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Diagoras, Bellerophon and the Siege of Olympus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2016

Tim Whitmarsh
Tim Whitmarsh*
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge*
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Abstract:

A consensus has formed over the last 30 years that Diagoras was not really an atheist and that the famous Apopurgizontes Logoi were falsely attributed to him at a later stage. This note argues that the evidence is consistent with the view that Diagoras was indeed an atheist and did indeed compose the Apopurgizontes. Further hints in other sources allow us to reconstruct, albeit speculatively, aspects of Diagoras’ thought and self-presentation.

Keywords

DiagorasEuripidesBellerophonAtheism
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Hellenic Studies , Volume 136 , 2016 , pp. 182 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 2016 

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