The "Sacred Island": An Ancient Name for Ireland
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| dc.contributor.author | Madeła, Alexandra | |
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| dc.contributor.organization | Trinity College Dublin | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-19T11:27:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-19T11:27:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | That Ireland’s Greek name Ἰέρνη was connected with the word ἱερός (sacred) is attested only by a Latin writer. The following article argues that this derivation is also represented by an etymological pun in the Orphic Argonautica, a Greek epic poem from late antiquity. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Irish Research Council | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Madeła, A. (2019). The Sacred Island: An Ancient Name for Ireland. Classics Ireland, 26, 25–29. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0791-9417 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/23667 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Classical Association of Ireland | en |
| dc.rights | Dozwolony użytek | * |
| dc.subject | Ireland | en |
| dc.subject | Orphic Argonautica | en |
| dc.subject | Ora Maritima | en |
| dc.subject | Etymology | en |
| dc.title | The "Sacred Island": An Ancient Name for Ireland | en |
| dc.type | article | en |
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