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Famous Hyperboreans
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The individual Hyperboreans appearing in ancient literature are presented with a review of the Greek and Latin sources and collections of references. Most of the mythological characters are briefly discussed, but the ... -
Herodotus, Dionysus, and the Greek death taboo. The Homeric hymn to Demeter and the construction of the "chthonic" in Greek literary tradition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Herodotus’ explicit avoidance of the mentioning of divine names and matters in the second book of the Histories counts in most cases as instances of the Greek taboo concerning the relation of gods to the impurity of death, ...