Map: Ancient Greek
Language, texts, and pharmacological knowledge. Focus on medical/scientific authors and esoteric traditions.
📚 Area Hub
→ Greek Studies Area
🔬 Priority Research
💊 Pharmakon Studies
| Topic | Focus | Link |
|---|
| The Theriac | Universal antidote, 60+ ingredients, Mithridatic tradition | 🐍 The Theriac |
| The Purple | Murex pigment, Black Sea, altered states | 🐚 The Purple |
| Pharmakon Miner | Cross-corpus Greek→modern mapping | 💊 Miner |
🏥 Medical Authors (Priority)
| Author | Era | Works | Status |
|---|
| Galen | 2nd c. CE | Pharmacology, anatomy | 📋 To acquire |
| Hippocrates | 5th c. BCE | Humoral theory, ethics | 📋 To acquire |
| Dioscorides | 1st c. CE | De Materia Medica | 📋 To acquire |
| Theophrastus | 4th c. BCE | Historia Plantarum | 📋 To acquire |
| Aristotle | 4th c. BCE | De Anima, Physics | Have: Political Terms |
📖 Book Collection
Location: /mnt/storage/books_organized/History/Ancient/
Grammar & Language
| Text | Author | Type |
|---|
| Greek: An Intensive Course | Hansen & Quinn | Textbook |
| Greek Grammar | Smyth | Reference |
| Lexicographical Sources | — | Dictionary |
Esoteric & Religious
| Text | Focus |
|---|
| Orphic Hymns (Athanassakis) | Divine epithets |
| Orphicorum Fragmenta (Kern) | Source texts |
| Greek Magical Papyri (PGM) | Practical magic |
| Hermetica (Copenhaver) | Corpus Hermeticum |
| Iamblichus - On the Mysteries | Theurgy |
| Iamblichus - Theology of Arithmetic | Number mysticism |
Pharmacology & Altered States
| Text | Author | Focus |
|---|
| The Chemical Muse | Hillman | Drugs in antiquity |
| Mushrooms, Myth & Mithras | Ruck | Entheogens |
| Dionysos | Kerenyi | Archetypal image |
| Magika Hiera | Faraone | Greek magic & religion |
Literature
| Text | Author |
|---|
| Peace, Birds, Frogs | Aristophanes |
| Carmina | Pindar |
| Maculate Muse | Henderson (Attic obscenity) |
| Meditations | Marcus Aurelius |
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📜 Corpus Concepts
From Greek Magical Papyri, Hermetica, and classical texts
Magic & Ritual
Philosophy & Mystery
Divination
🏷️ Pharmakon Lexicon
| Greek | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|
| φάρμακον | pharmakon | drug/medicine/poison |
| κυκεών | kykeōn | ritual barley drink |
| θηριακή | thēriakē | theriac (antidote) |
| βοτάνη | botanē | herb, plant |
| ῥίζα | rhiza | root |
| χυμός | chymos | juice, humor |
| νόσος | nosos | disease |
| θεραπεία | therapeia | healing |
| ἰατρός | iatros | physician |
| μίθρα | mithra | Mithridatic (poison-proof) |
🎯 Learning Paths
Path A: Medical Greek
Basic grammar → Hippocratic vocab → Galen → Dioscorides → PGM medical
Path B: Esoteric Greek
Basic grammar → Orphic Hymns → Hermetica → Iamblichus → PGM ritual
Path C: Pharmakon Research
Lexicon terms → Chemical Muse → Cross-corpus mining → Modern mapping
🔗 Cross-References
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|
| Perseus | Morphology, texts |
| TLG | Full Greek corpus |
| Logeion | Dictionary |
| CLTK | Python NLP |
| Alpheios | Browser assistant |
📋 Acquisition Queue
High Priority (Pharmakon Miner):
Medium:
Map of ancient Greek studies with pharmacological focus.