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I begin with two books about the cosmos. The first one is Olaf Almqvist's Chaos, Cosmos and Creation in Early Greek Theogonies. This monograph skilfully combines approaches from classical studies, anthropology, and philosophy to offer an in-depth analysis of three competing cosmologies: Hesiod&...

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Published inGreece and Rome Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 153 - 160
Main Author Vázquez, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Watford Cambridge University Press 01.04.2023
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Cosmology
Euthydemus
Mythology
Ontology
Philosophy
Plato (427-347 BC)
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Summary:I begin with two books about the cosmos. The first one is Olaf Almqvist's Chaos, Cosmos and Creation in Early Greek Theogonies. This monograph skilfully combines approaches from classical studies, anthropology, and philosophy to offer an in-depth analysis of three competing cosmologies: Hesiod's Theogony, the Orphic theogony, and the creation myth in Plato's Protagoras. It also explores the repercussions of these tensions on ritual life. The book introduces it all through a lucid and enjoyable analysis of the opening lines of Pindar's Nemean Six, which the author sees as stressing the ontological tensions present in early Greek creation myths and blurring the lines between myth and philosophy.
ISSN:0017-3835
1477-4550
DOI:10.1017/S0017383522000316