Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0 perseus. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Sep 15, 2008 perseus went on the medusa quest to save his mother and he ended up marrying andromeda that he saved while coming back from the quest. Herodotus cites his sources and expresses his disbelief at some of the history that he is told, but he relates everything as he has seen it himself or heard it from each of the peoples that he researches. Book i 299k book ii 249k book iii 221k book iv 230k book v 162k book vi 174k book vii 286k book viii 179k. We first meet perseus when he is zipping over the earth in a pair of winged sandals. The circumstances of his conception are unusual, and 5. Atlas and perseus the myth of atlas and perseus the mythical story of atlas and perseus by thomas bulfinch.
Activites fusee experimentale sera3, projet perseus sera3 experimental rocket activities, perseus project. He was the first writer that we know of who tried to find out exactly what happened in the past so that what people did will be remembered later, so that the great and admirable monuments that the greeks and the barbarians made would be famous, and, among other things, to write down the reasons why they had a war. The perseus project version 4 also known as perseus hopper is a digital library project of tufts university, which is located in medford and somerville, near boston, in the u. The project assembles digital collections of humanities resources. Cicero, with a sketch of the greek philosophers mentioned by cicero. A perseus represents the old order that aligns with the gods.
Perseus has been most recently funded by the alpheios project, the andrew w. Available collections include faculty and student scholarship, archival, manuscript, and photograph collections, oral histories, student and university publications, and more. Home collections texts perseus catalog research grants open source about help hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Appears in 7 books from 19982007 page 21 croesus attacked the persians, he would destroy a great empire, and they advised him to find out which of the greek states was the most powerful, and to come to an understanding with it. Their son was electryon, who was the grandfather of hercules. Mellon foundation, the institute of museum and library services, the national endowment. The tufts digital library is a place to explore and discover tufts research, teaching, and unique collections online. In volume 1, the reader is taken through the history of egypt and the near east. The perseus art and archaeology module contains code used by the perseus project. In the digital tools for premodern studies program, you will learn to build research projects that tackle questions across the whole field of premodern studies while using and developing new digital technologies. Medusas head was given to athena, who bore it always upon the aegis, zeus mighty shield, which she carried for him. Instantly he sent off messengers to make proclamation through the several states that fresh levies were to be raised, and these at an increased rate. Perseus is a nonprofit enterprise, located in the department of the classics, tufts university. Digital humanities tufts university graduate programs.
The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. B acrisius represents the old order and its use of courage, wisdom, and strength to rule. Theseus well, i dont count multiple counts of rape as a good example of the way you want to treat women and poor aradine got left on a deserted island after giving up her people, her life, her family, and her. We are pleased to announce two new perseus catalog wikis. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. Join them to grow your own development teams, manage permissions, and collaborate on projects. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants. Perseus perseus lord raglan and the heroic pattern all hero. Perseus doesnt actually retrieve lines but instead operates on the level of the card artificial citation element for chunking. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text.
Formerly known as the perseus project, perseus defines and classifies itself as a. Services include a the ability to update, search and browse a catalog of buildings, coins, gems, sites, sculptures, and vases. All hero stories have the same building blocks, structural similarities 1. The quarrel over succession by two of darius sons, artabazanes and xerxes 2. Of his life we know almost nothing, except that he spent much of it traveling, to collect the material for his writings, and that he finally settled down at thurii, in southern.
Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 1 perseus. Leipzig open fragmentary texts series, open greek and latin project, open. The perseus project has been supported by various funders throughout its history. Mellon foundation, the institute of museum and library services, the national endowment for the humanities, the national science foundation, private donations, and tufts university.
Perseus does not currently permit more than one database driver to be in use at any given time. About perseus and how science is supporting marine policymakers perseus is a policyoriented, marine research project, funded under the eu seventh framework programme, aimed at supporting regional policymakers for the southern european seas ses. He has been called the father of history, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a wellconstructed and vivid narrative. Greg crane has an article on perseus and the new digital library in a recent edition of dlib magazine number 6, 78 designing documents to enhance the. Perseus illustrates the new order that uses destruction and fear of the unknown. The perseus project is a digital library that has been under continuous. Acrisius stands in opposition to the gods and their ways. The scaife viewer is a whole new perseus experience. We will be performing some maintenance to the catalog today which will ultimately result in many new records and some interface improvements. A wealthy and cultured tanner of byzantium, theodotus went to rome c. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make.
Theodotus of chios was a trained rhetorician and the tutor of ptolemy xiii. Herodotus was an ancient greek historian who lived in the fifth century bc c. Perseus is the son of danae, a mortal woman who was impregnated when jupiter rained down on her in a shower of gold. Theodotus the gnostic gnostic philosopher britannica. As night came on, he reached the western limit of the earth, where the sun goes down. The myth of atlas and perseus after the slaughter of medusa, perseus, bearing with him the head of the gorgon, flew far and wide, over land and sea. Herodotus was born at halicarnassus, on the southwest coast of asia minor, in the early part of the fifth century, b. Cambyses becomes king of the persian empire 530522 bc. Performancesensitive projects and those that use transactions will probably will not want to use perseus, as the current version opens a new connection for each statement. Mar 03, 2018 as many of you no doubt have heard, the perseus project is getting an exciting new overhaul. Apr 07, 2018 this is the first major overhaul of the perseus platform since the launch of the perseus 4. There was a certain king of sardis, candaules by name, whom the greeks called myrsilus. Eldarion, a web development company in the us headed by a classicistdeveloper j.
The new reader, named after ross scaife, a pioneer and avid proponent of opensource, communitybased projects, is intended to be a communitydriven, customizable interface. The history of herodotus has been divided into the following sections. One evening, perseus comes to the garden of the titan atlas who lives further west than anybody else. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. We accept donations year round, so if you havent donated yet, theres still time to add your support. Where line breaks exist as milestones in the markup, we currently try to automatically support line level citations in the cts api by using an xslt transform to convert the milestones, but often times they don. How do the characters of acrisius and perseus illustrate the.
Theodotus the tanner, flourished 2nd century, principal exponent at rome of the heresy of adoptionism see monarchianism. In greek mythology, perseus was the son of zeus and danae, daughter of acrisius, the king of argos. From the scant data available, theodotus is known to have taught gnosticism in asia minor c. Perseus is a constellation in the northern hemisphere. Perseus has received generous support from a wide range of sources including the annenbergcpb projects, the national endowment for the humanities, the fund for the improvement of postsecondary education, the national science foundation, the getty grant program, the national endowment for the arts, the mellon foundation. It was first charted by the greek astronomer ptolemy in the 2nd century. The history of herodotus by herodotus written 440 b. Regarding the perseus catalogs data and how it is created.
Theodotus the gnostic, a principal formulator of eastern gnosticism, a system of religious dualism belief in rival deities of good and evil with a doctrine of salvation by gnosis, or esoteric knowledge. The constellation was named after the mythical hero perseus. A prezi presentation comparing the heroic qualities of the great greeks perseus and theseus. Home collectionstexts perseus catalog research grants open source about help greek and roman arabic germanic 19thcentury american renaissance richmond times italian poetry word counts by language. Tusculanae disputationes, tusculanae disputationes 1 of 7 editions. He was one of the three influential men who led the guardianship for the young egyptian king after the death of ptolemy xii spring of 51 bc. Saint jerome, bible foundation and online book initiative. The perseus project is a digital library project of tufts university, which is located in medford. Please visit the perseus updates blog for news on project activities, research, and initiatives. He soon developed a following with his dynamic monarchianism.
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