Localizing Pindar's Pythian 10: Some Thoughts on the Ode's Political Undertones.
This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion of the political ramifications of Pythian 10 by drawing attention to two less studied features of the ode's mythical narrative: the glossing over of King Polydectes within Perseus' story, and the attribution of the rare appellation λαγέτας to Perseus....
| Publicado en: | Mnemosyne Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 375 - 394 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2023
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| Sumario: | This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion of the political ramifications of Pythian 10 by drawing attention to two less studied features of the ode's mythical narrative: the glossing over of King Polydectes within Perseus' story, and the attribution of the rare appellation λαγέτας to Perseus. Additionally, it is argued that, as well as targeting a Thessalian audience, the ode sends a powerful political message to the other cities of the Delphic Amphictyony, in which Thessaly held a prominent place at the time. |
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