Orpheus in Pausanias: between myth and the «difference»

  • José Marco Segura Jaubert Universidad de Costa Rica
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2014.v19.46618
Keywords: Myth, Orpheus, Pausanias, difference, Greece.

Abstract

The intention in this paper is analyze how and why Pausanias relate the difference with the mythic Orpheus. This will reveal another face of the vast myth of the bard. For this particular research some aspects of Orpheus myth will be studied: place of birth, appearance, legend, magician’s role and his relation with Musaeus and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

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Published
2014-09-23
How to Cite
Segura Jaubert J. M. (2014). Orpheus in Pausanias: between myth and the «difference». ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 19, 213-234. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2014.v19.46618
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Vol. 19 (2014)
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