- In the
fields of
philosophy and mythography,
euhemerism (/juːˈhiːmərɪzəm, -hɛm-/) is an
approach to the
interpretation of
mythology in
which mythological...
- king of the otherworld, but the 9th-century
Sanas Cormaic identifies a
euhemerised Manannán as "a
famous merchant who
resided in, and gave name to, the...
-
century AD, a
process began by which, in
certain traditions Hermes became euhemerised – that is,
interpreted as a historical,
mortal figure who had become...
-
kings of the
Tuatha Dé Danann, most if not all of whom are
considered euhemerised deities.
After the
Milesian (Gaelic)
conquest the High
Kingship is contested...
- his
mythology involving travels and
struggles on earth,
Bacchus became euhemerised as a
historical hero, conqueror, and
founder of cities. He was a patron...
- by Pindar, as to one who conducts. Aidoneus, as used by
Plutarch in a
euhemerised version of the
story of Pirithous's
failed abduction of ****phone in...
- that
curious blending of the
rationalised supernatural - that is , the
euhemerised or
minimised supernatural - with the
usual incidents of a hero's life...
- does not care much for jötunn women. The
prologue to the
Prose Edda
euhemerises Thor as a
prince of Troy, and the son of
Menon by Troana, a daughter...
- and
leaves his
brothers Vili and Vé to rule over the city. When the
euhemerised Odin dies, the
account states that the
Swedes believed he had returned...
- Heimskringla. In the
Ynglinga saga, the
first section of Heimskringla, an
euhemerised account of the
origin of the gods is provided. Odin is
introduced in...
