The Religious and Philosophical Assimilations of Helios in the Greek Magical Papyri.

The article examines the philosophical and religious assimilations of the Greek sun god Helios as expressed in magical papyri. Topics covered include analysis of the religious construction of Helios, presentation of thalassakorator and cosmokrator, Helios' assimilation of other deities, epithets and...

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Publicado en:Greek, Roman & Byzantine Studies Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 391 - 414
Autor principal: Pachoumi, Eleni
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Duke University 2015
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Sumario:The article examines the philosophical and religious assimilations of the Greek sun god Helios as expressed in magical papyri. Topics covered include analysis of the religious construction of Helios, presentation of thalassakorator and cosmokrator, Helios' assimilation of other deities, epithets and abstract concepts and the characteristics of divine image of Helios.