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.
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.
Dwayne Meisner grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada where he earned his first two degrees at the University of Regina. In 2015, he completed his PhD in Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario, and then returned to the University of Regina to work as a Sessional Lecturer. He specializes in the study of ritual and myth, with a particular focus on ancient Greek ritual.
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Preface List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introducing Orphic Theogonies a) The Orphic Question b) Ancient Theogonic Traditions c) Theogonic Hymns d) Mythical Poetry and Philosophical Prose Chapter 2: The Derveni Papyrus a) Orphic Ritual and the Derveni Author b) The Reconstruction of the Derveni Poem c) Zeus and the Act of Swallowing Chapter 3: The Eudemian Theogony and other Early Orphic Poems a) The Cosmic Egg in Aristophanes' Birds b) The Primordial Deities of the Eudemian Theogony c) The Orphic Hymn(s) to Zeus d) Demeter and Dionysus in Early Orphic Poetry Chapter 4: The Hieronyman Theogony a) The Evidence: Apologist vs. Neoplatonist b) Reconstruction: Athenagoras, Damascius, and Bernabé c) The Narrative Pattern of Chronos and Phanes d) The Succession Myth and the Incest of Zeus Chapter 5: The Rhapsodies a) Introduction b) Rhapsodic Theogony or Rhapsodic Collection? c) Chronos, the Cosmic Egg, and Phanes d) Three Nights or One? e) The Rhapsodic Succession Myth f) Zeus the Demiurge swallows Phanes the Paradigm Chapter 6: Dionysus in the Rhapsodies a) Modern Interpretations of the Zagreus Myth b) Ancient Interpretations of Dionysus and the Titans c) The Story of Dionysus in the Rhapsodies Chapter 7: Conclusion Bibliography
Preface List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introducing Orphic Theogonies a) The Orphic Question b) Ancient Theogonic Traditions c) Theogonic Hymns d) Mythical Poetry and Philosophical Prose Chapter 2: The Derveni Papyrus a) Orphic Ritual and the Derveni Author b) The Reconstruction of the Derveni Poem c) Zeus and the Act of Swallowing Chapter 3: The Eudemian Theogony and other Early Orphic Poems a) The Cosmic Egg in Aristophanes' Birds b) The Primordial Deities of the Eudemian Theogony c) The Orphic Hymn(s) to Zeus d) Demeter and Dionysus in Early Orphic Poetry Chapter 4: The Hieronyman Theogony a) The Evidence: Apologist vs. Neoplatonist b) Reconstruction: Athenagoras, Damascius, and Bernabé c) The Narrative Pattern of Chronos and Phanes d) The Succession Myth and the Incest of Zeus Chapter 5: The Rhapsodies a) Introduction b) Rhapsodic Theogony or Rhapsodic Collection? c) Chronos, the Cosmic Egg, and Phanes d) Three Nights or One? e) The Rhapsodic Succession Myth f) Zeus the Demiurge swallows Phanes the Paradigm Chapter 6: Dionysus in the Rhapsodies a) Modern Interpretations of the Zagreus Myth b) Ancient Interpretations of Dionysus and the Titans c) The Story of Dionysus in the Rhapsodies Chapter 7: Conclusion Bibliography
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