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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Published in:Greek, Roman & Byzantine Studies Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 391 - 414
Main Author: Pachoumi, Eleni
Format: Article
Published: Duke University 2015
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