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... appears as a series of festival years , or longer festival periods like the Greek Olympiads . This time becomes the ... appear- ances ' , of constellations in ancient astronomy , they imply also a standing still of time , not in the ...
... appears as a series of festival years , or longer festival periods like the Greek Olympiads . This time becomes the ... appear- ances ' , of constellations in ancient astronomy , they imply also a standing still of time , not in the ...
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... appear . There were among the gods those who had the special character of being ' the far god ' or ' the arriving god'.262 What is characteristic of the Greek religion is not the place relationship of its gods with men but the fact that ...
... appear . There were among the gods those who had the special character of being ' the far god ' or ' the arriving god'.262 What is characteristic of the Greek religion is not the place relationship of its gods with men but the fact that ...
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... appear only once , my younger brethren . Do they not die really for ever ? But I never die , I shall appear continually . ' Such an intrusion of the death - face of the world does not have the effect of something alien in the festive ...
... appear only once , my younger brethren . Do they not die really for ever ? But I never die , I shall appear continually . ' Such an intrusion of the death - face of the world does not have the effect of something alien in the festive ...
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Note on the Plates Page | 2 |
The Mythological Strain in Greek Religion | 17 |
The Feast | 49 |
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Acropolis Acropolis Museum aidos ancient religion animal Apollo appear archaic Artemis aspect Athens attitude B.C. Archaeological Museum B.C. British Museum belongs bios Brauron British Museum called century B.C. British ceremony characteristic corresponding cult procedures dance death deities Delphi Demeter Dionysus divine domain eulabeia expressed fact feast Ferrara festal festive quality flamen Dialis frieze Gell goddess gods Greek and Roman Greek religion Greek religious experience Hera heroes Hesiod holy Homer hosia idea Iliad Juno Jupiter Kleophon painter knowledge laughter living meaning Munich myth mythology nature noein nomos non-existence Olympia original painter Parthenon phenomenon philosopher pietas Piraeus Plato poet presuppose primitive Prometheus realised reality Roman cult Roman religion Rome sacred sacrifice sebas sense speak sphere Spina spiritual Style Temple Terracotta Themis theoria thing Titanic Tomb underworld Valle Trebba vase painting Vatican Museum Veiovis vision Vulci W. F. Otto Wissowa word worship Zeus