« De l’importance de ne pas être phocidien »
Greek myths are known likely to have a political dimension. More specifically, the stories of the origins are one way of defining identity. The questions of identity take on a very special importance in the delphian civic community, since the point was for the Delphians and their protectors (some of...
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| Language: | fra |
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Presses universitaires du Midi
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Pallas |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/1935 |
| Summary: | Greek myths are known likely to have a political dimension. More specifically, the stories of the origins are one way of defining identity. The questions of identity take on a very special importance in the delphian civic community, since the point was for the Delphians and their protectors (some of the members of the amphictionic Council in particular) to vindicate the independence of the city over against the Phocidian Confederation. The various stories of the origins of Delphi are accordingly identified, then studied as legitimizing discourses which have been used (“Delphi, an apollinian colony”), or may have been used (“Delphi, an autochtonous city”) to legitimize the independence of the Delphians and their position in the running of the shrine. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-0387 2272-7639 |