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I. Religious Studies / History of Religions
Various versions of the Greek Prometheus myth characterize hope (elpís) as one of the requirements for human existence (Hesiod Opera et dies V 96; Aesch. Prometheus V 250). In Roman religion, hope (spes) is one of the concepts personified and venerated as divine powers (Cic. De legibus II 28).…
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Berner, Ulrich,
Kaiser, Otto,
du Toit, Andrie,
Beißer, Friedrich and
Moxter, Michael,
“Hope”, in:
Religion Past and Present.
Consulted online on 04 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_09992>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013