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| − | {{PortalBox | title=''PGM Hymns'' | content=In the back of volume 2 (237-266) of his essential reference, ''Papyri Graecae Magicae, Die Griechischen Zauberpapyri'' (Stuttgart: Teubner, 1974), Karl Preisendanz listed [[Sodalitas Graeciae_(Nova Roma)/ | + | {{PortalBox | title=''PGM Hymns'' | content=In the back of volume 2 (237-266) of his essential reference, ''Papyri Graecae Magicae, Die Griechischen Zauberpapyri'' (Stuttgart: Teubner, 1974), Karl Preisendanz listed [[Sodalitas Graeciae_(Nova Roma)/Religion_from_the_Papyri/PGM_Hymns|thirty hymns reconstructed by Ernst Heitsch from various magical papyri]]. While at times somewhat arbitrary in his selection of what constitutes a unitary hymn, his work still offers an interesting point of departure for further study. The hymns as presented here provide both Heitsch's reconstruction and the original texts for the respective papyri as published by Preisendanz. Translations are those of Betz, ''The Greek Magical Papyri: Including the Demotic Spells'' (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1992) unless otherwise noted. |
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{{PortalBox | title=''Divine Statistics'' | content=Statistics of references to temples and divinities can provide interesting data for tracking the popularity of various cults in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. | {{PortalBox | title=''Divine Statistics'' | content=Statistics of references to temples and divinities can provide interesting data for tracking the popularity of various cults in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. | ||
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Egyptian papyri offer a rich source of information for Greek religion (including "magical") practice. While many "foreign" elements (Egyptian, Jewish, etc) suffuse these papyri, the syncretism itself helps us study the complex reception of Greek tradition in the Roman Empire.
Texts
PGM Hymns
In the back of volume 2 (237-266) of his essential reference, Papyri Graecae Magicae, Die Griechischen Zauberpapyri (Stuttgart: Teubner, 1974), Karl Preisendanz listed thirty hymns reconstructed by Ernst Heitsch from various magical papyri. While at times somewhat arbitrary in his selection of what constitutes a unitary hymn, his work still offers an interesting point of departure for further study. The hymns as presented here provide both Heitsch's reconstruction and the original texts for the respective papyri as published by Preisendanz. Translations are those of Betz, The Greek Magical Papyri: Including the Demotic Spells (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1992) unless otherwise noted.
Analysis
Divine Statistics
Statistics of references to temples and divinities can provide interesting data for tracking the popularity of various cults in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.
Sortes Homerica
Divination by random citations from Homer was a popular method for finding oracles in antiquity.
