Articoli
Published 2013-07-04
Keywords
- Theocritus,
- Seventh Idill,
- Lycidas,
- allusion
Abstract
In Theocritus’ seventh idyll, Lycidas is a divine figure, possibly Dionysus. This would imply an allusion to Ptolemy Philadelphus, given the importance of Dionysiac cults in Ptolemaic propaganda.Metrics
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