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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2460058, member: 57495&quot;]Nicholas, you&#039;ve spurred me on to some diverting weekend reading!&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve gathered, the Derveni Papyrus is in some sense a philosophical interpretation of Orphic theogony, and that regarding Okeanos, the papyrus author was of the view that Orpheus&#039;s own verses were not plain, and were being misread by the hoi polloi, resulting in their lay belief in an earth-encircling river known as Okeanos. While his explanation does challenge Hesiodic tradition, it would seem to at the same time serve to confirm that when he was writing the papyrus, that was the tradition being followed by the many, if not by &quot;those with the proper knowledge&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I&#039;m obviously just scratching the surface of what&#039;s a very interesting area to read up on. It&#039;ll be fun to go deeper if time permits. One observation that I amused myself with was that Archeloios got his face onto many many more coins than Oceanus, but we&#039;re still using Oceanus&#039;s name for 70% of the earth&#039;s surface. Things may have been different if the DP author got his way, but I&#039;m not sure if the term &quot;the Atlantic Archeloios&quot; quite rolls off the tongue! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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