Argues that Pindar's victory songs, when viewed within their contemporary religious landscapes, are engaged in theological work and reinterprets the value of mortality in the epinician corpus. Essential reading for scholars of ancient religion and history, and of comparative literature.
Argues that Pindar's victory songs, when viewed within their contemporary religious landscapes, are engaged in theological work and reinterprets the value of mortality in the epinician corpus. Essential reading for scholars of ancient religion and history, and of comparative literature.
Hanne Eisenfeld is Behrakis Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies at Boston College.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Pindar mythologus and theologus 2. Herakles looks back at the world 3. The Dioskouroi in existential crisis 4. Exaltation at Akragas: Herakles, the Dioskouroi, and Theron 5. The isolation of Amphiaraos 6. Asklepios and the limits of the possible 7. An invitation.
1. Pindar mythologus and theologus 2. Herakles looks back at the world 3. The Dioskouroi in existential crisis 4. Exaltation at Akragas: Herakles, the Dioskouroi, and Theron 5. The isolation of Amphiaraos 6. Asklepios and the limits of the possible 7. An invitation.
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