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Porphyry: On the Cave of the Nymphs

An English translation of Porphyry's Neoplatonic exegesis of the Homeric cave of the nymphs, reading the passage as a symbolic account of the soul's descent and ascent.

Author: Robert Lamberton
Type: Book
Written: 1983
Edition: 1983
Publisher: Station Hill Press
Language: English
Tradition: Neoplatonism
Identifiers: ISBN0930794710 (hardcover); 0930794729 (paperback)

Where to find it

Porphyry: On the Cave of the Nymphs in The Odyssey (Google Books)
On the Cave of the Nymphs (Google Books record)