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Time: 16:15 – 17:45
Venue: CERES-Palais, Room "Ruhrpott" (4.13), Ruhr-Universität Bochum
How do metaphors shape the very names of the gods?
This summer, the SFB 1475 invites you to a fascinating lecture by Dr. Velizar Sadovski (Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Iranian Studies) exploring the rich, poetic world of divine naming in Indo-European mythologies.
In his talk titled "Pantheon and Meta-tropology: Metaphors, Metonymies, Synekdochai and Personified Abstracta in Divine Names from India and Iran to Greece, Rome and Beyond," Dr. Sadovski will unravel the deep interconnections between language, mythology, and cosmology.
What to Expect:
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From India to Rome: Discover how theonyms — divine names — often originated from personified abstract concepts like Wisdom (Metis), Order (Themis), and Victory (Nike).
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Not Just Names: Learn how these names didn't merely describe qualities but combined into powerful systems that shaped theological and cosmological thought.
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Clusters and Systems: From the dual deities like Deimos and Phobos (Terror and Fear), to triads, hexads, and the famous twelve gods of Rome, Dr. Sadovski will show how divine names built structured mythological universes.
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Indo-Iranian Traditions: Dive into the catalogues of divine epithets like the 50 names of Ahura Mazda or the 1000 names of Shiva, understanding their role in consolidating old and new gods.
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Metaphor and Metonymy: See how figurative language became sacred, immortalized in both religious worship and personal names across cultures.
Why You Should Attend:
This Metaphor Talk promises to be an intellectual adventure for anyone interested in mythology, linguistics, theology, or cultural history. Dr. Sadovski’s deep expertise in Iranian and Indo-European studies offers a rare opportunity to see how language shapes divinity — and how metaphors, once mere figures of speech, became the very building blocks of the ancient world’s pantheons.
🔗 Learn more about the event at sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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