical and methodological approaches, it provides readers with a first comprehensive discussion of the Delphic gift-giving system, its regional interactions, and its honorific network
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004502491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book brings Hellenistic and Roman Delphi to life. By addressing a broad spectrum of epigraphic topics, theoretical and methodological approaches, it provides readers with a first comprehensive discussion of the Delphic gift-giving system, its regional interactions, and its honorific network
The Golden Bough
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047300
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
The greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of Sir James Frazer's controversial work on classical religion.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047300
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
The greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of Sir James Frazer's controversial work on classical religion.
The Golden Bough
Author: Sir James George Frazer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animism
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animism
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Mythology and Geography at Delphi, Delos and Sunium
Author: Nancy Ellen Wagner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical geography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical geography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description