Orpheus in the Herculaneum Papyri "Praesocratica Herculanensia" VI

• Christian Vassallo ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Trier

     University of Trier

     Kreisfreie Stadt Trier, Alemania

     
• Localización: Archiv für papyrus-forschung und verwandte gebiete, ISSN 0066-6459, Band 61, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 87-113
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper deals with the pieces of evidence for Orphism from Herculaneum in which the name of Orpheus is mentioned, of which four belong to Philodemus’ treatise On Piety, and three to Book 4 of Philodemus’ On Music. As far as the treatise On Piety is concerned, these testimonia have mainly a mythological and theological content, offering important parallels to some passages of the Derveni Papyrus and to the allegorical methodology adopted by the Stoics (in particular Chrysippus). On the other hand, the treatise On Music tackles above all the problems concerning the relationship between Orpheus and the power of music against the backdrop of a more general discourse on the influence of music on human ethics.