Kalev Pehme, I must apologize. I did not mean to disparage a poet whom you hold so dear, and no one shares your love of Hellenic culture as greatly as I do. I...
Sannion@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:30 pm
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(Uh, I tried to post this last night, and apparently it didn't take. If, for some reason, both versions get posted, I am sorry.) Kalev Pehme, I must apologize....
Sannion@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:44 pm
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You might be interested in knowing that the Bacchae 2000 has finally gone into production, and they have a website, http://www.Bacchae2000.com that seems to...
Ty Jean
stc1@...
Sep 7, 2000 1:54 pm
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In the course of doing research on a completely unrelated topic, I happened upon this bit of information, "Phthonus, the Greek personification of envy. . . was...
Sannion@...
Sep 11, 2000 12:26 pm
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... Yes, he abandons her, but then Dionysos and Theseus are accomplices in all this. ... Telete, "initiation", "ultimate achievement"... See below. ... Aura,...
Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Sep 13, 2000 5:54 pm
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Greetings, all! I am new to the list and most enchanted to hear the Dionysian discussions so far. << Yes, he abandons her, but then Dionysos and Theseus are...
Tessness@...
Sep 15, 2000 4:29 pm
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... One must remember that the Bull that comes from the sea, the origin Cretan bull, is the Dionysos! We must imagine what happens. Theseus, always the erotic...
Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Sep 16, 2000 4:44 pm
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Interesting, Kalev... reminds me a lot of the interpretation of the myth(s) in Calasso's _Cadmus & Harmony_. At least three other writers I've read have had a...
Tessness@...
Sep 18, 2000 12:34 pm
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Dear Tess [snip] ... I know of nothing about marriage rites. Almost eveyrthing there is to know regarding Dionysos can be fround in Nonnos, by the way. The...
Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Sep 18, 2000 6:32 pm
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In a message dated 9/18/00 2:34:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pehme@... writes: << Almost eveyrthing there is to know regarding Dionysos can be...
Timici@...
Sep 20, 2000 12:10 pm
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... Nonnos was the last great epic poet of the pagan world. He wrote two works, the Dionysiaca, an epic ostensibly about Dionysos but in reality an exposition...
Kalev Pehme
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Sep 20, 2000 6:46 pm
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Dear Kalev Pehme I am always pleased, and surprised to see references to Nonnos by people who are clearly intimately familiar with it. May I ask how you came...
TonyProst@...
Sep 20, 2000 7:18 pm
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Dear Tony ... First of all, I am envious of your discovery of the Nanzius, which I hear is quite an edition. I have never seen it. As for Nonnos, I found him...
Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Sep 21, 2000 4:58 pm
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Thanks for your response. I am still waiting for Nazius to arrive! For you information, there is a 35 page introduction to the Paraphrase in the 1881 Teubner...
TonyProst@...
Sep 21, 2000 5:45 pm
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Greetings all, A few months ago I found a site on the web that had a list of the names of Dionysos-several pages worth. I can't find the copy I made of it nor...
Robert Doublin
BOBBYY53SNAKE@...
Sep 26, 2000 4:08 pm
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Request for information: Was Dionysos lame? I believe Robert Graves, in his "Greek Myths" says the name Dionysos means "lame god". He also claims (elsewhere)...
Paul Albertsen
zreunion@...
Sep 27, 2000 2:27 am
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... the ... Either ... Khairite, I'm not sure if this was the list you had previously come across, but here's a great list of His epithets. ...
Sannion@...
Sep 27, 2000 2:27 am
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Request for information: Was Dionysos lame? I believe Robert Graves, in his "Greek Myths" says the name Dionysos means "lame god". He also claims (elsewhere)...
Paul Albertsen
zreunion@...
Sep 27, 2000 2:27 am
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That Nonnus authored both the Dionysiaca and the Paraphrase has not gone unchallenged. For example, Lee Sherry's U. Columbia Dissertation, The Hexameter...
Ron Newbold
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Sep 27, 2000 2:28 am
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In a message dated 9/26/00 7:29:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ron.newbold@... writes: << Lee Sherry's U. Columbia Dissertation, The Hexameter...
TonyProst@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:09 pm
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Very interesting insights. Made me think of the Great Seal of the United States (on the 1 dollar bill), where the number 13 is presented several times. That is...
Peter M. Jacobsen
petermj@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:11 pm
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I'm posting a good one today you all should be interested in: after much talk and many delays, the updated version of the Bacchae finally went into...
stc1@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:11 pm
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Sherry's thesis on the Paraphrase, which includes a translation, can be obtained through University Microfilms International. Hard copies cost about the same...
Ron Newbold
ron.newbold@...
Sep 29, 2000 6:45 pm
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Peter Jacobsen, I had never noticed the Thirteens on the back of the dollar bill until you mentioned it. Now I have managed to count six such groups. They...
Paul Albertsen
zreunion@...
Sep 30, 2000 6:17 pm
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... Hi Paul, Yes, I'm glad to give an excerpt from "King Jesus" where it pertains to the "laming of the king". I'll try to keep it short, and will skip a few...
Paul Albertsen
zreunion@...
Sep 30, 2000 6:17 pm
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A dying-and-resurrected god or sacrificial king, such as Dionysos, is a consort of the goddess or queen. They are the male and female archetypes, derived from ...
Paul Albertsen
zreunion@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:28 pm
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... how so? i see nothing inherently wrong with either path. admittedly, it's been a while since i've studied the arthurian legends and may be missing some...
David Zoltan
dbrieger@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:44 pm
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Khairite, (Sorry for the cross-posting) Just a quick question: besides Pindar, are there any extant representations of the dithyrambic form of poetry? Also,...
Sannion@...
Oct 6, 2000 12:46 pm
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... sannion, dithyrambic poetry developed originally out of the chants of the harvest circles. these chants would be used in much the same style as one would...
David Zoltan
dbrieger@...
Oct 7, 2000 2:43 am
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David Zoltan, Your questions on particular matters can only be answered within the overall context. It is that which gives meaning to each separate and...
