Tres fragmentos de Empédocles de Agrigento Una interpretación en clave de mitocrítica cultural
Claudio César Calabrese, Ethel Junco
Amaltea Revista de mitocrítica July 17, 2026 DOI: 10.5209/amal.104358 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Mythology Philology Poetry Cosmos plant Natural archaeology Pythagorean theorem Astrology Literature Transition genetics Ethnolinguistics |
| Key points | Argues that Empedocles' poetry integrates natural philosophy and religious experience through a 'hierophanic' language, merging myth and philosophy to present a unified vision of the cosmos and human destiny. |
Abstract
This article explores three fragments of Empedocles through cultural myth criticism, focusing on the relationship between myth, cosmology, and soteriology. Set within the transition from Archaic to Classical Greece, it examines the concepts of philótēs and neîkos to elucidate the cosmic cycle and the soul’s purification. Through philological and comparative analysis with Orphic and Pythagorean traditions, the study argues that Empedoclean poetry unites natural knowledge and religious experience, creating a hierophanic language that fuses myth and philosophy. In doing so, it reactivates a primordial time where archetypal truths emerge, offering a unified vision of the cosmos and human destiny.