The Irreducibility of Myth
Plato's Phaedrus, Apollo, Admetus, and the Problem of Pederastic Hierarchy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3937109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T K Hubbard (corresponding author), T K Hubbard T K Hubbard |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1/2 |
| Pages | 81 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7834/phoenix.67.1-2.0081 |
| OpenAlex | W2296825197 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Through a close analysis of Phaedrus' speech in Plato's Symposium , this essay shows the inadequacy of the reductive categories of active erastes and passive eromenos to critical analysis of Greek homoerotic love. The same conceptual inadequacy is demonstrated in the deeply embedded mythological paradigms that structured Greek consciousness, as seen especially in the myth of Apollo and Admetus, which is here argued to be fifth century in date
Apollo · Art · Consciousness · Epistemology · Hierarchy · Irreducibility · Literature · Mythology · Political science · Art History and Market Analysis · Cinema and Media Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |