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CHASING MHΛA: ACHILLES' CURIOUS QUARRY (SOPHOCLES FRAG. 1069 RADT).

The author discusses the scholarly analysis of a fragment of ancient Greek text by Aristophanes of Byzantium, which contains a discussion of the depiction of the childhood of Greek mythological figure Achilles in a play by Sophocles. The etymology of a Greek term meaning either sheep or wild beast i...

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Published in:Classical Philology Vol. 107; no. 4; pp. 349 - 356
Main Author: Telò, Mario
Format: Article
Published: University of Chicago Press Oct2012
Subjects:
Greek etymology
Aristophanes, of Byzantium, 257 B.C.-180 B.C.
Sophocles, ca. 497 B.C.-406 B.C.
Homer, fl. ca. 900 B.C.-ca. 801 B.C.
Euripides, ca. 480 B.C.-406 B.C.
Achilles (Mythological character)
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Summary:The author discusses the scholarly analysis of a fragment of ancient Greek text by Aristophanes of Byzantium, which contains a discussion of the depiction of the childhood of Greek mythological figure Achilles in a play by Sophocles. The etymology of a Greek term meaning either sheep or wild beast is discussed, which Achilles hunted on Mount Pelion. The use of the term by ancient authors such as Homer, Euripides, and Eustathius is discussed.