Lucretius and the Epicurean tradition of piety.

Discusses how Lucretius' treatise `De Rerum Natura' explains the Epicurean tradition of piety. Epicurus' attitude toward religious observances; Cicero's distinction between `superstition' and `religion'; Occasion when man distorted religion; Meaning of prostration; Use of `necto'; Invocation to Ven...

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Published in:	Classical Philology Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 32 - 58
Main Author:	Summers, Kirk
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jan1995
Subjects:	Piety in literature Epicureans (Greek philosophy) Lucretius Carus, Titus, ca. 99 B.C.-55 B.C. De Rerum Natura (Poem : Lucretius) Criticism
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Summary:	Discusses how Lucretius' treatise `De Rerum Natura' explains the Epicurean tradition of piety. Epicurus' attitude toward religious observances; Cicero's distinction between `superstition' and `religion'; Occasion when man distorted religion; Meaning of prostration; Use of `necto'; Invocation to Venus; Description of the Magna Mater cult.