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CHANGING THE SELF AND THE WORLD. THE HOMERIC HYMNS AS PATTERNS OF TRANSFORMATION AND PROGRESS

Introduction

Changing the self and the world. The homeric hymns as patterns of transformation and progress. Explore Homeric Hymns as patterns of transformation and progress. Analyze how pivotal changes in Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, and Hermes drive cosmic & social development.

Abstract

The Homeric Hymns represent the gods in a crucial and decisive moment of change in their lives, which also instigates a cosmic development. The Hymn to Demeter is built on the concept of crisis, which can be considered the first stage of progress. In the Hymn to Aphrodite, personal experience is a necessary instrument of change. The Hymn to Apollo portrays the birth of the god as a crucial cosmic innovation which generates conservative resistance in the world. Finally, the story recounted in the Hymn to Hermes is a metaphoric representation of the institution of technique and social life.

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