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The "Sacred History" of Euhemerus of Messene: 312 Translation Edition
Author(s): Winiarczyk (Author)
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 26 Oct. 2017
- Edition: Translation
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 311027888X
- ISBN-13: 9783110278880
Book Description
This is a comprehensive study of the life and work of Euhemerus. His utopian novel describes the travel to the island Panchaia. According to Euhemerus, in the temple of Zeus Triphylius there was a stele which presented the Olympian gods as deified kings. Winiarczyk’s book studies the sources of the theological views and of the description of the Panchaian society. The book will be for many decades the most authoritative monograph on Euhemerus.
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About the Author
Marek Winiarczyk, University of Wrocław, Poland.
