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Fictionalized portrait of Xenophanes from a 17th-century engraving
Fictionalized portrait of Xenophanes from a 17th-century engraving
6th century BC depiction of an Ancient Greek symposium. Xenophanes criticized these drinking parties as they were celebrated in his time for their exc
6th century BC depiction of an Ancient Greek symposium. Xenophanes criticized these drinking parties as they were celebrated in his time for their excesses and failures to honor the gods.
Xenophanes was likely the first philosopher to offer a naturalistic rather than a mythological explanation for St. Elmo's Fire.
Xenophanes was likely the first philosopher to offer a naturalistic rather than a mythological explanation for St. Elmo's Fire.
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Marble terminal bust of Homer. Roman copy of a lost Hellenistic original of the 2nd c. BC.
Marble terminal bust of Homer. Roman copy of a lost Hellenistic original of the 2nd c. BC.
Homer and His Guide (1874) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Homer and His Guide (1874) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Part of an eleventh-century manuscript, "the Townley Homer". The writings on the top and right side are scholia.
Part of an eleventh-century manuscript, "the Townley Homer". The writings on the top and right side are scholia.
Page from the first printed edition (editio princeps) of collected works by Homer edited by Demetrios Chalkokondyles. Florence, 1489. Bibliothèque Nat
Page from the first printed edition (editio princeps) of collected works by Homer edited by Demetrios Chalkokondyles. Florence, 1489. Bibliothèque Nationale de France