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Death of Meleager
No full textMedium: engravingsigned and dated."Death of Meleager" [1959.4641.000.000], Beatrizet, Nicholas, del Vaga, PerinoArtist and Role: Beatrizet, Nicholas,Artist and Role: del Vaga, Perino, ArtistExtent: image (sheet trimmed to image)Extent: sheet (adhered
Meleager of Skopas (title taken from Wikiwand)
No full textPhoto of a sculpture. The Meleager of Skopas is a lost bronze sculpture of the Greek hero Meleager - host of the Calydonian boar hunt - that is associated in modern times with the fourth century BC architect and sculptor Skopas of Paros (text has been taken from Wikiwand)
Literary Loves as Cycles: from Meleager to Ovid
No full textMaria Ypsilanti (Nicosie), Literary Loves as Cycles : From Meleager to Ovid.
The importance of Meleager for later Greek and Roman erotic poetry is well known. The present paper offers observations on the cyclical approach by Meleager in his poems on girls and boys and, within this, his pair-of-epigrams technique. A comparison with similar techniques in later Greek epigrams and Roman erotic poetry of the first century B.C. allows a greater appreciation of Meleager's importance and influence on later poets and reveals the manner and the extent to which his poetic works have inspired and constituted a guide for Latin love poetry.Les amours littéraires en cycles. De Méléagre à Ovide.
L'importance de Méléagre pour la poésie érotique grecque et latine est bien connue. Cet article livre des observations sur le traitement cyclique de Méléagre dans ses poèmes sur des filles et des garçons, et sur sa des couples de poèmes. La comparaison avec des techniques semblables dans des épi- grammes grecques plus tardives et dans la poésie romaine de l'âge d'or permet de mieux l'influence de Méléagre sur les poètes des siècles ultérieurs et montre comment et dans quelle mesure la poésie érotique de Rome a puisé à son programme poétique.Ypsilanti Maria. Literary Loves as Cycles: from Meleager to Ovid. In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 74, 2005. pp. 83-110
Meleager between Homer, Bacchylides and Euripides
No full textopenLa tesi si propone di prendere in esame le principali versioni del mito di Meleagro tramandateci dalle fonti arcaiche e classiche, mostrando le differenze e gli elementi di novità che si possono riscontrare. Dopo una presentazione generale di questo eroe e dei vari eventi che lo interessano, condotta sulla base del testo della Biblioteca di Apollodoro, si passerà a un’analisi puntuale di tre testi scelti, ciascuno appartenente a un genere letterario diverso: Omero, Iliade IX 524-605, Bacchilide, Epinicio V, ed Euripide, Meleagro. Tuttavia, ulteriori considerazioni saranno riservate per altri esponenti dell’epica e della lirica arcaica e della tragedia, così da arricchire il confronto fra le fonti e osservare meglio gli sviluppi di questa tradizione mitologica.The thesis aims to examine the main versions of the myth of Meleager handed down by archaic and classical sources, highlighting the differences and the elements of innovation that can be identified. After a general overview of this hero and the various events concerning him, based on the text of Apollodorus’ Library, the thesis will procede with a close analysis of three selected texts, each representative of a different literary genre: Homer, Iliad IX 524–605; Bacchylides, Epinician V; and Euripides, Meleager. Nevertheless, further considerations will also be devoted to other representatives of archaic epic and lyric poetry, as well as tragedy, in order to deepen the comparison between sources and observe the developments of this mythological tradition in a better way
Heraclius, the Boar Hunter: Notes on the Hermitage Meleager and Atalanta Silver Plate
No full textInternational audienceThe Hermitage silver plate Inv. no. ω 1 represents Meleager and Atalanta, accompanied by two servants at the beginning of their successful hunt of Calydon. The plate can be compared with the famous David plates discovered in Cyprus, for some decoration details but also for their aim in political communication. Heraclius, the basileus who claimed Cappadocian and maybe even Arsacid roots, was hunter of lions and wild boars (Fredegar, Chronicle 4.65 630). He probably used the royal symbolism of the boar hunting imitating the emperors Diocletian, Constantine, Constance II as well as Gregory the Illuminator, the convertor of the Armenians. Through the epic myth of Meleager, Heraclius could have express his ambition or pride at defeating the most terrible boar ravaging his empire and killing the innocent lamb, symbol of the Holy Cross and of his Christian subjects: this “Boar of the Empire” was Šahrwarāz, general of the Sassanian king Chosroes II and king himself in 630 AD. The tragic myth of Meleager, who sacrificed himself for his love towards Atalanta, was also a good answer to those who criticized Heraclius’ incestuous marriage with Martina, his companion in the Persian campaigns. Even if we lack literary sources confirming it, we must assume that representations of Meleager and Atalanta, common in the Roman art of the 2nd-5th/6th centuries AD, were still well known at the beginning of the 7th century. More precisely than the stamps who suggest a date before 630 AD, this show-plate fits the context of 622/624 AD, when Heraclius and Martina (alias Meleager and Atalanta) get married and obtained their first important victories against the Sassanians in Asia Minor
Heraclius, the Boar Hunter: Notes on the Hermitage Meleager and Atalanta Silver Plate
No full textInternational audienceThe Hermitage silver plate Inv. no. ω 1 represents Meleager and Atalanta, accompanied by two servants at the beginning of their successful hunt of Calydon. The plate can be compared with the famous David plates discovered in Cyprus, for some decoration details but also for their aim in political communication. Heraclius, the basileus who claimed Cappadocian and maybe even Arsacid roots, was hunter of lions and wild boars (Fredegar, Chronicle 4.65 630). He probably used the royal symbolism of the boar hunting imitating the emperors Diocletian, Constantine, Constance II as well as Gregory the Illuminator, the convertor of the Armenians. Through the epic myth of Meleager, Heraclius could have express his ambition or pride at defeating the most terrible boar ravaging his empire and killing the innocent lamb, symbol of the Holy Cross and of his Christian subjects: this “Boar of the Empire” was Šahrwarāz, general of the Sassanian king Chosroes II and king himself in 630 AD. The tragic myth of Meleager, who sacrificed himself for his love towards Atalanta, was also a good answer to those who criticized Heraclius’ incestuous marriage with Martina, his companion in the Persian campaigns. Even if we lack literary sources confirming it, we must assume that representations of Meleager and Atalanta, common in the Roman art of the 2nd-5th/6th centuries AD, were still well known at the beginning of the 7th century. More precisely than the stamps who suggest a date before 630 AD, this show-plate fits the context of 622/624 AD, when Heraclius and Martina (alias Meleager and Atalanta) get married and obtained their first important victories against the Sassanians in Asia Minor
Feminine Rivalry in Euripides’ Meleager
No full textIn Euripides’ tragedy, Meleager murders his maternal uncles in order to offer the boar’s offal from Calydon to Atalanta. In response to the deaths of his brothers, Althea decides to throw the brand, which holds her son’s life, into the fire. We hypothesise that the introduction of Meleager’s love for Atalanta in the tragedy structures the plot around the two women’s rivalry. We will study a selection of fragments to understand the fact that a woman makes an attempt on her own child’s life, considering that procreation is the central purpose of women in classical Athens.Fil: Perczyk, Cecilia Josefina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham.; ArgentinaFil: Maresca, Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Filología Clásica; Argentin
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