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... living phenomenon . The explorer of ancient religion must look around him . What is there to be observed in other religions which can contribute to the understanding of the Greek and Roman religion ? The religion of peoples which have ...
... living phenomenon . The explorer of ancient religion must look around him . What is there to be observed in other religions which can contribute to the understanding of the Greek and Roman religion ? The religion of peoples which have ...
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... living creatures it is the occasion of the most complete of all their transformations , so complete that it does not even exclude the notion of apotheosis , that the dead may become gods . Yet for living man the shock of the ' quite ...
... living creatures it is the occasion of the most complete of all their transformations , so complete that it does not even exclude the notion of apotheosis , that the dead may become gods . Yet for living man the shock of the ' quite ...
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... living creature . ' Life instinct ' and ' death instinct ' are nothing but scientific terms for the fact that every living thing is continually in process of construction and des- truction . These two , construction and destruction ...
... living creature . ' Life instinct ' and ' death instinct ' are nothing but scientific terms for the fact that every living thing is continually in process of construction and des- truction . These two , construction and destruction ...
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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