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Did Sappho and Alcaeus Ever Meet? Symmetries of Myth and Ritual in Performing the Songs of Ancient Lesbos

[Revised and corrected second edition of an article that originally appeared in Literatur und Religion I. Wege zu einer mythisch–rituellen Poetik bei den Griechen (ed. A. Bierl, R. Lämmle, K. Wesselmann; Basiliensia – MythosEikonPoiesis, vol. 1.1) 211–269. Berlin / New York 2007. The original pagination of the article will be indicated in this electronic version by way of curly brackets (“{“ and “}”). For example, “{211|212}” indicates where p. 211 of… Read more

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Imagining Illegitimacy in Classical Greek Literature

In Imagining Illegitimacy, Mary Ebbott investigates metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child (nothos) is imagined in narratives. Employing an approach that maintains that metaphors are a key to understanding abstract ideas, Ebbott connects the many complex metaphors associated with illegitimacy to the ancient Greek conception of illegitimacy. The nothos as imagined in ancient Greek literature is metaphorically connected… Read more

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Derveni Papyrus – Tsantsanoglou Text

Derveni Papyrus Text               TEXT of the DERVENI PAPYRUS   by   K. Tsantsanoglou – G.M. Parássoglou COL. I G 17, G 8   ] ]ι̣ν̣[ ]ν ἕκαστον̣[                ]                   ].α̣ 5                                                            ].δ…. Ἐρι]ν̣ύ̣ων ]….. ]…..                        ]..[….]εια .            .            .            .            .   COL. II G 8, G 7, G 15, G 6, G 5, H 7   [                                                                                                                                            ]  ]ωι̣[… Read more