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In this book the creation of the myth of Arcadia is followed decade after decade, from early archaic times until the early Roman imperial period.
This book investigates how versions of Trojan War narratives written in Greek in the first through fifth centuries c.e. created nostalgia for audiences. In ancient education, the Iliad and the Odyssey were used as models through which... more
This article examines the different ways in which the Odyssey and the Telegony represent the relationships between immortals and mortals-the immortality theme. They draw upon that common theme but inflect it in contrasting ways: whereas... more
Occurrences of μακραίων in Sophocles’ Extant Tragedies: Some Considerations This paper – starting from the role and the relevance of time in the Sophoclean tragedies from a lexical, semantic, conceptual and dramaturgical point of view... more
The paper focuses on Helen and its 'presence' in Sophoclean drama. After a brief introduction (1), section 2 analyses the few references to Helen that are found in Sophocles' extant plays (from ‘Ajax’ and ‘Electra’). Sections 3-5 all... more
The paper focuses on the characterisation of Odysseus in the fragmentary plays of Sophocles. After some introductory remarks on the playwright's debt to the epic tradition, section 2 deals with the rhetoric of Odysseus as showcased by frs... more
Several short extracts from modern commentators followed by the relevant parts of the foregoing arranged according to an outline by Prof. Malcolm Heath of the University of Leeds, which originally appeared as part of his online course... more
In former essays on the Epic Cycle, we studied the strange case of an important object in the Trojan War, the Palladion, considered a key to the victory, but which was not even mentioned in Homer.1 I'd like to examine here the case of a... more
In Coping with the Gods (2011), Henk Versnel examines contradictory statements in archaic literature. He objects to clever, modern attempts to explain away the inconsistencies; instead he proposes that we adopt a tolerant attitude towards... more
Questo contributo indaga la presenza nel poema epico perduto ‘Cypria’ dell’episodio del travestimento in abiti femminili di Achille, nascosto a Sciro da Teti per evitare la morte in battaglia. Nonostante la sua assenza in Proclo e nei... more
scheint zweimal eine Hungersnot im achaiischen Heer ausgebrochen zu sein, die einmal durch die Herbeiholung der Oinotropen, das andere Mal durch den Fischfang des Palamedes angegangen wurde» 1 : con questa osservazione Kullmann intese... more
The Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (YAGE) publishes articles on all aspects of the epic tradition from Homer to Nonnus. Volume 6 comprises five articles: on visual aspects of the scar episode in Odyssey 19, on heroism and loot in the... more
The Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (YAGE) publishes articles on all aspects of the epic tradition from Homer to Nonnus. Volume 6 comprises five articles: on visual aspects of the scar episode in Odyssey 19, on heroism and loot in the... more
Das zweibändige Werk umfasst die Geschichte der griechischen Literatur in ihren Gattungen, Autoren und Erscheinungsformen von Homer bis Synesios von Kyrene. Biographien und Werke wie deren Sitz im literarischen und gesellschaftlichen... more
The paper considers various types of representation of the terror for the fall of the city, which is a pervasive and constant theme throughout Greek culture. Starting with an overview of P.Oxy. 42.3065, a private letter about the... more
International Conference / Project "Kyklos 2023 - The Greek Epic Cycle and the Odyssey". Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC (via Zoom), June 23, 2023. Link to watch the conference:... more
International Conference / Project "Kyklos 2023 - The Greek Epic Cycle and the Odyssey".
Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC (via Zoom) June 23, 2023 ((https://chs.harvard.edu/event/kyklos-2023/).
Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC (via Zoom) June 23, 2023 ((https://chs.harvard.edu/event/kyklos-2023/).
This paper discusses how wedding performances permeate Homeric discourse with a focus on the "Teichoskopia" section of the Iliad (3.161-244). In Iliad 3 Priam's inquiries to Helen about the leaders of the Achaean army at the tenth year of... more
Already in antiquity, the end of the Nekyia presented many diffi culties to readers. 2 In Odyssey 11, Odysseus goes to the Underworld and sees other heroines and heroes, some of whom belong to earlier mythic generations. The journey to... more
The negative and unheroic portrayal of the Greeks' activities at Troy forms the central axis of a long literary tradition, which extends from Dictys of Crete and the medieval romances of Troy to Shakespeare ("Troilus and Cressida") and... more
International Conference, University of Siena 20-21 October 2021
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are the only early Greek heroic epics to have survived the transition to writing, even though extant evidence indicates that they emerged from a thriving oral culture. Among the missing are the songs of... more