The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius: In Four Books (Classic Reprint) - Brossura

Rhodius, Apollonius

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ISBN 10: 1332970036 ISBN 13: 9781332970032

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2018

Riassunto

Excerpt from The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius: In Four Books

Or Archite. ~'the Grecians, proceeds the learned writer, by taking this fiory 'of the Argo to them-5 felves, have plunged into numberléfs'difliculties. In the account of the Argo, we have undeniably'the hiflory of a facred fhip, the firfl'that was ever con-s flruéled. This truth the belt writers among the Grecians 'confefs, though the merit Of the perform ance they would fain take to themfelvesl Yet after all their prejudices they continually betray the truth, and {hew 'that the hiftory was derived to them from Egypt. The ennfe Of all the miflakes in this curious piece of mythology arofe from hence. The Arkites, who came into Greece, fettled in many parts, but efpecrally In Argolis and Theffalia; where' they introduced their rites and worfhip. In the former of thefe regions,' they were commemorated under 'a notion Of the' arrival' of Da-naus, or Danaus It is fuppofed to have been a per fon, who fled from his brother iegyptus, and came over in a facred fhip given him by Minerva. This fhip, like the Argo, is faid to' have been the firl't {hip conflruéled and he was affifled in the building of it by the fame Deity, Divine Wifdom. Both hiflories relate to the fame ~event. Danaus, upon his arrival, Tbuilt a temple, called Argus, to Iona, or Juno; of which he made his daughters prief'tefl'es. The people of the place had an obfcure tradition of a,deluge in which mof't perifhed, fome few only efcaping. The principal of thefe was Deucalion; 3 who who took refuge In the acropolis, or templei'? T hofe who fettled In Thefl'aly, carried with them the fame' memorials concerning Deucalion, and his deliverance, which they appropriated to their own country. They mufl: have had traditions of this great event ftrongly imprefled upon their minds, as every place, to which they gave name, had fome reference to'that hifl'ory. In procefs of time, thefe impreliions grew more and more faint, and their emblematical wor fhip became very obfcure and unintelligible. Hence they at Mt oonflned the hiflory of this event to their own country and 'the Argo Was. Fuppofed to have been built, where it was originally enfhrine'd. As it. Was reverenced under the fymbol of the Moon, called Man' or Mon, the people from this circum f'rance name their country Ai-mona, in after times rendered aimonia. ~t his extraét from the ingenious'and learned my; thologilt will enable the reader to form fome idea of his fentiments ou' this. Fubjet'ft.

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• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1332970036
• ISBN 13: 9781332970032
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 414