In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Orpheus and his Mysteries; the Orphic Hymns and the Orphic Theogony; the Orphic Hymn to Melinoe and her connection to the Mysteries, Hekate, and Hermes Psychopompos; the roles of omens, divination, and itinerant seers (including the mythic figures of Tiresias, Mopsus, and Chalcias, as well as historical figures like Lampon); and the roles of oracles (including the myths and cultic worship of Apollo in regard to Delphi, Python, the Pythia, the Sibyl, and Daphne, as well as the archaeological evidence, rituals, and importance of the oracles at Delphi, those in Boeotia, and those in Ionia (ex. Didyma and Claros)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/09/081-orphism-omens-and-oracles.html
Intro by Bry and Fry of Pontifacts Podcast
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111 The Spartan Hegemony
110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"
109 Sokrates
108 The Thirty Tyrants
107 Sparta Triumphant
106 Frustrations and Poor Decisions (Part II)
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***Special Guest Episode on Race, Antiquity, and Its Legacy w/Denise McCoskey***
105 Carthage Enters the War
104 The Democratic Empire Strikes Back
***Special Guest Episode on Greek Naval Warfare w/Marc DeSantis***
103 An Oligarchic Coup
102 Livin' on a (Persian) Prayer
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***Special Guest Episode on Greek Land Warfare w/Owen Rees***
101 Disaster in Sicily
100 A Sicilian Stalemate
099 Frustrations and Poor Decisions
098 The Peace Unravels
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