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Author Franziska van Buren
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Title information: a Hidden Testimony to the Myth of Zalmoxis in Aristotle's Lost Eudemus
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APA citation: Buren, F. (2024) Tertullian de Anima 46 and the “Dreaming Saturn”: a Hidden Testimony to the Myth of Zalmoxis in Aristotle's Lost Eudemus, Научни известия "Наследство БГ", 26-33
Harvard citation: Buren, F. (2024) Tertullian de Anima 46 and the “Dreaming Saturn”, Научни известия "Наследство БГ", с. 26-33
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In this paper, I reconstruct a narrative by Tertullian about a dreaming Saturn attributed to a lost dialogue of Aristotle (on my view, the Eudemus). I argue that it is crucial to place this narrative into its proper geographical and cultural context, namely, Macedonia and Macedonian religion. Indeed, I show that Aristotle draws upon a myth in circulation in Macedonia which blended Greek Kronos with Thracian Zalmoxis. This is not surprising given that Aristotle spent not only his childood in Macedonia, but also ten years of his adulthood teaching in Mieza, in close proximity to Thracian tribes in Macedonia.

Проект BG05M2OP001-1.001-0001 „Изграждане и развитие на център за върхови постижения „Наследство БГ“, финансиран по Оперативна програма „Наука и образование за интелигентен растеж” 2014-2020, приоритетна ос 1 „Научни изследвания и технологично развитие“, съфинансирана от Европейския съюз чрез Европейския фонд за регионално развитие (ЕФРР)”