Gordeziani Rismag

Rismag Gordeziani (b. June 9, 1940, Tbilisi) is a philologist, full member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (2013), Doctor of Philological Sciences (1974), professor (1977), member of the International Winckelmann Society (1971), corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences (1977), honorary member of the Archaeological Society of Greece (1987).

Gordeziani graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Tbilisi State University (TSU) (1963). He is involved in scientific and pedagogical activities at the Department of Classical Philology of the same university and in 1989-2006, he was the head of this department. In 1982, Gordeziani became the head of the Laboratory for the Study of Mediterranean Cultures of TSU, in 1993-1996, he was the Vice-Rector of TSU. In 1997, he became the head of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine Studies and Neo-Greek Studies, created on his own initiative. He has published books and scientific articles in the fields of Homerology, Etruscology, ancient literature and cultural history, and Kartvelology in Georgian and foreign languages.

He gives lectures at scientific centers and universities in different countries. At various times, he was the editor-in-chief of the international journal “Phasis” (Tbilisi), a member of the editorial boards of “Moambe” of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, “Caucasica” (Tbilisi), “Philologus” (Germany), the chairman of the Pardoning Commission under the President of Georgia (1996-2003). In 2007, he became a member of the Greek Writers’ Union.

He has received state awards, including the Order of Honor (Georgia) (2003), the Presidential Order of Excellence (2010), the Order of Honor (Greece) (2008).

Literary work: „ილიადა“ და ეგეოსის მოსახლეობის ისტორიისა და ეთნოგენეზის საკითხები, თბ., 1970; ეტრუსკული და ქართველური, თბ., 1980; წინარე ბერძნული და ქართველური, თბ., 1985; ბერძნები საქართველოში, წგ.: ბერძნული ცივილიზაცია, ნაკვ. 1–2, თბ., 1989–97 (თანაავტ.); ქართული თვითშეგნების ჩამოყალიბების პრობლემა, 1993; ქაოსიდან კოსმოსამდე, თბ., 1997; არგონავტები, თბ., 1999; Lektά. რჩეული ნაშრომები ქართ., გერმ., რუს. ენებზე, თბ., 2000; მედიტერანულ-ქართველური მიმართებები, 4 ტომად, თბ., 2007–08; Кавказ и проблемы древнейших средиземноморских языковых и культурных встреч, Тб., 1975; Проблемы гомерского эпоса, Тб., 1978; «Илиада» и «Одиссея» – памятники письменности (Античность как тип культуры), М., 1988; Kriterien der Schriftlichkeit und Mündlichkeit. Ein homerisches Epos, Fr. a/M., 1986; Abwandlungsformen der traditionellen Struktur des Mythos in der griechischen und römischen Heldendichtung, კრ.: Griechenland und Rom, Tb., 1996; Gegenüberstellung Europa – Asien von Altertum bis zur Gegenwart, Tb., 1977; Liebe im Homerischen Epos, «Philologus», 141, 1997; Einige Aspekte der hellenischen studien um die Jahrhundertwende, «Phasis», 2–3, 2000.