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This book was first published in 2004. Plato, Aristophanes and the creators of the 'Orphic' gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine, within the mythic narrative, the boundaries of their societies. Rather than being the relics of a faded ritual tradition or the products of Orphic influence, these myths can only reveal their meanings through a close analysis of the specific ways in which each author makes use of the tradition. For these authors, myth is an agonistic discourse, neither a kind of sacred dogma nor a mere literary diversion, but rather a flexible tool that serves the wide variety of uses to which it is put. The traditional tale of the journey to the Underworld in Greek mythology is neither simple nor single, but each telling reveals a perspective on the cosmos, a reflection of the order of this world through the image of the other.

Dionysia --- Mythology, Greek --- Mythology, Greek, in literature --- Voyages to the otherworld --- Voyages to the otherworld in literature --- Subterranean voyages --- Underworld, Voyages to the --- Voyages to the underworld --- Voyages, Imaginary --- Greek mythology --- Orphic mysteries --- Orphism --- Cults --- Aristophanes. --- Plato. --- Mythology, Greek. --- Voyages to the otherworld. --- Dionysia. --- Mythology, Greek, in literature. --- Voyages to the otherworld in literature. --- Lamellae aureae Orphicae. --- Orphicae lamellae --- Lamine d'oro orfiche --- Orphic gold leaves --- Orphic gold tablets --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- Thematology --- Comparative literature --- Aristophanes [Comicus] --- Plato

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The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and 'Homer' in the history of ideas round out the collection.

Homer --- Greek mythology in literature --- Griekse mythologie in de literatuur --- Mythologie [Griekse ] in de literatuur --- Mythology [Greek ] in literature --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Mythology, Greek, in literature --- Greek epic poetry --- Epic poetry, Classical --- Greek poetry --- History and criticism --- Homeros --- Homère --- Criticism and interpretation --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Epic poetry [Greek ] --- Homerus --- Hóiméar --- Hūmīrūs --- Gomer --- Omir --- Omer --- Omero --- Ho-ma --- Homa --- Homérosz --- האמער --- הומירוס --- הומר --- הומרוס --- هومر --- هوميروس --- 荷马 --- Ὅμηρος --- Гамэр --- Hamėr --- Омир --- Homero --- 호메로스 --- Homerosŭ --- Homērs --- Homeras --- Хомер --- ホメーロス --- ホメロス --- Гомер --- Homeri --- Hema --- Pseudo-Homer --- Pseudo Omero --- Languages & Literatures --- Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures --- Homère (08..?-08..? av. J.-C.) --- Critique et interprétation