Homer as the first theologian: an allegory and symbol in Porphyry’s treatise ‘’On the сave of the nymphs’’

This article explores the hermeneutical principles that Porphyry of Tyre used for interpreting the description of the cave of the nymphs in the Odyssey. After a brief outline of the origins and development of the allegorical method (used frequently not only by the sophists but also by the orphics),...

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Main Author: Roman Soloviev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's University 2020-12-01
Series:Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7273