Acts of Persuasion in Hellenistic Epic: Honey‐Sweet Words in Apollonius

Mori, Anatole

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“…33 Cf. Clauss 1993: 79, Clare 2002 Although the Argonauts especially revere Apollo, sacrificing specifically to him eight times throughout the poem (Mori 2007: 463 with n. 21), his aid to the Argonauts is much less prominent in the narrative than the proceedings at Pagasae would initially lead one to expect. His mysterious epiphany on Thynias does not aid the Argonauts in any tangible way (cf.…”

Section: ακτια (1415-419) and Another Possible Acrostic (41718-mentioning

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Numbers and Acrostics: Two Notes on Jason’s Prayer at Pagasae in Apollonius’ Argonautica

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2017

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This paper presents two notes relating to Jason’s prayer to Apollo before the launch of the Argo in Apollonius’ Argonautica (1.415–419). In both cases, I examine what may be termed the “subtextual” facets of the passage: textual data that are significant—productive of meaningful interpretation—and yet hardly apparent on a surface-level reading of the poem. The first note concerns the changing total number of crewmembers aboard the Argo, an evolving figure which Apollonius encourages the reader to track as the narrative progresses. The second proposes a new acrostic that “completes” the ΑΚΤΙΑ acrostic that Selina Stewart recently discovered in Jason’s prayer. In each case, I draw different conclusions from these subliminal data, which have ramifications for questions of gender and inclusivity in Jason’s crew and the role of the gods in the poem. Both readings, however, are a testament to the careful design and unity of purpose that runs through the epic.

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Section: ακτια (1415-419) and Another Possible Acrostic (41718-mentioning

confidence: 99%

Numbers and Acrostics: Two Notes on Jason’s Prayer at Pagasae in Apollonius’ Argonautica

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2017

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A Companion to Hellenistic Literature

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WEDDING IMAGERY IN THE TALOS EPISODE: APOLLONIUS RHODIUS,ARGONAVTICA4.1653–88

Cassidy

2018

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AtArgon.4.1653–88, Medea steps forward among the Argonauts and asserts that their harbourage on Crete will not be blocked by the bronze giant Talos, who stands menacingly throwing rocks at their ship. She claims that she alone can subdue him, and then steps forward and proceeds to do so. Using a sequence of ‘magical’ ritualistic acts, she causes Talos to scrape his vulnerable heel on a rock and fall down dead, as the ichor pours from his wound. This scene is the last in which Medea appears in the epic, and accordingly it forms the final opportunity to bridge the gap between the Medea of theArgonauticaand the future Medea, one whose actions are already well known from such works as Pindar's fourthPythian Odeand Euripides’Medea. The importance for Apollonius to create a plausible transition between the Medea of earlier myth and the Argonautic Medea is evident. A clear-cut break from tradition would allow Medea to become an alternative Medea, perhaps akin to the alternative portrayal of Helen by Euripides; a continuation would allow corroboration with earlier sources, which would lend authority and validation to Apollonius’ version. It is now the common consensus that Apollonius tried, however successfully, to bridge the gap between a young and an adult Medea and between tradition and innovation in her character.

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Acts of Persuasion in Hellenistic Epic: Honey‐Sweet Words in Apollonius

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Numbers and Acrostics: Two Notes on Jason’s Prayer at Pagasae in Apollonius’ Argonautica

Numbers and Acrostics: Two Notes on Jason’s Prayer at Pagasae in Apollonius’ Argonautica

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WEDDING IMAGERY IN THE TALOS EPISODE: APOLLONIUS RHODIUS,ARGONAVTICA4.1653–88

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