Vol. 3 No. 1 (1977): III - 1977, fascicolo 1
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Lite per un matrimonio truffaldino nella Grecia arcaica (Hes. fr. 43 M.-W.)

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  • Angelo Casanova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-19912

Published 2016-12-13

Keywords

  • Hesiod,
  • Erysichthon,
  • Sisyphos,
  • Greek Law
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Abstract

Analysis of the relevant fragment and reconstruction of Mestra’s story in the Hesiodic Catalogue. Mestra, Erysichthon’s daughter, gets married with Glaukos, Sisyphos’ son, in exchange of a lot of animals, in order to satisfy Herysichthon’s hunger: then, through a metamorphosis, she disappears. Sisyphos protests this, but does not succeed in obtaining compensation.. The author of these lines is Hesiod or at least a poet of his entourage.

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