The Chariot and its Antagonist Steeds

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_7115
dc.contributor.author	Panaino Antonio
dc.title	The Chariot and its Antagonist Steeds. About Aeschylus’ Persae 171-200 and Plato’s Phaedrus 246ab
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This study deals with the image of the chariot and its steeds in the imagery of some crucial Greek texts suggesting a number of Iranian resonances, which show the presence of corresponding themes and motifs well rooted within the Mazdean mythology and its poetical language. The article actually proposes a new approach to famous passages, such as Parmenides’ proem to the poem On Nature, Aeschylus’ Persae 171-20, Plato’s Phaedrus 24, and suggests an original interpretation of the ideological (Barbarian = Persian) role assumed by the victorious Greek king in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, when he appears in front of his palace and his wife Clytemnestra. Some aspects of Atossa’s dreams, in particular their symbolic complexity, are dealt with in the framework of a comparative Greek-Persian dimension.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis Supplementi
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi di Letteratura Greca e Latina
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2022-12-13
dc.dateAccepted	2022-03-15
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-12-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-633-6/the-chariot-and-its-antagonist-steeds/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-632-9/004
dc.identifier.issn	2210-8866
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-3362
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-633-6
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-632-9
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Aeschylus’ Persae
dc.subject	Dreams
dc.subject	Dualisms
dc.subject	Horses and chariots
dc.subject	Interculturality
dc.subject	Iranian mythology
dc.subject	Plato’s Phaedrus

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The Chariot and its Antagonist Steeds

About Aeschylus’ Persae 171-200 and Plato’s Phaedrus 246ab

Antonio Panaino Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italia

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abstract

This study deals with the image of the chariot and its steeds in the imagery of some crucial Greek texts suggesting a number of Iranian resonances, which show the presence of corresponding themes and motifs well rooted within the Mazdean mythology and its poetical language. The article actually proposes a new approach to famous passages, such as Parmenides’ proem to the poem On Nature, Aeschylus’ Persae 171-20, Plato’s Phaedrus 24, and suggests an original interpretation of the ideological (Barbarian = Persian) role assumed by the victorious Greek king in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, when he appears in front of his palace and his wife Clytemnestra. Some aspects of Atossa’s dreams, in particular their symbolic complexity, are dealt with in the framework of a comparative Greek-Persian dimension.

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13 Dicembre 2022

Accettato

15 Marzo 2022

Presentato

22 Dicembre 2021

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-633-6

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-632-9

Keywords: Dreams • Iranian mythology • Aeschylus’ Persae • Dualisms • Plato’s Phaedrus • Interculturality • Horses and chariots

permalink: http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-632-9/004

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