ΓΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΙΟΣ ΑΟΙΔΟΣ

Authors

  • Jaume Pòrtulas
Keywords: Margites, Homeric Bioi, Chorality, Old Age, Poetic initiation

Abstract

In this paper an attempt is made to connect two well-known aspects of the Homeric legend: the Poet’s characterization as a blind old singer in Margites (fr. 1 West) and in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo (172-173); and the passage of the Vita Homeri herodotea (xxxiii 481-82 Allen) where Homer teaches the song of the εἰρεσιώνη to the Samian children. The fortune of the expression Μουσάων θεράπων (Margites 1, 2 West) is also analyzed. The ultimate aim is to trace the outline of the interaction between an old poet and his young pupils in compositions such as the εἰρεσιώνη and the ‘swallow-song’ and in the background of the Homeric (pseudo)biographies.

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Published
09-03-2017
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Pòrtulas, J. (2017). ΓΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΙΟΣ ΑΟΙΔΟΣ. Myrtia, 31, 13–31. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/myrtia/article/view/286661
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