The Path of the Sun: Pindar Olympian 2.61–62

IF 0.7 2区历史学 0 CLASSICS CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1086/726611

David Goodfellow

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Abstract

This paper claims that Pindar’s Olympian 2.61–62 refers to the astronomical equinox by showing that the equinox, and its concomitant ecliptic, the “path of the sun,” has a significant connection to afterlife beliefs in the ancient world, derived from the Babylonian Enuma Elish. From this perspective, the problematic terms in this “eschatological” passage (53–69) arise simply. The explanation proposed is that the path of the sun is a place of afterlife judgment focusing on the three-month periods centered on the equinoxes (ἐστρίς ἑκατέρωθι), leading to an ascension via the planets, metaphorically climbing the “tower of Saturn” (παρὰ Κρόνου τύρσιν).

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太阳之路:品达奥林匹克选手2.61-62

这篇论文声称，品达尔的奥林匹亚书2.61-62指的是天文上的春分，它表明春分和伴随的黄道，即“太阳的路径”，与古代世界的来世信仰有重要的联系，源于巴比伦的埃努玛埃利什语。从这个角度来看，这个“末世论”段落(53-69)中有问题的术语很容易出现。提出的解释是，太阳的路径是一个来世审判的地方，集中在以分点为中心的三个月期间(ν στρ ς ν κατ)，导致通过行星的提升，比喻为攀登“土星塔”(παρ Κρόνου ν)。

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CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY CLASSICS-

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