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<p>Although the end of the seventeenth century is considered as the beginning of the Hungarian scientific historiography, it does not mean that the famous mediaeval origin theories of the Hungarian nation disappeared On the contrary, they continued to influence the historical thinking for many centuries The well-known legendary and biblical theories get a new possible interpretation The Protestant priest converted to Catholicism Ferenc Otrokocsi Fóris (1648–1718), using his distinguished education (he had learned and researched in Utrecht, Franeker, Oxford, and Rome), attempted to extend the scope of these theories with a new character: the famous <italic>Prometheus</italic> from Greek mythology The aim of our paper is to present a critical analysis of Otrokcsi’s theory and of the sources he used in his work entitled <italic>Origines Hungaricae…</italic> (1693)</p>
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Although the end of the seventeenth century is considered as the beginning of the Hungarian scientific historiography, it does not mean that the famous mediaeval origin theories of the Hungarian nation disappeared On the contrary, they continued to influence the historical thinking for many centuries The well-known legendary and biblical theories get a new possible interpretation The Protestant priest converted to Catholicism Ferenc Otrokocsi Fóris (1648–1718), using his distinguished education (he had learned and researched in Utrecht, Franeker, Oxford, and Rome), attempted to extend the scope of these theories with a new character: the famous Prometheus from Greek mythology The aim of our paper is to present a critical analysis of Otrokcsi’s theory and of the sources he used in his work entitled Origines Hungaricae… (1693)

Prometheus in the Hungarian National Bloodline. A Theory of the Origin of the Hungarians in Ferenc Otrokocsi Foris’s <italic>Origines Hungaricae</italic>…

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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Prometheus in the Hungarian National Bloodline. A Theory of the Origin of the Hungarians in Ferenc Otrokocsi Foris’s …

Although the end of the seventeenth century is considered as the beginning of the Hungarian scientific historiography, it does not mean that the famous...

Prometheus in the Hungarian National Bloodline. A Theory of the Origin of the Hungarians in Ferenc Otrokocsi Foris’s Origines Hungaricae…

Published Online: Dec 20, 2022

Page range: 70 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2022-0006

Keywords
Greek mythology, Hungarian prehistory, identity

© 2022 Levente Pap, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Prometheus in the Hungarian National Bloodline. A Theory of the Origin of the Hungarians in Ferenc Otrokocsi Foris’s Origines Hungaricae…

Published Online: Dec 20, 2022

Page range: 70 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2022-0006

KeywordsGreek mythology, Hungarian prehistory, identity

© 2022 Levente Pap, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Greek mythology, Hungarian prehistory, identity