The Hymn to Hermes and the Athenian Altar of the Twelve Gods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3432042 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard W Johnston (corresponding author), David Mulroy |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-16 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/clw.0.0152 |
| OpenAlex | W2079271919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
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 River. The last two details seemed designed to conjure up a connection between the cult of the Twelve Gods and the ancient Neleids, Peisistratus' supposed ancestors
Altar · Ancient history · Art · Art history · Credence · Cult · Hymn · Literature · Sacrifice · Theology · Tragedy (event · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
A commentary on Homer's Odyssey
The Athenian Agora
An Industrial District of Ancient Athens
The Technique of Greek Sculpture in the Archaic and Classical Periods
The "Odyssey" in Athens
Myth, Festival, and Poet
The Eridanos Valley and the Athenian Agora
The Sculptural Program of the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi
Hermes the Thief
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2017 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |