Walter Friedrich Otto

(1874–1958) Classical Philologist

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Walter Friedrich Otto was a classical philologist.

Quick Facts About Walter Friedrich Otto

Born: June 22, 1874
Died: September 23, 1958
Profession: Classical Philologist

About Walter Friedrich Otto

German classical philologist (1874-1958)... | Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto was a German classical philologist particularly known for his work on the meaning and legacy of Greek religion and mythology, especially as represented in his seminal 1929 work The Homeric Gods.

Quotes by Walter Friedrich Otto

“In this way all violent bonds and orders are cancelled as if the freedom of the primal world had been restored with…

Walter Friedrich Otto

Freedom

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“He who begets something which is alive must dive down into the primeval depths in which the forces of life dwell. And…

Walter Friedrich Otto

Depths

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“Man's experience tells him that wherever there are signs of life, death in in the offing. The more alive this life becomes,…

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Death

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