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1 online resource (296 pages). |
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Beiträge zur Altertumskunde
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Beiträge zur Altertumskunde.
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Summary |
The book is a first comprehensive study of the life and work of Euhemerus of Messene. Winiarczyk takes into consideration all scholarly works since the first half of the 19th century to the present day. Euhemerus' utopian novel Sacred history describes the travel to the island Panchaia in the Indian Ocean. According to Euhemerus, in the temple of Zeus Triphylius there was a stele which presented the Olympian gods as deified kings. Winiarczyk's book studies the sources of the theological views and of the description of the Panchaian society. The book will be for many decades the most authoritati. |
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2. Sources regarding Euhemerus' theological viewsA. Old Greek concepts; a. The hero cult; b. Gods as the founders of cults; c. The tombs of the gods; B. Euergetism; C. Rationalistic interpretation of myths; D. The Sophistic movement; E. The origins of the commander and ruler cult in the 5th and 4th centuries BC; a. Lysander, Spartan commander (d. 395 r.); b. Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse (405-367); c. Dion of Syracuse; d. Clearchus, tyrant of Heraclea Pontica (364/363-353/352); e. Nicagoras, tyrant of Zeleia (to 334); f. Philip II, king of Macedonia (359-336). |
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2. The translation title3. The translation form; 4. A close translation or free version?; 5. Ennius' translation in the works of Latin authors; 6. Summary; VIII. Euhemerism in the ancient world; 1. Pagan literature; A. Euhemerus and Euhemerism; B. Euhemerism and the ruler cult; C. Euhemerism in mythological novels; a. Dionysius Scytobrachion; b. Dinarchus of Delos; c. The 'Phrygian Literature'; D. Stoic Euhemerism; E. Euhemerism in historiography; a. Leon of Pella; b. Mnaseas of Patara in Lycia; c. Nicagoras of Cyprus; d. Polybius; e. Apollodorus of Athens; f. Castor of Rhodes. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C.
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Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C. |
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Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C. Fragments.
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Euhemerus, of Messene, active 4th century B.C. |
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Mythology, Greek.
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Mythology, Greek. |
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Euhemerism.
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Euhemerism. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Winiarczyk, Marek. ""Sacred History" of Euhemerus of Messene. Berlin : De Gruyter, ©2013 9783110278880 |
ISBN |
9783110294880 (electronic book) |
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3110294885 (electronic book) |
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311027888X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9783110278880 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9783110278880 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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