Illusions and Vanishing Acts: Homeric Recension, Athetesis, and Magic in P. Oxy 412 (PGM XXIII).

The article discusses the relationship between "Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 142" (P. Oxy. 142), a tax receipt included in collections of Greek magical papyri Papyri Graecae magicae (PGM), and "Odyseey 11," by the late Greek epic poet Homer. Topics discussed include scholarly frame appended by the late autho...

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Publicado en:Helios Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 139 - 163
Autor principal: MIDDLETON, FRANCESCA
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Texas Tech University Press Fall2014
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Sumario:The article discusses the relationship between "Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 142" (P. Oxy. 142), a tax receipt included in collections of Greek magical papyri Papyri Graecae magicae (PGM), and "Odyseey 11," by the late Greek epic poet Homer. Topics discussed include scholarly frame appended by the late author Julius Africanus to his version of "Odyssey 11," and use of magic for establishment of more tension between Hellenistic textual delimitation approach and Homeric textual material approach.