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dc.identifier	ECF_article_7915
dc.title	About the Circulation of the Heracles Myth in the Imperial Age. Some Suggestions on the Herakliskos of Philostratus Minor
dc.contributor.author	Cutuli Silvia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/lexis-journal/2023/1/intorno-alla-circolazione-del-mito-su-eracle-in-et/
dc.description.abstract	The fifth Imago of Philostratus Minor, which portrays baby Heracles’ struggle against the snakes sent from Hera, appears to be inspired by two Pindaric works (Nem. 1 and *Pae. 20). This paper explores the possibility that some linguistic features of Philostratus’ ekphrasis can be borrowed (presumably by secondary source) from Panyassis’ lost Herakleia. By going against the communis opinio, it is suggested that this archaic exametric poem may have survived through Imperial Age, until the 2nd century AD, alongside other mythographic and poetic works about the Heracles’ saga.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis
dc.relation.ispartof	Num. 41 (n.s.) - Giugno 2023 - Fasc. 1
dc.issued	2023-08-04
dc.dateAccepted	2023-03-15
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-12-17
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-1564
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2023/01/007
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Heracles
dc.subject	Herakleiai
dc.subject	Panyassis
dc.subject	Philostratus Minor
dc.subject	Pindarus

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About the Circulation of the Heracles Myth in the Imperial Age

Some Suggestions on the Herakliskos of Philostratus Minor

Silvia Cutuli Ricercatrice indipendente

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The fifth Imago of Philostratus Minor, which portrays baby Heracles’ struggle against the snakes sent from Hera, appears to be inspired by two Pindaric works (Nem. 1 and *Pae. 20). This paper explores the possibility that some linguistic features of Philostratus’ ekphrasis can be borrowed (presumably by secondary source) from Panyassis’ lost Herakleia. By going against the communis opinio, it is suggested that this archaic exametric poem may have survived through Imperial Age, until the 2nd century AD, alongside other mythographic and poetic works about the Heracles’ saga.

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Aug. 4, 2023

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March 15, 2023

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Dec. 17, 2021

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Keywords: Heracles • Philostratus Minor • Panyassis • Pindarus • Herakleiai

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