Orpheus in the Herculaneum Papyri Praesocratica Herculanensia VI
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Christian Vassallo
Abstract
This paper1 deals with the pieces of evidence for Orphism from Herculaneum in which the name of Orpheus is mentioned, of which four belong to Philodemus’ treatise On Piety, and three to Book 4 of Philodemus’ On Music. As far as the treatise On Piety is concerned, these testimonia have mainly a mythological and theological content, offering important parallels to some passages of the Derveni Papyrus and to the allegorical methodology adopted by the Stoics (in particular Chrysippus). On the other hand, the treatise On Music tackles above all the problems concerning the relationship between Orpheus and the power of music against the backdrop of a more general discourse on the influence of music on human ethics.
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