Greek Tragedy 1977
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511933738.005
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Sophocles' Trachiniae: myth, poetry, and heroic values

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“…In the story of Deianeira and Heracles told in Sophocles' Trachinian Women the magical power of persuasion by language, the power of love, and the magical potion (drug) of the Hydra's blood are all interchangeable, not merely as metaphors, but as actual equivalents for one another in an age which does not yet consign myth and metaphor to the realm of pale conventions, but can still feel them as active, living presences. 22 In the concretely imagistic language of Aeschylus Aphrodite exerts her power of love through her follower, Persuasion, who is an 'enchantress' (thelktor Peitho, Suppliants 1040 and cf. 1055).…”
Section: IImentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the story of Deianeira and Heracles told in Sophocles' Trachinian Women the magical power of persuasion by language, the power of love, and the magical potion (drug) of the Hydra's blood are all interchangeable, not merely as metaphors, but as actual equivalents for one another in an age which does not yet consign myth and metaphor to the realm of pale conventions, but can still feel them as active, living presences. 22 In the concretely imagistic language of Aeschylus Aphrodite exerts her power of love through her follower, Persuasion, who is an 'enchantress' (thelktor Peitho, Suppliants 1040 and cf. 1055).…”
Section: IImentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Απευθύνεται στην ψυχή του απαιτώντας της να επιδείξει το ηράκλειο σθένος, χωρίς αναστεναγμό ή κραυγή, ώστε να επιτελέσει τον τελευταίο άθλο που, μολονότι ακούσιος, 362 Segal 1977, 114. 363 Για τη σημασία των βουνών και του κατακόρυφου άξονα με το ιδιαίτερο πεπρωμένο του Ηρακλή, βλ. Segal 1977, 150-151. 364 Lawrence 1978, 302.…”
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“…HKraus (1991, 90-91) παρατηρεί ότι το ρήμα λύω χρησιμοποιήθηκε πολλές φορές, στο πρώτο μέρος του δράματος, από τη Δηιάνειρα ή αναφορικά με αυτή την ηρωίδα και ότι από τον στίχο 654, όπου το ρήμα ἐξέλυσε αναφέρεται στον Ηρακλή, φαίνεται ότι ο ήρωας εισέρχεται στον κόσμο της Δηιάνειρας και ότι θα συνδεθούν άμεσα οι λύσεις, οι θάνατοι των δύο συζύγων. 348Segal 1977, 119. 349 Morin 2007, 46-57.…”
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“…Schmakeit also argues against the similarities between the stories of Deianeira and Medea (Schmakeit 2001, 659-674). 20 Segal 1977. 21 Segal 1981, 60.…”
Section: General Review Of Scholarshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bowra 1944, 137, on the other hand, regards him as a figure of the heroic world who is not subject to the same laws as ordinary men. Segal 1977, 38ff. discusses Herakles' oscillation between heroism and bestiality, between "greatness" and "nothingness".…”
Section: Herakles: the Culture Hero And The Monstermentioning
confidence: 99%