Nilüfer Akçay
Author of the only full-length English monograph on Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs
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Dec 8, 2021 • 35min
Nilüfer Akçay on Porphyry’s On the Cave of the Nymphs
Nilufer Akçay, author of the only full-length English monograph on Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs, discusses Porphyry's allegorical interpretation of Homer's text, his interest in the Mithraic mysteries, the concepts of the sensible and intelligible realms, his interpretation of Haddis, and the symbolism of the olive tree.
