[PDF] From Delos To Delphi eBook

Author : A.M. Miller
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004328289

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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''.

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1400851327

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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.

Author : Dominika Grzesik
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9004502491

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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

Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521191262

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This book investigates and re-evaluates the remains of the two most important sanctuaries in ancient Greece.

Author : James George Frazer
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Magic
ISBN :

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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.