Caves and the ancient Greek mind : descending underground in the search for ultimate truth / Yulia Ustinova.

In ancient Greece, a common method of search for divine wisdom was to descend into caves or underground chambers. Entering caves persistently appears as a major requirement for prophecy-giving, both in established cults and in the activities of individual seers. Underground sojourns recur in the act...

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Main Author: Ustinova, Yulia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Classical Studies module.
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