Literary references Demetrius I of Macedon

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1 literary references

1.1 plutarch
1.2 hegel
1.3 others





literary references
plutarch

plutarch wrote biography of demetrius.


hegel

hegel, in lectures on history of philosophy, says of demetrius, demetrius phalereus demetrius phalereus , others after [alexander] honoured , worshipped in athens god. exact source hegel s claim unclear. diogenes laërtius in short biography of demetrius phalereus not mention this. apparently hegel s error comes misreading of plutarch s life of demetrius demetrius poliorcetes , not demetrius of phalereus. plutarch describes in work how demetrius poliorcetes conquered demetrius phalereus @ athens. then, in chapter 12 of work, plutarch describes how demetrius poliorcetes given honors due god dionysus. account plutarch confusing not hegel, others well.


others

plutarch s account of demetrius departure macedonia in 288 bc inspired constantine cavafy write king demetrius (ὁ βασιλεὺς Δημήτριος) in 1906, earliest surviving poem on historical theme.


demetrius main character of opera demetrio rodi (turin, 1789) libretto giandomenico boggio , giuseppe banti. music set gaetano pugnani (1731-1798).


demetrius appears (under greek form of name, demetrios) in l. sprague de camp s historical novel, bronze god of rhodes, largely concerns siege of rhodes.


alfred duggan s novel elephants , castles provides lively fictionalised account of life.








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