Diagoras, Bellerophon and the Siege of Olympus
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Authors
Whitmarsh, Tim
Abstract
A consensus has formed over the last 30 years that Diagoras was not really an atheist and that the famous Apopurgizontes Logoi were falsely attributed to him at a later stage. This note argues that the evidence is consistent with the view that Diagoras was indeed an atheist and did indeed compose the Apopurgizontes. Further hints in other sources allow us to reconstruct, albeit speculatively, aspects of Diagoras’ thought and self-presentation.
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Keywords
Diagoras, Euripides, Bellerophon, Atheism
Journal Title
The Journal of Hellenic Studies
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Journal ISSN
0075-4269
2041-4099
2041-4099
Volume Title
136
Publisher
Cambridge University Press