Apollo, Helios, and the Solstices in the Athenian, Delphian, and Delian Calendars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9206038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tomislav Bilić (0000-0001-6587-2561, Archaeological Museum in ZagrebNikola Šubić Zrinski Square 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 509-532 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685276-12341237 |
| OpenAlex | W2079632870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 42 |
The mythical narrative of Apollo’s northern voyage and the place of his festivals in several Greek calendars, reflected also in local ritual practice, seems to reflect certain elements in his nature best explained through his association with the sun, more precisely, the annual solar movement. The association was noted long ago, but a selective analysis will show that both the narrative and the ritual reflect the model of annual solar motion expressed in terms of a suspended reference, a mythical metaphor, a linear narrative defined both by the very nature of language and the celestial phenomenon it is describing. The analysis of various Greek calendars supports the notion of the solstices as the most important defining moments in the annual solar motion, and their connection with Apollo reflects precisely this fact
Apollo · Art · Astronomy · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Motion (physics) · Narrative · Phenomenon · Physics · Solstice · Ancient Near East History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |