The Legends of the Serpent Island in the Danube Delta

The report presents a variety of ancient legends, connected with the cult of Achilles on theSerpent (Snake) Island, located in 35 km far from the Danube Delta in the territorial waters ofUkraine. The sources of ancient legends are the essay of Flavius Arrian “Periplus Ponti Euxini(maritime guide)”,...

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Main Author: Shevchuk, Tetyana
Language:English
Published: Journal of Danubian Studies and Research 2015
Subjects:
White Island
Online Access:https://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/research/article/view/2918
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spelling ftdanubiusuniv:oai:ojs.localhost:article/2918 2023-05-15T18:43:35+02:00 The Legends of the Serpent Island in the Danube Delta Shevchuk, Tetyana 2015-07-15 application/pdf text/html https://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/research/article/view/2918 en eng Journal of Danubian Studies and Research https://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/research/article/view/2918 The author fully assumes the content originality and the holograph signature makes him responsible in case of trial. Journal of Danubian Studies and Research; Vol 5, No 2 (2015) 2015 ftdanubiusuniv 2022-11-24T16:43:15Z The report presents a variety of ancient legends, connected with the cult of Achilles on theSerpent (Snake) Island, located in 35 km far from the Danube Delta in the territorial waters ofUkraine. The sources of ancient legends are the essay of Flavius Arrian “Periplus Ponti Euxini(maritime guide)”, Flavius Philostratus dialogue “On Heroes” (Heroikos), as well as the outlines ofArctinus of Miletus, Maximus of Tyre and Romanian folklore. The imageries of Achilles Pontarchiscult on the Serpent Island (in ancient times – Levka Island, White Island, Island of the Blessed,Fidonisi, Ilan-Ada, Sherpilor) disclose the peculiarities of his worship in Scythia and Dacia. Other/Unknown Material White Island Danubius University, Romania: Danubius Journals White Island ENVELOPE(48.583,48.583,-66.733,-66.733)
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description The report presents a variety of ancient legends, connected with the cult of Achilles on theSerpent (Snake) Island, located in 35 km far from the Danube Delta in the territorial waters ofUkraine. The sources of ancient legends are the essay of Flavius Arrian “Periplus Ponti Euxini(maritime guide)”, Flavius Philostratus dialogue “On Heroes” (Heroikos), as well as the outlines ofArctinus of Miletus, Maximus of Tyre and Romanian folklore. The imageries of Achilles Pontarchiscult on the Serpent Island (in ancient times – Levka Island, White Island, Island of the Blessed,Fidonisi, Ilan-Ada, Sherpilor) disclose the peculiarities of his worship in Scythia and Dacia.
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The Legends of the Serpent Island in the Danube Delta
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