The Social Effects of the Oracles

Text Analysis Based on Herodotus’ Histories

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10.2991/assehr.k.220110.076How to use a DOI?

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Herodotus; Histories; Oracle

Abstract

Herodotus is considered the founding work of history in Western literature, which is written in 430 bc in the Ionic dialect of classical Greek. His History is served as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures which is known in Greece, Western Asia and Northern Africa at that time. Although it is not a fully impartial record, it remains one of the West’s most important sources regarding these affairs. Moreover, it establishes the genre and study of history in the Western world. This essay mainly discusses the relationship between God, king and people in Herodotus, and analyzes the reasons why Herodotus describes mythological history from the stories of Gods deliver information to people through Oracle and other ways in Herodotus. Through the analysis and discussion of the Oracle story, it can be seen that Herodotus tried to describe a wonderful and mysterious historical picture, including religious thinking and historical understanding in ancient Greece. This paper has certain reference value and Enlightenment for relevant historical research.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Renwen Zhang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/28
TI  - The Social Effects of the Oracles
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 387
EP  - 390
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220110.076
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.076
ID  - Zhang2022
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