The Most Precious Possession; The Ring of Polycrates in Ancient Religious Narratives by Eliezer Segal

The Most Precious Possession; The Ring of Polycrates in Ancient Religious Narratives

American University Studies

Eliezer Segal

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nonfiction history literary religion
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Finding a precious object - a gem, a ring or a coin - inside the belly of a fish is a favorite motif in western literatures that can be traced back to the Greek historian Herodotus. In Herodotus' account of the rise and fall of the tyrant Polycrat...

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