Published 2017-09-11
Keywords
- Horace,
- Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism,
- metempsychosis
Abstract
Horace’s allusions to Pythagoras and his doctrines often carry mocking overtones. In particular, he rejects the belief in metempsychosis, taken as an empty boast entailing the pretension to overcome death and the bleakness of Hades.