Numbers and Acrostics: Two Notes on Jason’s Prayer at Pagasae in Apollonius’ Argonautica

This paper presents two notes relating to Jason’s prayer to Apollo before the launch of the Argo in Apollonius’ Argonautica (1.415–419).  In both cases, I examine what may be termed the “subtextual” facets of the passage:  textual data that are significant—productive of meaningful interpretation—and...

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Main Author: Brian D. McPhee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Hellenic Studies 2017-12-01
Series:Akropolis
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Online Access:http://helenskestudije.me/ojs/index.php/jhs/article/view/6