The ‘Cosmic House’ in the Thought of the Greeks of the 8th Century B.C.: Domestic Space and Mythical Time
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | This paper considers the arrangement of domestic space as it is described in the Odyssey. Emphasis is laid on its symbolic aspect: as a place where a range of objects with cosmological significance were concentrated. These objects were integral elements in the arrangement of human dwellings, but they were simultaneously present in mythical space, where they acted as mechanisms supporting the cosmic order. Besides, these artifacts were also connected to the moment in mythical time when the cosmic order was established, thus they implemented a harmonising and ordering function. With the presence of these architectural elements in the domestic space, human dwellings could have been perceived as a kind of ‘cosmic house’, connected both to mythical space and mythical time. |
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