Interpretatio graeca
id:
interpretatio-graeca-187-13019615
title:
Interpretatio graeca
text:
Interpretatio graeca, or "interpretation by means of Greek [models]", refers to the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify foreign deities with their own gods. It is a discourse used to interpret or attempt to understand the mythology and religion of other cultures; a comparative methodology using ancient Greek religious concepts and practices, deities, and myths, equivalencies, and shared characteristics. The phrase may describe Greek efforts to explain others' beliefs and myths, as when He
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Methodology for cultural comparison
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretatio_graeca
date created:
2005-01-30T20:08:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T13:08:32Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q125587","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q125587"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Pompeii_-_Temple_of_Isis_-_Io_and_Isis_-_MAN.jpg","width":2776,"height":2249}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16