Philosophy of the Orphic Mysteries - The Derveni Papyrus - Myth of Orpheus and Ancient Greek Science

The Orphic Mysteries remain as obscure as they are fascinating. Indeed, they are responsible for the oldest surviving book manuscript in European history. Discovered in the charred remains of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus is an amazing combination of ancient Greek mystery religion and the scientific/philosophical revolutions of the 5th century BCE - here Orpheus meets Heraclitus and Anaxagoras.

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Recommended Reading:

The Derveni Papyrus - 978-8822255679
Papadopoulou - An Introduction to the Derveni Papyrus - https://chs.harvard.edu/ioanna-papadopoulou-an-introduction-to-the-derveni-papyrus/
Betegh - The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and Interpretation - 978-0521047395
Janko - The Derveni Papyrus ("Diagoras of Melos, Apopyrgizontes Logoi?"): A New Translation - https://www.jstor.org/stable/1215469
Conference - THE FIRST COLUMNS OF THE DERVENI PAPYRUS - https://youtu.be/eKssxZcWnGU

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