Athens and Delphi in the Classical Period:Exploring a Religious Relationship  

作　　者：Hugh Bowden 

机构地区：[1]Department of Classics,King's College London,London WC2R 2LS,UK

出　　处：《Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences》2020年第4期517-534,共18页复旦人文社会科学论丛（英文版）

摘　　要：In this article,I present an interpretation in religious terms of what Athenians were doing when they went to Delphi as representatives of their city.I begin by briefly outlining the key moments of Athenian involvement with Delphi in the classical period,which is roughly from 479 to 338 BCE,and the general relationship between city and sanctuary.I then look at the activities of the Athenian delegates to the Delphic Amphiktyony,whose responsibilities included representing the city of Athens at the festival of the Pylaia at Anthela and offering sacrifice at Delphi.I then turn to sacred ambassadors coming to consult the oracle,and show that occasions of consultation were festival occasions and that the experience of the thedroi was profoundly religious.I demonstrate that more than any immediate political concerns,maintaining a good relationship with Apollo was central to these activities.Evidence will be drawn largely from inscriptions from Delphi and literary sources from Athens,dating to the period under investigation.

关 键 词：ATHENS DELPHI Delphic oracle DIVINATION Greek religion 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]