19.01.2013 Views

Themis, a study of the social origins of Greek ... - Warburg Institute

Themis, a study of the social origins of Greek ... - Warburg Institute

Themis, a study of the social origins of Greek ... - Warburg Institute

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

viii] The Mythos in <strong>the</strong> Drommon 329<br />

action, <strong>the</strong> hptopuevov. They also at <strong>the</strong> same time chant <strong>the</strong><br />

words :<br />

I begin to grow restless in <strong>the</strong> spring.<br />

I take my robe,<br />

My robe is sacred,<br />

I wander in <strong>the</strong> summer.<br />

These are <strong>the</strong> Xeyn/jueva, <strong>the</strong> things uttered by <strong>the</strong> mouth, <strong>the</strong><br />

myths. As man is a speaking as well as a motor animal, any<br />

complete human ceremony usually contains both elements, speech<br />

and action, or as <strong>the</strong> <strong>Greek</strong>s would put it, we have in a rite t

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!