Τροφώνιον. Lokalizowanie wyroczni Trofoniosa w Lebadei
Τροφώνιον. Locating the Oracle of Trophonius at Lebadeia
Author(s): Ewa OsekContributor(s): Dariusz Jastrzębski (Photographer)
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Studies of Literature, Ancient World, Greek Literature, Philology, Translation Studies
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Filologii Klasycznej
Keywords: Trophonius;oracles;Boeotia;Lebadeia (Livadeia);Castro hill;chapel of Saint Sophia;crypt of Saint Barbara
Summary/Abstract: The paper is a review of the ancient reports and moderns opinions on locating the oracle of Trophonius at Lebadeia (modern Livadeia), Boeotia, which had been operating between the 6th century B.C. and the 3rd century A.D. It presents argumentation for locating the Trophonion at the Castro hill, in the very place where nowadays there is a two-level church: the Agia Sophia chapel joined with the crypt of Santa Barbara. The text is accompanied by maps, pictures illustrating the particular places, and a corpus of ancient sources concerning Trophonius and his oracle.
Journal: Littera Antiqua
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 91-148
- Page Count: 58
- Language: Polish