On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey


Book Description

This treatise by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry is an exegesis of a passage from Homer's Odyssey, which Porphyry interprets as an allegory about the cosmos and the soul.




Porphyry’s On the Cave of the Nymphs in its Intellectual Context


Book Description

This monograph, exclusively dedicated to the analysis of Porphyry’s On the Cave of Nymphs, provides his philosophical thoughts on the material world, relationship between soul and body and the salvation of the soul through the doctrines of Plato and Plotinus.