On The E At Delphi
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On The E At Delphi
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Author : Plutarch
language : en
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Release Date : 2017-06-28
On The E At Delphi written by Plutarch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-28 with categories.
Delphi (Greek: ΔΕΛΦΟί) is famous as the ancient sanctuary that grew rich as the seat of Pythia, the oracle consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. Moreover, the Greeks considered Delphi the navel of the world, as represented by the stone monument known as the Omphalos of Delphi.The name Delphi comes from the same root as ΔΕΛΦύς delphys, "womb" and may indicate archaic veneration of Gaia at the site. Apollo is connected with the site by his epithet ΔΕΛΦίΝΙΟς Delphinios, "the Delphinian". The epithet is connected with dolphins (Greek ΔΕΛΦίς,-ῖΝΟς) in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo (line 400), recounting the legend of how Apollo first came to Delphi in the shape of a dolphin, carrying Cretan priests on his back. The Homeric name of the oracle is Pytho (ΠΥ&thΗώ). Delphi became the site of a major temple to Phoebus Apollo, as well as the Pythian Games and the famous prehistoric oracle. Even in Roman times, hundreds of votive statues remained, described by Pliny the Younger and seen by Pausanias. Carved into the temple were three phrases: "know thyself," "nothing in excess," and "make a pledge and mischief is nigh." In antiquity, the origin of these phrases was attributed to one or more of the Seven Sages of Greece by authors such as Plato and Pausanias. According to Plutarch's essay on the meaning of the "On the E at Delphi"--the only literary source for the inscription--there was also inscribed at the temple a large letter E. Among other things epsilon signifies the number 5. However, ancient as well as modern scholars have doubted the legitimacy of such inscriptions. According to one pair of scholars, "The actual authorship of the three maxims set up on the Delphian temple may be left uncertain. Most likely they were popular proverbs, which tended later to be attributed to particular sages."
On The E At Delphi
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Author : Plutarch
language : en
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Release Date : 2017-04-17
On The E At Delphi written by Plutarch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-17 with categories.
Plutarch (c. AD 46 - AD 120), later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, (ΛΟύΚΙΟς ΜέΣΤΡΙΟς ΠΛΟύΤΑΡΧΟς) was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch's surviving works were written in Greek, but intended for both Greek and Roman readers.Plutarch spent the last thirty years of his life serving as a priest in Delphi. He thus connected part of his literary work with the sanctuary of Apollo, the processes of oracle-giving and the personalities who lived or traveled there. One of his most important works is the "Why Pythia does not give oracles in verse" (Moralia 11) ( "ΠΕΡὶ ΤΟῦ Μὴ ΧΡᾶΝ ἔΜΜΕΤΡΑ ΝῦΝ ΤὴΝ ΠΥ&thΗίΑΝ"). Even more important is the dialogue "On the E in Delphi" ("ΠΕΡὶ ΤΟῦ Εἶ ΤΟῦ ἐΝ ΔΕΛΦΟῖς"), which features Ammonius, a Platonic philosopher and teacher of Plutarch, and Lambrias, Plutarch's brother. According to Ammonius, the letter E written on the temple of Apollo in Delphi originated from the following fact: the wise men of antiquity, whose maxims were also written on the walls of the vestibule of the temple, were not seven but actually five: Chilon, Solon, Thales, Bias and Pittakos. However, the tyrants Cleobulos and Periandros used their political power in order to be incorporated in the list. Thus, the E, which corresponds to number 5, constituted an acknowledgment that the Delphic maxims actually originated from the five real wise men. The portrait of a philosopher exhibited at the exit of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, dating to the 2nd century AD, had been in the past identified with Plutarch. The man, although bearded, is depicted at a relatively young age. His hair and beard are rendered in coarse volumes and thin incisions. The gaze is deep, due to the heavy eyelids and the incised pupils. The portrait is no longer thought to represent Plutarch. Next to this portrait stands a fragmentary hermaic stele, bearing a portrait probably of the author from Chaeronea and priest in Delphi. Its inscription, however, reads: ΔΕΛΦΟὶ ΧΑΙΡΩΝΕῦΣΙΝ ὁΜΟῦ ΠΛΟύΤΑΡΧΟΝ ἔ&thΗΗΚΑΝ | ΤΟῖς ἈΜΦΙΚΤΥόΝΩΝ ΔόΓΜΑΣΙ ΠΕΙ&thΗόΜΕΝΟΙ. (Syll.3 843=CID 4, no. 151) The citizens of Delphi and Chaeronea dedicated this to Plutarch together, following the precepts of the Amphictyony.
