La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ?
Iphigeneia can be conceived of as a very Hellenistic figure: her fate and several of her features were indeed very likely to become a matter of deep interest for the Hellenistic poet-scholars who keenly studied recondite mythological details and alternative versions of myths. In the 3rd century BC,...
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| description | Iphigeneia can be conceived of as a very Hellenistic figure: her fate and several of her features were indeed very likely to become a matter of deep interest for the Hellenistic poet-scholars who keenly studied recondite mythological details and alternative versions of myths. In the 3rd century BC, the legend of Iphigeneia was still a matter of debate: her name, her genealogy, the circumstances of her sacrifice and her whereabouts after the sacrifice were uncertain and were known through different versions of the myth. As the first victim of the Greek expedition against Troy, she was also bound to find an important place in Lycophron’s Alexandra. In Cassandra’s prophecy, Iphigeneia could easily become the Greek pendant to Cassandra’s personal tragedy. This paper will analyse the characteristics of the version chosen by Lycophron and set it against the better-known version of the myth known through the tragedies of Euripides. It will then explore the possible parallels to the version chosen by Lycophron in ancient iconography. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a490a8d18dbe4badbcc1b3902f59d00c2022-12-22T01:22:58ZengENS ÉditionsAitia1775-42752015-01-01410.4000/aitia.849La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ?Christophe CussetPascale Linant de BellefondsIphigeneia can be conceived of as a very Hellenistic figure: her fate and several of her features were indeed very likely to become a matter of deep interest for the Hellenistic poet-scholars who keenly studied recondite mythological details and alternative versions of myths. In the 3rd century BC, the legend of Iphigeneia was still a matter of debate: her name, her genealogy, the circumstances of her sacrifice and her whereabouts after the sacrifice were uncertain and were known through different versions of the myth. As the first victim of the Greek expedition against Troy, she was also bound to find an important place in Lycophron’s Alexandra. In Cassandra’s prophecy, Iphigeneia could easily become the Greek pendant to Cassandra’s personal tragedy. This paper will analyse the characteristics of the version chosen by Lycophron and set it against the better-known version of the myth known through the tragedies of Euripides. It will then explore the possible parallels to the version chosen by Lycophron in ancient iconography.http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/849IphigeneiaLycophronAlexandraCassandravirginityanthroponyms |
| spellingShingle | Christophe Cusset Pascale Linant de Bellefonds La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? Aitia Iphigeneia Lycophron Alexandra Cassandra virginity anthroponyms |
| title | La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? |
| title_full | La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? |
| title_fullStr | La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? |
| title_full_unstemmed | La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? |
| title_short | La figure très hellénistique d’Iphigénie dans l’Alexandra de Lycophron… Quels parallèles dans l’iconographie ? |
| title_sort | la figure tres hellenistique d iphigenie dans l alexandra de lycophron quels paralleles dans l iconographie |
| topic | Iphigeneia Lycophron Alexandra Cassandra virginity anthroponyms |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/849 |
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