Orpheus and notions about music in Proclus
In this article we investigate the place of Orpheus and of music in Proclus’ works, more specifically in Platonic Theology and analyze how the mythical musician is devoid of his epic-musical feats, characteristic of the representations about him, found in ancient mythology. In the Proclean text, he...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos (SBEC) |
| Repositorio: | Classica (Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.classica.emnuvens.com.br:article/956 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revista.classica.org.br/classica/article/view/956 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Orfeu orfismo música Proclo Platão Orpheus orphism music Proclus Plato |
| Sumario: | In this article we investigate the place of Orpheus and of music in Proclus’ works, more specifically in Platonic Theology and analyze how the mythical musician is devoid of his epic-musical feats, characteristic of the representations about him, found in ancient mythology. In the Proclean text, he is represented as a theologian, guardian of the initiatory mysteries that were passed on by the musician to the philosophers, among which Plato receives the greatest prominence. The place of auctoritas occupied by Orpheus is reinforced by his presence always beside Plato in the religious interpretations of the divinities linked to the orphism, presented by Proclus. We seek to present, via passages of Platonic Theology and the orphic hymns attributed to the late-ancient philosopher, the concept of cosmic music revealed in the excerpts and how it relates to the perception of universal harmony and with this conception of Orpheus and Plato theologians. Throughout the work we propose our translation into Portuguese of the excerpts in Greek, based on the most recent Italian translation by Michele Abbate (2019). |
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