The earth and the εὕρησις of fire in Ancient Greece

Authors

  • Sabrina Colabella Liceo Classico Statale Dante Alighieri, Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_68_1

Keywords:

earth, Gaia, fire, Prometheus, Hephaestus

Abstract

When we think about the εὕρησις of fire in Ancient Greece, we think about Prometheus’ myth. But in ancient sources we can read many clues about an origin of fire from the earth. To set together these stories by an anthropological point of view, may lead to shed a light on ancient perspectives about the many meanings and functions of Earth in everyday life.

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Author Biography

Sabrina Colabella, Liceo Classico Statale Dante Alighieri, Roma

Sabrina Colabella has been teaching Latin and Ancient Greek for more than 20 years in high school in Italy. She earned a Bachelor Degree discussing a thesis on Derveni Papyrus, and many specialization degrees in Education; she wrote a dissertation about Teaching Latin and Ancient Greek. In 2014 she earned a PhD defending a doctoral dissertation about the Divine Figures of Earth, Great Mother and Cybele in Archaic Greek Literature.

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Published

2016-12-29

Issue

Vol. 68 (2016)

Section

Articles

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