The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut--and to have saved Jason's life. Rivers are reported to have stopped their flow to listen to the sounds of his lyre and his voice. Plato cites his poetry and Herodotus refers to "practices that are called Orphic." Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. Indeed, their Orphic precepts have been lost to time.
W.K.C. Guthrie attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. He tackles this daunting task with the determination of a detective and the analytical rigor of a classical scholar. He ferries his readers with him on a singular voyage of discovery.
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<TR>List of illustrations<TR>Foreword to the Mythos edition<TR>Preface<TR>Ch. IFamous Orpheus<TR>Ch. IIWhat Is Meant by Orphism?<TR>Ch. IIIOrpheus and His Story<TR>Ch. IVThe Creation and the Gods as Presented by Orpheus<TR>Ch. VThe Future Life as Seen by Orpheus<TR>Ch. VILife and Practices of the Follower of Orpheus<TR>Ch. VIIOrpheus and Other Greek Religious Thinkers<TR>Ch. VIIIOrpheus in the Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman World<TR>Bibliography<TR>Notes<TR>General Index<TR>Bibliographical Index
