The Titanic Origin of Humans: The Melian Nymphs and Zagreus

oleh: Velvet Yates

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Duke University 2010-11-01

Deskripsi

Hesiod's creation myth implies that the human race derived from the "ash tree nymphs" (<em>meliai</em>); the Neoplatonists, with their etymological arguments, seem to have this in mind in tracing human origins to the Titans' "limbs" (<em>melea</em>).