A Defense of "Blood-Price" in Pindar Fr. 133 (Maehler): Ποινη in Homer, Aeschylus, the Orphic Fragments, and Pindar.

This paper argues that Pindar fr. 133 (Maehler) is best interpreted as referring to the Orphic myth of the murder of Dionysus. The author traces the use of the word ποινή "blood-price" in early Greek literature to show that the word is typically associated with familial violence and reciprocity for...

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Publicado en:	Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 2 - 33
Autor principal:	Hütwohl, Dannu J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2023
Materias:	Homer, fl. ca. 900 B.C.-ca. 801 B.C. Greek literature Violence
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Sumario:	This paper argues that Pindar fr. 133 (Maehler) is best interpreted as referring to the Orphic myth of the murder of Dionysus. The author traces the use of the word ποινή "blood-price" in early Greek literature to show that the word is typically associated with familial violence and reciprocity for murder.