Meisner offers a new interpretation of four Orphic theogonies: Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic. The fragments of these poems, thought to be written by Orpheus, contained narratives of the creation of the cosmos and the births of the gods, but differed from the mainstream account of Hesiod's Theogony .
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Meisner offers a new interpretation of four Orphic theogonies: Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic. The fragments of these poems, thought to be written by Orpheus, contained narratives of the creation of the cosmos and the births of the gods, but differed from the mainstream account of Hesiod's Theogony .
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Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 0190663529. Gift inscription from author to Bonnie [MacLachlan] on ffep in pen. Minor shelwear to book and DJ.; 9.4 X 1.2 X 6.1 inches; 336 pages; Signed by Author.
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