"P. Oxy. 2509": Hesiod's "Catalogue" on the Death of Actaeon

Janko, Richard

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“…337-340), but because Artemis is being used to get rid of a rival of Zeus (P. Oxy. 2509, on which see Janko, 1984). According to Acusilaus of Argos, Zeus had Actaeon killed for pursuing Semele (2F33 at Apollod.…”

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Uxoricide in Pregnancy: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

Deacy

McHardy

2013

Evol Psychol

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Previous studies of ancientGreek examples of uxoricide in pregnancy have concluded that the theme is used to suggest tyrannical abuse of power and that the violence is a product of the patriarchal nature of ancient society. This article uses evolutionary analyses of violence during pregnancy to argue that the themes of sexual jealousy and uncertainty over paternity are as crucial as the theme of power to an understanding of these examples and that the examples can be seen as typical instances of spousal abuse as it occurs in all types of society.

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Uxoricide in Pregnancy: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

Deacy

McHardy

2013

Evol Psychol

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“…the seed of a god. 36 The Ae^os of Semele (99) recalls the XeKTpoioiv of Coronis (26). In this way a link is provided with the earlier myths of the poem.…”

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“…And the name of Semele inevitably conjures up in imagination one thing more than any other -her death by fire and the saving of a child from her womb. Fire is prominent in the account of the deaths of both Coronis and Asclepius (36,40,58), as it is in the death of Achilles (102). 37 Semele is, like Achilles, whose example follows, an instance of a child's being a source of both joy and sorrow.…”

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The Gifts of the Gods: Pindar's ThirdPythian

Robbins

1990

The Class. Q.

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Hieron of Syracuse was the most powerful Greek of his day. He was also, and the two facts are not unrelated, the most frequent of Pindar's patrons. A singular feature of the four poems for this Sicilian prince is their obsession with sin and punishment: Tantalus in the FirstOlympian, Typhoeus, Ixion, and Coronis in the first threePythians– all offend divinity and suffer terribly. But even in this company, where glory comes trailing clouds of pain, the ThirdPythianstands out. The other three odes are manifestly epinician and celebrate success, both athletic and military. The SecondPythian, for instance, is a sombre canvas, and a motif of ingratitude dominates the myth. Yet it rings at the outset with praise of Syracuse and of Hieron's victory. The ThirdPythian, by comparison, is not obviously a victory ode.

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The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women

2005

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The Catalogue of Women, ascribed to Hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the Greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the gods. In this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and reception. Individual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and Hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-Hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to women. The wider influence of the Catalogue is considered in chapters on Pindar and the lyric tradition, on Hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at Rome. This collection provides a significant approach to the study of the Catalogue.

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"P. Oxy. 2509": Hesiod's "Catalogue" on the Death of Actaeon

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Uxoricide in Pregnancy: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

Uxoricide in Pregnancy: Ancient Greek Domestic Violence in Evolutionary Perspective

The Gifts of the Gods: Pindar's ThirdPythian

The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women

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