Procopius about the supreme god of the Slavs (Bella VII 14, 23): Two critical remarks
A passage from Procopius, Bella VII 14, 23 is reconsidered, in which the beliefs of the heathen Slavs are described. It is shown to be corrupted. The main emendation proposed here consists in separating the word d?mioyrg?n from the preceding t?z ?strap?z and connecting it with the following ?p?nt?n:...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta 2004, Vol.2004 (41), p.67-70 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A passage from Procopius, Bella VII 14, 23 is reconsidered, in which the beliefs of the heathen Slavs are described. It is shown to be corrupted. The main emendation proposed here consists in separating the word d?mioyrg?n from the preceding t?z ?strap?z and connecting it with the following ?p?nt?n: consequently, the supreme god of the Slavs is said not to be the producer of lightning, but the creator of the universe. .
Razmatra se mesto iz Prokopijevih Ratova VII 14, 23 gde je rec o verovanjima paganskih Slovena. Dokazuje se da je ono iskvareno. Najvaznija popravka koja se ovde predlaze sastoji se u tome sto se rec btcdloiruou odvaja od prethodne tgjs asttrosltjs i povezuje sa sledecom ?cn?vtoov: na taj nacin izlazi da je za slovenskog vrhovnog boga receno ne da je proizvodjac munje, nego da je tvorac svega. . |
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ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |
DOI: | 10.2298/ZRVI0441067L |