Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts, trees, and even stones; the desperate lover who descends in the underworld to bring back Eurydice; the poet of pagan gods and initiator of their mysteries. At the end of the 2nd century A.D. this hero of metamorphosis undergoes a most surprising one himself: he becomes a prefiguration of Christ. The Protrepticus of Clement of Alexandria (c.150 - c.215) is the unique work where this mutation fully comes to life. It represents the ideal place to study the renewal of a mythical figure in the midst of a religious polemic. The first volume of Orpheus and the Christians, begins with a description of the historical, cultural and spiritual contexts...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
Ever since the 6th century B.C., legend describes Orpheus, the cither-player who seduces wild beasts...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
In his Protrepticus, Clement of Alexandria depicts Christ as a new Orpheus. In doing so, he transfor...
Orpheus is renowned as the legendary poet whose song was able to move even the stones, as Eurydice's...