On Deification: Euhemerus’ Work and His Theological Theory

Sultan Deniz Küçüker

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On Deification: Euhemerus’ Work and His Theological Theory

Yazarlar:

Sultan Deniz Küçüker

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.42 Issue 73, pp.1-21

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

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Türkçe

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2001287031

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1015-1826

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 Ancient Greek writer Euhemerus lived at the court of Macedonian king Cassander about 300 BC and wrote a fictitious novel called the Sacred Scripture Hiera Anagraphē which we know thanks to the writings of later authors. In that novel, he claimed to have travelled to Panchaea, an island beyond Arabia in the Indian Ocean and described the way of life of the Panchaian society. In his narrative, based on the inscriptions he observed on a golden stele at the islands main temple, Euhemerus stated that Olympian gods were prominent men and kings deified by their subjects in retun in gratitude for the benefits they recieved from their rulers and this narrative has been the source of euhemerism, a theory which claims that mythical stories are based on real people or events. In this study, the work of Euhemerus will be briefly discussed and the theological view put forward by the author will be evaluated in a historical context.

 Ancient Greek writer Euhemerus lived at the court of Macedonian king Cassander about 300 BC and wrote a fictitious novel called the Sacred Scripture Hiera Anagraphē which we know thanks to the writings of later authors. In that novel, he claimed to have travelled to Panchaea, an island beyond Arabia in the Indian Ocean and described the way of life of the Panchaian society. In his narrative, based on the inscriptions he observed on a golden stele at the islands main temple, Euhemerus stated that Olympian gods were prominent men and kings deified by their subjects in retun in gratitude for the benefits they recieved from their rulers and this narrative has been the source of euhemerism, a theory which claims that mythical stories are based on real people or events. In this study, the work of Euhemerus will be briefly discussed and the theological view put forward by the author will be evaluated in a historical context.

 Ancient Greek writer Euhemerus lived at the court of Macedonian king Cassander about 300 BC and wrote a fictitious novel called the Sacred Scripture Hiera Anagraphē which we know thanks to the writings of later authors. In that novel, he claimed to have travelled to Panchaea, an island beyond Arabia in the Indian Ocean and described the way of life of the Panchaian society. In his narrative, based on the inscriptions he observed on a golden stele at the islands main temple, Euhemerus stated that Olympian gods were prominent men and kings deified by their subjects in retun in gratitude for the benefits they recieved from their rulers and this narrative has been the source of euhemerism, a theory which claims that mythical stories are based on real people or events. In this study, the work of Euhemerus will be briefly discussed and the theological view put forward by the author will be evaluated in a historical context.

 Hellenistik Dönem yazarlarından Euhemeros İÖ c. 340260, Makedonya Kralı Kassandrosun edebi koruması altında bulunmuş ve günümüze dolaylı aktarımları ulaşmış olan Hiera Anagraphē Ἱερὰ Ἀναγραφή adlı kurgu bir eser ortaya koymuştur. Bu eserinde Euhemeros, Hint Okyanusu üzerinde bulunduğunu iddia ettiği Pankhaia Adasına yolculuğunu ve burada gördüklerini konu etmiştir. Anlatısı içinde, adanın en önemli tapınağında bulunan altın bir stel üzerindeki yazıtlara dayanarak mitolojik tanrıların vaktiyle dünya üzerinde hüküm sürmüş gerçek kişiler olduklarına değinmiş ve onun bu yazdıkları, euhemerizm olarak adlandırılan, mitolojik anlatıların gerçek kişi ya da olaylar üzerine kurulduğu yönündeki teoriye kaynak olmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Euhemerosun eserine özetle değinilecek ve yazarın ortaya sürdüğü teolojik görüşün tarihi bağlamda kısa bir değerlendirmesi yapılacaktır.

Makale detayları

On Deification: Euhemerus’ Work and His Theological Theory

Yazarlar:

Sultan Deniz Küçüker

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.42 Issue 73, pp.1-21

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287031

pISSN:

1015-1826

Euhemerus

euhemerism

theology

deification / apotheosis

euergetism

Euhemeros

euhemerizm

teoloji

tanrılaştırma

euergetizm

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sultan Deniz Küçüker

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Dergi: Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.42 Issue 73, pp.1-21

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287031

pISSN: 1015-1826

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sultan Deniz Küçüker

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Dergi:

Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.42 Issue 73, pp.1-21

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287031

pISSN:

1015-1826