Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780190663520
ISBN-13 : 0190663529
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Book Synopsis Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods by : Dwayne A. Meisner

Download or read book Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods written by Dwayne A. Meisner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meisner offers a new interpretation of four Orphic theogonies: Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic. The fragments of these poems, thought to be written by Orpheus, contained narratives of the creation of the cosmos and the births of the gods, but differed from the mainstream account of Hesiod's Theogony.


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