A non-Ovidian myth in the Ovidius Moralizatus: the double parthenogenesis of Pallas and Vulcan according to Petrus Berchorius
This paper focuses on analysing fable II of Book IV of Ovidius moralizatus written by Petrus Berchorius (c. 1290-1362), in order to enlighten its uniqueness. I will discuss how Berchorius combined three mythological motifs – Juno’s gynogenesis of Vulcan as a direct response to the parthenogenesis of...
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Language: | English |
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2024-01-01
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Series: | Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage |
Online Access: | http://riviste.unimc.it/index.php/cap-cult/article/view/3395 |