Theagenes of Rhegion

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Theagenes of Rhegion (Greek Θεαγένης ὁ Ῥηγῖνος Theagénēs ) was a Greek poet of the 6th century BC. Chr. From the city of Rhegium . According to a note in an Iliad - Scholion by the Neo-Platonist Porphyrios , he is considered to be the founder of allegorical Homerexegesis . By means of metaphorical interpretation, he sought to withdraw the archaic, anthropomorphic gods of Homer from a new rationalistic-Enlightenment critique. His works are lost.

literature

  • Pedro Pablo Fuentes González: Théagénès de Rhégium. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 6, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2016, ISBN 978-2-271-08989-2 , pp. 801-811
  • Oliver Primavesi : Theological Allegory. On the philosophical function of a poetic form in Parmenides and Empedocles. In: Marietta Horster , Christiane Reitz (ed.): Knowledge transfer in poetic form (= Palingenesia 85). Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-515-08698-1 , pp. 69-94
personal data
SURNAME Theagenes of Rhegion
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Theagenes Rheginus; Θεαγένης ὁ Ῥηγῖνος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek poet
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Rhegion
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.