Les îles britanniques, selon les géographes
Posté: Ven 08 Mar, 2002 11:46Ne parlons ici que de géographie !
Je repasse donc un texte à propos de Plutarque :
Voici un extrait de texte que je viens de trouver dans l'ouvrage Place-names of Roman Britain, par ALF RIVET et Colin SMITH, dans leurs pages traitant de leurs sources littéraires ( p 81) :
Plutarchus, L. Mestrius (c. A.D. 50-120)
De Defectu Oraculorum 18 (419e-420a)
" Demetrius said that there were many desert islands scattered aroud Brettania, (Brettania), some of which were named from spirits (daimonon) and heroes. He said that he himelf, having been sent by the Emperor to enquire into and inspect them, had sailed to the island nearest to the desert ones; it did not have many inhabitants, but they were all held sacred and inviolated by the Brettanoi (Brettanoi). Soon after he arrived, there occured a great turbulence in the air and many portents, with rushing winds and raging thunderstorms. When these ceased, the islanders said that the passing of one of the great ones had taken place : for just as a lamp when it is lit shines without evil effect, but when it is extinguished is troublesome to many, so great souls (Psikai*) are benign and mild, but their extinction and destruction often, as now, produce great winds and storms anf often infect the air with pestilent effects. And there was one island there in wich Cronos** was held asleep under guard of Briareus***; for that sleep had been contrived as his bonds and around him were many spirits (daimones), his attendants and servants."
Other references :
Brettania : Caesar 16,5 (71 5 b); Crassus 37,2 (204b); De Defectu Oraculorum, 2 (410a); Plac. Philo, V,30 (911b).
Brettanoi : Caesar 23,2 (719b); Cato Minor 51,4 (784b); Pompeius 51,1 (646b).
Texts :
- Vitae, ed. C. Lindscog and K. Ziegler, Leipzig, 1964-73.
- Moralia, ed. J. Mau, Leipzig, 1971.
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* Je n'ai pas la graphie "symbol" correspondante sur mon ordinateur.
** réponse à l'hypothèse Kronos que j'ai déjà donnée.
*** Briarée : réponse à la question des hyperboréens. ( Borée = Briarée)
JC Even
Je repasse donc un texte à propos de Plutarque :
Voici un extrait de texte que je viens de trouver dans l'ouvrage Place-names of Roman Britain, par ALF RIVET et Colin SMITH, dans leurs pages traitant de leurs sources littéraires ( p 81) :
Plutarchus, L. Mestrius (c. A.D. 50-120)
De Defectu Oraculorum 18 (419e-420a)
" Demetrius said that there were many desert islands scattered aroud Brettania, (Brettania), some of which were named from spirits (daimonon) and heroes. He said that he himelf, having been sent by the Emperor to enquire into and inspect them, had sailed to the island nearest to the desert ones; it did not have many inhabitants, but they were all held sacred and inviolated by the Brettanoi (Brettanoi). Soon after he arrived, there occured a great turbulence in the air and many portents, with rushing winds and raging thunderstorms. When these ceased, the islanders said that the passing of one of the great ones had taken place : for just as a lamp when it is lit shines without evil effect, but when it is extinguished is troublesome to many, so great souls (Psikai*) are benign and mild, but their extinction and destruction often, as now, produce great winds and storms anf often infect the air with pestilent effects. And there was one island there in wich Cronos** was held asleep under guard of Briareus***; for that sleep had been contrived as his bonds and around him were many spirits (daimones), his attendants and servants."
Other references :
Brettania : Caesar 16,5 (71 5 b); Crassus 37,2 (204b); De Defectu Oraculorum, 2 (410a); Plac. Philo, V,30 (911b).
Brettanoi : Caesar 23,2 (719b); Cato Minor 51,4 (784b); Pompeius 51,1 (646b).
Texts :
- Vitae, ed. C. Lindscog and K. Ziegler, Leipzig, 1964-73.
- Moralia, ed. J. Mau, Leipzig, 1971.
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* Je n'ai pas la graphie "symbol" correspondante sur mon ordinateur.
** réponse à l'hypothèse Kronos que j'ai déjà donnée.
*** Briarée : réponse à la question des hyperboréens. ( Borée = Briarée)
JC Even