Edward Creedy
Biographic Data
| ID | 2939195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Creedy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Creedy |
| SIGNATURE | CREEDY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University https://dx.doi.org/3057 Durham UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1526-2703 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Why does Clement Call Callimachus "the Cretan"? Engaging the Audience in Protrepticus 2.37
In Chapter Two of Clement of Alexandria's exhortatory Protrepticus the Christian author labels the Hellenistic poet Callimachus "the Cretan (ὁ Κρής)." Clement suggests this well-known figure hails from the island of Crete, despite an ancient consensus that Callimachus was born in Cyrene. What appears to be a simple error on Clement's part is in fact a clever device aimed at bringing his reader into his intellectual approach to the Christian faith…
Plato, Locri and “the Flower of Italy”
It is often claimed that Plato described Locri, the Greek settlement on Sicily, as ‘the flower of Italy.’ Yet this phrase nowhere appears in Plato’s work, and a concrete reference is never provided for this attribution. This short note provides a correction to the record—suggesting that modern usage of the term in fact stems from a misunderstanding of the sixteenth century writings of Leandro Alberti
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Plato, Locri and “the Flower of Italy”
It is often claimed that Plato described Locri, the Greek settlement on Sicily, as ‘the flower of Italy.’ Yet this phrase nowhere appears in Plato’s work, and a concrete reference is never provided for this attribution. This short note provides a correction to the record—suggesting that modern usage of the term in fact stems from a misunderstanding of the sixteenth century writings of Leandro Alberti
Why does Clement Call Callimachus "the Cretan"? Engaging the Audience in Protrepticus 2.37
In Chapter Two of Clement of Alexandria's exhortatory Protrepticus the Christian author labels the Hellenistic poet Callimachus "the Cretan (ὁ Κρής)." Clement suggests this well-known figure hails from the island of Crete, despite an ancient consensus that Callimachus was born in Cyrene. What appears to be a simple error on Clement's part is in fact a clever device aimed at bringing his reader into his intellectual approach to the Christian faith…
Byzantine Studies and History (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Epithet (1 work) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work)