Plutarch S Moralia Isis And Osiris The E At Delphi The Oracles At Delphi No Longer Given In Verse The Obsolescence Of Oracles
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Author : Plutarch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Plutarch S Moralia Isis And Osiris The E At Delphi The Oracles At Delphi No Longer Given In Verse The Obsolescence Of Oracles written by Plutarch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with categories.
Revisiting Delphi
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Author : Julia Kindt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-26
Revisiting Delphi written by Julia Kindt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-26 with History categories.
An innovative reading of how different authors tell stories about the Delphic Oracle, focusing on the religious views thereby conveyed.
Honorific Culture At Delphi In The Hellenistic And Roman Periods
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Author : Dominika Grzesik
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-12-13
Honorific Culture At Delphi In The Hellenistic And Roman Periods written by Dominika Grzesik and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-13 with History categories.
This book brings Hellenistic and Roman Delphi to life. By addressing a broad spectrum of epigraphic topics, theoretical and methodological approaches, it provides readers with a first comprehensive discussion of the Delphic gift-giving system, its regional interactions, and its honorific network
Plutarch In The Religious And Philosophical Discourse Of Late Antiquity
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Author : Fernando Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012
Plutarch In The Religious And Philosophical Discourse Of Late Antiquity written by Fernando Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Literary Criticism categories.
Either as insider or as sensitive observer, Plutarch provides us with exceptional evidence to reconstruct the spiritual and intellectual atmosphere of the first centuries CE. This collection of articles sheds important light on the religious and philosophical discourse of Late Antiquity.
Gazing Into The Oracle
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Author : Michael Adler
language : en
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Gazing Into The Oracle written by Michael Adler and has been published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Social Science categories.
Focusing on uses of the Delphi method in social planning, this book discusses practical issues which need to be considered for the technique to be applied successfully; illustrates use of the technique through case studies; and assesses the potential of the method for social policy and planning.
The Delphi Technique In Nursing And Health Research
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Author : Sinead Keeney
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-01-25
The Delphi Technique In Nursing And Health Research written by Sinead Keeney and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-25 with Medical categories.
The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research is a practical guide to using the Delphi methodology for students and researchers in nursing and health. It adopts a logical step-by-step approach, introducing the researcher to the Delphi, outlining its development, analysing key characteristics and parameters for its successful use and exploring its applications in nursing and health. The book addresses issues of methodology, design, framing the research question, sampling, instrumentation, methodological rigour, reliability and validity, and methods of data analysis. The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research enables the reader to be aware of the limitations of the technique and possible solutions, to design a Delphi questionnaire for each of the different rounds of a study, to consider different approaches to the technique in relation to a study, to analyse the data from each round of a Delphi study, and to understand the importance of feedback between rounds. Key Features A practical guide to facilitate use of the Delphi technique Provides the reader with the necessary information to participate in and conduct Delphi studies Examines different types of Delphi, including the e-Delphi, and modifications made to the technique Includes examples of real empirical investigations, brief case scenarios and key learning points for each chapter Explores the role of the Delphi researcher Explores ethical issues and issues of anonymity, use of experts and controlled feedback
From Delos To Delphi
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Author : A.M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-07-17
From Delos To Delphi written by A.M. Miller and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
This detailed literary and rhetorical analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo treats the poem as a unified work of art in which sophisticated poetic craftsmanship is put to the service of serious ethical thought. By means of parallels from Homer, Hesiod, and other Homeric hymns, as well as from later epideictic poetry and prose, the author seeks to show that the poet of the Hymn follows a coherent ''program'' whose intention is to praise Apollo from his birth on humble Delos to his establishment in a position of glory at Delphi. At the same time, the ''Delian'' and ''Pythian'' portions of the hymn are linked by a complex network of ideas bearing on the ethos of Apollo and the nature of his Delphic oracle. The study takes into account previous scholarship on the Hymn and provides appendices on ''The Question of Unity'' and ''The Cosmological Hierarchy and Apollo's Timai''.
Delphi
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Author : Michael Scott
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Delphi written by Michael Scott and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with History categories.
Annotation This work engages with the complex archaeological development of the religious sanctuaries of Delphi and Olympia. It investigates the physical remains of both sanctuaries to show how different visitors interacted with the sacred spaces of Delphi and Olympia in an important variety of ways during the archaic and classical periods.