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Das anikonische Kultbild des Hermes im Elischen Kyllene

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Hirschler M.
Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
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2015
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vol. 51
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issue 1-2
197-219
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At first glance, the image and functions of the Greek god Hermes appear to be well known: Hermes, wearing winged sandals and the chlamys, was the messenger of the gods and the protector of travelers and thieves, as well as the guide of souls on their way to the Underworld. It must not be forgotten, however, that all these elements are based on the so-called Homeric religion. In fact, the attributes and figure of this god were surely more multifaceted than the Homeric poems and hymns actually tell us. The present contribution is devoted to the aniconic cult image of Hermes in the harbor town of Cyllene in Elis, where the god was worshipped as a statue in the shape of a large phallus. Representations of the male sexual organ are not uncommon in the cult of Hermes; rather, they were an essential attribute of herms. Nevertheless, the meaning of the phallus is still under discussion. This paper focuses on the significance of the aniconic cult image and shows how it can be linked with the character of Hermes as a god of fertility.
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From Pausanias to Baedeker and Trip Advisor: Textual proto-tourism and the engendering of tourism distribution channels

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Katsoni V., Fyta A.
Turyzm
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2021
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vol. 31
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issue 1
11-19
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The key aim of this article is to provide an interdisciplinary look at tourism and its diachronic textual threads bequeathed by the ‘proto-tourist’ texts of the Greek travel author Pausanias. Using the periegetic, travel texts from his voluminous Description of Greece (2nd century CE) as a springboard for our presentation, we intend to show how the textual strategies employed by Pausanias have been received and still remain at the core of contemporary series of travel guides first authored by Karl Baedeker (in the 19th century). After Baedeker, Pausanias’ textual travel tropes, as we will show, still inform the epistemology of modern-day tourism; the interaction of travel texts with travel information and distribution channels produces generic hybrids, and the ancient Greek travel authors have paved the way for the construction of networks, digital storytelling and global tourist platforms.
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Pausaniova „Cesta po Řecku“ jako folklorní pramen

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Otčenášek J.
Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)
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2011
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vol. 98
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issue 1
53-72
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The present study aims to analyse one of the most complex Ancient sources that enable us to study not only history and geography, but – as will be explained – also the ethnology of the life in ancient Greece and Rome, not only in the second century A.D., but in the older periods as well. The great quantity of folklore data is compartmentalized according to the types of literary folklore forms. This system is introduced by the researcher, as the Antiquity did not use such categorizations. The source contains a great number of tales and legends, fewer small folklore forms and also many topics known from later fairy tales. The concluding part of the article focuses on the importance of Pausanias’ work for the culture of the Antiquity in general and to the parallels with similar works produced in the Czech milieu in the nineteenth century.
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