The Thracian Cult of Rhesus and the Heros Equitans

A survey of the available evidence for the Thracian cult of Rhesus, mainly on the basis of the pseudo-Euripidean Rhesus and of Philostratus’ Heroicus, shows that the identification of Rhesus with the so-called Heros Equitans, or “Thracian Horseman” (first proposed almost a century ago by G. Seure) r...

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Main Author: Liapēs, Vaios ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Centre [2011]
In: Kernos
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Pages: 95-104
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