Abstract:Among the Hellenes in archaic 'Song culture', it was axiomatic that when the 'inspired' aoidos declaimed 'sacred song' (θέσπις ἀοιδή), the voice of the divine itself sounded forth. But what credited such a claim? What property of 'melic verse' encoded the voice of the Gods? Pursuant to what semiotic rationale? To answer these questions, this chapter looks at (1) what counted as the 'divine' for the early Hellenes, (2) how the 'inspired' aoidos was able to 'source' it, (3) how he made it afford intelligence abo… Show more
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