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- Title
Apollonius of Tyana through a Medieval Latin Lens.
- Authors
PORRECA, DAVID
- Abstract
The article examines the Medieval reception of the mythical figure Apollonius of Tyana in the Latin West. Topics discussed include an ancient literary account which presents Apollonius of Tyana as a person gifted in magical arts and ancient philosophy, an assessment of the medieval texts believed to contain some passages attributed to Apollonius, and his comparison with another ancient figure named Hermes Trismegistus.
- Subjects
ANCIENT philosophy; APOLLONIUS, of Tyana; HERMES, Trismegistus; MEDIEVAL &; modern Latin literature; MEDIEVAL &; modern Latin manuscripts
- Publication
Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1556-8547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/mrw.2014.0017