Vol. 41 No. 1 (2015): XLI - 2015
Articoli

Stesichorus and the Fable

Published 2015-09-09

Keywords

  • Stesichorus,
  • Aelian,
  • Folk-Tale,
  • Forgery

Abstract

The ‘fable’ that is Stesichorus fr. 324 Davies–Finglass, cited by Aelian NA 17.37, is examined both from the point of view of its authenticity (which is shown to be extremely doubtful) and that of the narrative motifs it contains.