Polyxo and the Lemnian Episode – An Inter- and Intratextual Study of Apollonius Rhodius, Valerius Flaccus, and Statius

This paper examines the main similarities and differences in the portrayal of the minor mortal female character Polyxo in Apollonius Rhodius’ and Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica as well as Statius’ Thebaid. In a close reading of the three epics, Polyxo is identified as the key character of the Lemnian...

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Main Author: Simone Finkmann
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Université Lille-3 2016-01-01
Series:Dictynna
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/dictynna/1135