Oracles And Omens Of The Greeks And Their Influence Upon That Nation
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Author | : Matthew Dillon |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 487 |
Release | : 2017-07-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317148967 |
Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose. Chapters bring together key types of divining, such as from birds, celestial phenomena, the entrails of sacrificed animals and dreams. Oracular centres delivered prophetic pronouncements to enquirers, but in addition, there were written collections of oracles in circulation. Many books were available on how to interpret dreams, the birds and entrails, and divination as a religious phenomenon attracted the attention of many writers. Expert diviners were at the heart of Greek prophecy, whether these were Apollo’s priestesses delivering prose or verse answers to questions put to them by consultants, diviners known as manteis, who interpreted entrails and omens, the chresmologoi, who sang the many oracles circulating orally or in writing, or dream interpreters. Divination was utilised not only to foretell the future but also to ensure that the individual or state employing divination acted in accordance with that divinely prescribed future; it was employed by all and had a crucial role to play in what courses of action both states and individuals undertook. Specific attention is paid in this volume not only to the ancient written evidence, but to that of inscriptions and papyri, with emphasis placed on the iconography of Greek divination.
Author | : Lord Henry Home Kames |
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Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1813 |
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Author | : Krzysztof Ulanowski |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2020-10-20 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9004429395 |
Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War is about practices which enabled humans contact the divine. These relations, especially in difficult times of military conflict, could be crucial in deciding the fate of individuals, cities, dynasties or even empires.
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Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 1813 |
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Author | : Lord Henry Home Kames |
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Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1775 |
Genre | : Civilization |
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Total Pages | : 962 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Author | : Herodotus |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2015-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1681462966 |
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record of his "inquiry", being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. The Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, respectively.
Author | : Paul Veyne |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1988-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226854342 |
An examination of Greek mythology and a discussion about how religion and truth have evolved throughout time.
Author | : William MURE (of Caldwell, Historian.) |
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Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 1857 |
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Author | : Harry Thurston Peck |
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Total Pages | : 978 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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