Oneirocritica
Sign in to saveOneirocritica () (The Interpretation of Dreams) is an ancient Greek treatise on dream interpretation written by Artemidorus Daldianus in the 2nd century AD. It is the earliest extant Greek work on the subject, in five books, though in it Artemidorus mentions numerous other – now lost – works from which his own is at least partially derived, including the 1st-century Oneirocritica by Artemon of Miletus.
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- Author
- Artemidorus Daldianus
- First published
- 1546
- Editions
- 22
- Subjects
- Dream interpretation, Early works to 1800, Dreams, Ancient History, Roman World, Classification, History of Medicine, Greek World
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Oneirocritica () (The Interpretation of Dreams) is an ancient Greek treatise on dream interpretation written by Artemidorus Daldianus in the 2nd century AD. It is the earliest extant Greek work on the subject, in five books, though in it Artemidorus mentions numerous other – now lost – works from which his own is at least partially derived, including the 1st-century Oneirocritica by Artemon of Miletus.
The first three volumes were intended for the general public, providing an encyclopedic treatment of the subject matter of dreams, and the remaining two volumes were written for the private use of the author's son, a novice dream interpreter. Artemidorus inscribed the book "Artemidorus of Daldis", despite having been born in Ephesus, to commemorate the little-known birthplace of his mother in Lydia (3.66).