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The term Logos (Lo,goj) was widely used in the Greco-Roman culture and in Judaism. It has many meanings such as word, speech, statement, discourse, refutation, ratio, proportion, account, explanation, reason, thought.1 This term, however is not used for a “word” as used in the grammar, but another term, lexis (le,xij), is used instead. Both ...
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Myth is an important and integral part of the world of culture which is closely associated with the existential life of a given society. Above all, myth underlies the origin of most cultural norms and pattern of life of the human world. As the etymology of the term implies, “culture” is derived from ‘cult’, in Latin Cultus
aspects of Greek history and culture: prehistory, including the supposed Trojan War; ethnic identity and the rival claims of cities; the importance of cult-sites; the language and practices of initiation; the meaning of gods, heroes, monsters and legendary kings;
SINCE revising The Greek Myths in 1958, I have had second thoughts about the drunken god Dionysus, about the Centaurs with their contradictory reputation for wisdom and misdemeanour, and about the nature of divine ambrosia and nectar.
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Offering an expansive view of the ancient Mediterranean world, Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in Translation, Second Edition, presents essential Greek and Roman sources—including work from Homer, Hesiod, Virgil, and Ovid—alongside analogous narratives from the ancient Near East—Mesopotamia ...
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Dec 8, 2016 · Ancient Greek culture, however, was a culture of Logos (reason) as well as of myth and had enough room for forms, gods, and heroes, for science, poetry, and religious festivities. While ancient...
