The Sphragis of Heliodorus, Genealogy in the Aithiopika, and Julian’s Hymn to King Helios
This article analyses the final sentence of Heliodorosʹs Aithiopika as a sphragis - an autobiographical statement by the author. Heliodoros here stresses his descent from Helios, as one of characters in the romance, Persinna, also does. However, while genealogy (or physis) is an important element i...
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Universidade de Aveiro
2012-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/agora/article/view/10057 |