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Myths of the Underworld Journey

Myths of the Underworld Journey

Hardcover

Religion General Mythology & FolkloreAncient Greece

ISBN10: 0521834341
ISBN13: 9780521834346
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 20 2004
Pages: 292
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.16
Language: English
Plato, Aristophanes, and the creators of the Orphic gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine, within the mythic narrative, the boundaries of their societies. Rather than being the relics of a faded ritual tradition or the products of Orphic influence, these myths can only reveal their meanings through this detailed analysis of the specific ways in which each author makes use of the tradition.

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Edmonds, Radcliffe G., III

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Mythology & Folklore