Under the Skies of Olympus: Three Types of Divine Landscapes in the Homeric Hymns
The paper discusses the landscapes of Apollo, Hermes, Pan, and Demeter in the Homeric hymns, analysing how particular landscape representations articulate the gods’ functions and identities, their relationship to humanity and the structure of the Olympic cosmos. It is argued that an in-depth examin...
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The paper discusses the landscapes of Apollo, Hermes, Pan, and Demeter in the Homeric hymns, analysing how particular landscape representations articulate the gods’ functions and identities, their relationship to humanity and the structure of the Olympic cosmos. It is argued that an in-depth examination of the representation of landscape in Ancient literature reveals patterns of representation that contribute to a deeper understanding of the religious worldview of the ancient Greeks.
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| spelling | doaj-art-075d167bb5764d3b91d0d818d1272b952025-02-11T18:16:37ZdeuVilnius University PressLiteratūra (Vilnius)0258-08021648-11432023-10-0165310.15388/Litera.2023.65.3.1Under the Skies of Olympus: Three Types of Divine Landscapes in the Homeric HymnsVaiva Vasiliauskaitė0Vilnius University, Lithuania The paper discusses the landscapes of Apollo, Hermes, Pan, and Demeter in the Homeric hymns, analysing how particular landscape representations articulate the gods’ functions and identities, their relationship to humanity and the structure of the Olympic cosmos. It is argued that an in-depth examination of the representation of landscape in Ancient literature reveals patterns of representation that contribute to a deeper understanding of the religious worldview of the ancient Greeks. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/literatura/article/view/33354Homeric HymnsHymn to ApollocosmographyOlympic cosmossacred landscapes |
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| title | Under the Skies of Olympus: Three Types of Divine Landscapes in the Homeric Hymns |
| title_full | Under the Skies of Olympus: Three Types of Divine Landscapes in the Homeric Hymns |
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| title_short | Under the Skies of Olympus: Three Types of Divine Landscapes in the Homeric Hymns |
| title_sort | under the skies of olympus three types of divine landscapes in the homeric hymns |
| topic | Homeric Hymns Hymn to Apollo cosmography Olympic cosmos sacred landscapes |
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