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Chasing butterflies: The Conception of the Soul in Plutarch’s Works
(Leuven University Press, 2014)
When first approaching a topic such as the concept of material or natural soul in Greek literature, the researcher might be puzzled. While in diverse contemporary cultures, numerous theriomorphic figures (bears, ravens, ...
The Plutarch’s Motive of Descensus Animae in Nag Hammadi and the Corpus Hermeticum
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2016)
In evaluating Plutarch’s contacts with other cultures of his era, scholars have not reached consensus so far regarding the relationship between the Chaironean and Early Christian writers. A good example of this lack of ...
El problema de la tyche en la literatura griega postclásica: a propósito del relato de Solón y Creso según Plutarco
(Cultural Association Littera Aperta, 2013)
Few years ago in a meeting organized in Paris by the IPS we dealt with Plutarch's treatment of Herodotus’ story regarding the meeting of the Athenian councilman with Croesus of Lydia in his Life of Solon. It is our aim in ...
El topos de Pericles y la caída del esclavo y el sueño como elemento definitorio
(Tremédica, 2018)
Este artículo pretende analizar, de manera general, la evolución de los elementos primarios y secundarios del topos de Pericles y la caída del esclavo entre los siglos III a. C. y III d. C. y cómo los elementos secundarios ...
As Alexander says. The Alexander-dream motif in Plutarch’s Successors’ "Lives"
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2019)
The importance of being related to Alexander was a key element after his death, and it was shown when he appeared to his Successors in dreams (the Alexander-dream motif). Plutarch inserts the Alexander-dream motif in his ...
The function of dream-stories in Plutarch’s Lives
(Classica Digitalia-Coimbra University Press, 2019)
In his Lives, Plutarch relates many dreams that can be considered as oracular or symbolic dreams. Some of them have a ghost as the main character, a ghost who comes from beyond to warn the dreamers about the closeness of ...