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Bitinna and the Tyrant: Some Remarks on Herondas 5.74-77*

  • Andreas Fountoulakis
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 25. September 2009
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The aim of this paper is to shed light upon Bitinna's reference to a goddess who is described as ‘tyrant’ in Herondas 5.77. Light is also shed on the delineation of Bitinna's character and social status in terms of the immediate context of mimiamb 5 as well as of the wider Alexandrian cultural context of Herondas' work. Bitinna's reference is for the first time examined in relation to the depiction of her character and it is shown that the goddess-tyrant must be Aphrodite.

Published Online: 2009-09-25
Published in Print: 2007-12

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