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... word literally , ' of ox - hunger ' . To understand how this is to be interpreted we shall after all need a mythological tale . The accom- panying words of the rite were , ' Out with ravening hunger , in with riches and health ...
... word literally , ' of ox - hunger ' . To understand how this is to be interpreted we shall after all need a mythological tale . The accom- panying words of the rite were , ' Out with ravening hunger , in with riches and health ...
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... word for the Roman term ' religio ' . The change of meaning was finally completed by Christianity . Today evlavia is a modern Greek word for religion . Eulabeia in its original meaning presupposes no special experience . It expresses a ...
... word for the Roman term ' religio ' . The change of meaning was finally completed by Christianity . Today evlavia is a modern Greek word for religion . Eulabeia in its original meaning presupposes no special experience . It expresses a ...
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... word they use for it , is based primarily on seeing and includes a ' viewing ' . The Greek phenomenon eidenai would ... word , always remained a man of ' vision ' . Aristotle in the introductory words of his Metaphysics , his theory of ...
... word they use for it , is based primarily on seeing and includes a ' viewing ' . The Greek phenomenon eidenai would ... word , always remained a man of ' vision ' . Aristotle in the introductory words of his Metaphysics , his theory of ...
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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