A Lunar People
The Meaning of an Arcadian Epithet, or, Who is the Most Ancient of Them All
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21370348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniela Dueck (0000-0001-7125-5076, Departments of Classics and History , Bar-Ilan University , Ramat-Gan , Israel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 164 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-147 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philologus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-7985 • E-ISSN: 2196-7008 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/phil-2020-0101 |
| OpenAlex | W3035632367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
A brief scholion allusion to a “Selenite” community in Arcadia raises a question concerning this epithet and its meaning on the background of similar expressions denoting extreme antiquity. The better known term associated with the Arcadians is Proselēnoi , namely, pre-lunar, people who preceded the moon. This term is examined through several options of understanding. At the core of this analysis stands the Classical tendency to highly appreciate early periods of time and early peoples. This opens up a discussion of autochthony and the concept of extreme antiquity, particularly associated with Arcadia. The result is an etymologically based mythographic study centred on the Arcadians’ existence in relation to the first appearance of the moon. The conclusion offers a new interpretation of a neglected term
Allusion · Apollo · Arcadia · Art · Centaur · Epistemology · Epithet · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Physics · Relation (database) · Term (time) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
Herodotos (and others) on Pelasgians
Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book IV
Early Greek Mythography, Vol. 2
Greek Nymphs
Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language, and Civilization
Gentrifying Genealogy
Men from Before the Moon
Préhistoire de l’humanité et temps de la cité
Embracing Vergil’s ‘Arcadia’
Herodotus and Hellenistic Culture
Autochthony and the Athenians
Représentations platoniciennes du temps d'avant
Bringing Autochthony Up-to-Date
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |