JOURNAL ARTICLE

Between Poetry, Philosophy and Medicine: Body, Soul and Dreams in Pindar, Heraclitus and the Hippocratic On Regimen.

  • Published In: Rhizomata, 2023, v. 11, n. 1. P. 55 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ciampa, Chiara Raffaella 3 of 3

Abstract

The paper explores the interrelations between Pindar, Heraclitus and the Hippocratic author with regard to ideas of the body, the soul and dreams. I shall consider Pindar's fr.131b as an overlooked testimony of the poet's interest in a non-Homeric conceptualization of the soul. I will suggest reading Heraclitus' fragments B26 and B21 together and offer a new interpretation of the latter. Furthermore, I will compare Pindar's fr. 131b with the Hippocratic On Regimen (4. 86, 87) and Pindar's fr. 133 with On Regimen (4. 92) respectively, in order to highlight unnoticed similarities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Rhizomata. 2023/08, Vol. 11, Issue 1, p55
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:21965110
  • DOI:10.1515/rhiz-2023-0003
  • Accession Number:169996691
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