Vol. 39 No. 1 (2013): XXXIX - 2013
Articoli

Callimaco (Del. 240-3) e l’impudicizia delle foche

Published 2013-09-09

Keywords

  • Callimachus,
  • Lycophron

Abstract

In this passage, Callimachus enhances Hera’s wrath against her rivals by means of a learned allusion to ancient zoological opinions – also attested in Lycophron, and possibly elsewhere – about female seals aiming to mate with men.

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