Vol. 18 No. 3 (1992): XVIII - 1992, fascicolo 3
Articoli

Heracles in Narrow Straits

Published 2016-09-13

Keywords

  • Sophocles,
  • Trachiniae,
  • Heracles’ Pillars,
  • Heracles

Abstract

In Sophocles, Tr. 101 the expression δισσαῖσιν ἀπείροις κλιθείς does not just refer to the Pillars of Heracles, but evokes the theme of pillars and narrow passages as a gate to the Underworld, well attested in mythology and folklore: cf. Samson, Atlas, and the Sun-god.