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About Hippon. fr. 180 Dg. (= 171 W.²)

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Abstract

Hipponax’s compound word χειρόχωλος (fr. 180 Dg.) could be read as an image-kenning used to define not only a miser, but also a πτωχός, as the comparison with Aristoph. Eq. 1080-5 seems to suggest.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Feb. 11, 2024 | Accepted: May 1, 2024 | Published July 3, 2024 | Language: it

Keywords BeggarAristophanesLiterary criticismIambic poetryImage-kenningHipponax