HADES AND HERACLES AT PYLOS: DIONE'S TALE DISMANTLED

<jats:p>The fifth book of the <jats:italic>Iliad</jats:italic> contains a curious story about the fight between Heracles and Hades at Pylos, told by Dione (395–7): τλῆ δ' Ἀΐδης ἐν τοῖσι πελώριος ὠκὺν ὀϊστόν, | εὖτέ μιν ωὐτὸς ἀνὴρ υἱὸς Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο | ἐν Πύλῳ ἐν νεκύεσσι βαλὼν...

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Main Author: Sekita, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018