Richard W Johnston
Biographic Data
| ID | 1166015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard W Johnston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard W |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnston |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSTON R W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Hymn to Hermes and the Athenian Altar of the Twelve Gods
Newly observed congruencies between Homeric Hymn (4) to Hermes and circumstances in Peisistratid Athens lend credence to Norman O. Brown's hypothesis that the hymn was motivated by the establishment of the Altar of the Twelve Gods in Athens in 522/521 B.C. Relevant details in the hymn include the use by Hermes of a gluphanos , a sculptor's chisel, his unmotivated journey to Pylos, and the location of his sacrifice on the banks of the Alpheios Riv…
Simonides' Use of the Term Tetragonos
In a frequently quoted passage preserved in Plato's Protagoras, Simonides asserts that it is difficult to become "a truly good man, fashioned foursquare (tetragonos)." Previous commentators have associated the term tetragonos with Pythagoreanism. More probably, Simonides and his readers connected the term with sculpture, specifically, with the herms that were erected by Hipparkhos and symbolized Peisistratid championship of the common man. Sculpt…
The Hymn to Hermes and the Athenian Altar of the Twelve Gods
Newly observed congruencies between Homeric Hymn (4) to Hermes and circumstances in Peisistratid Athens lend credence to Norman O. Brown's hypothesis that the hymn was motivated by the establishment of the Altar of the Twelve Gods in Athens in 522/521 B.C. Relevant details in the hymn include the use by Hermes of a gluphanos , a sculptor's chisel, his unmotivated journey to Pylos, and the location of his sacrifice on the banks of the Alpheios Riv…
Simonides' Use of the Term Tetragonos
In a frequently quoted passage preserved in Plato's Protagoras, Simonides asserts that it is difficult to become "a truly good man, fashioned foursquare (tetragonos)." Previous commentators have associated the term tetragonos with Pythagoreanism. More probably, Simonides and his readers connected the term with sculpture, specifically, with the herms that were erected by Hipparkhos and symbolized Peisistratid championship of the common man. Sculpt…
The Hymn to Hermes and the Athenian Altar of the Twelve Gods
Newly observed congruencies between Homeric Hymn (4) to Hermes and circumstances in Peisistratid Athens lend credence to Norman O. Brown's hypothesis that the hymn was motivated by the establishment of the Altar of the Twelve Gods in Athens in 522/521 B.C. Relevant details in the hymn include the use by Hermes of a gluphanos , a sculptor's chisel, his unmotivated journey to Pylos, and the location of his sacrifice on the banks of the Alpheios Riv…
Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Allusion (1 work) · Altar (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art history (1 work)