Derveni papyrus

The Derveni papyrus is an ancient Greek papyrus scroll which was found in 1962. It is a philosophical treatise that is an allegorical commentary on an Orphic poem, a theogony concerning the birth of the gods, produced in the circle of the philosopher . From The New Republic Online 8 June 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2006.

Further reading

  • André Laks and Glenn W. Most, editors, 1997. Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Oxford University Press)
  • Gábor Betegh, 2004. The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press). A preliminary reading, critical edition and translation. ISBN 0-521-80108-7 Richard Janko, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2005
  • K. Tsantsanoglou, G.M. Parássoglou, T. Kouremenos (editors), 2006. "The Derveni Papyrus" (Leo. S. Olschki Editore, Florence [series "Studi e testi per il "Corpus dei papiri filosofici greci e latini", vol. 13]). ISBN 88-222-5567-4. Richard Janko, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2006

See also Derveni krater

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