Archilochus Heros is the first systematic treatment of the cult of poets since Cuperus' De apotheosi Homeri (Amsterdam 1683)...The variety of disciplines that Clay brings to bear--religion, literary criticism, epigraphy, archeology, numismatics, art history--ensures points of interest for a wide and varied audience...The vast amount of evidence that Clay adduces...succeeds in showing how widespread the phenomenon of poet cults was in ancient Greek cities. This book gives us additional reason to be wary of the strict opposition between sacrifices performed for dead heroes (enagizein) and those performed for gods (thuein). The ease with which Clay navigates through various disciplines is extraordinary. No contemporary scholar, so far as I know, can boast of Clay's versatility.
   --Jake MacPhail, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Diskin Clay is R.J.R. Nabisco Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University.

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