The rape of Europa in Ancient Literature: from the Hellenistic period to Late-antiquity

Keywords:

Europa, Moschus, myth, abduction, meadow

Abstract

The present work aims to explore a series of constituent elements of the myth of the rape of Europa in the versions of Moshus (Europa), Ovid (Metamorphosis 2. 833-875 and 6. 103-107; Fasti 5. 603-620), Achilles Tatius (Leucippe and Clitophon 1), Lucian of Samosata (“Zephyrus and Notus”, Dialogues of the Sea Gods) and Nonus of Panopolis (Dionysiaca 1). The objective is to try to determine the source(s) that each author could have used, based on the mention or omission of some of these components in the different rewritings, as well as the changes in the way they are used.

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Author Biography

Candela Ailén Barón, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Estudiante de la Licenciatura en Letras Clásicas en la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Adscripta a “Lengua y Cultura Griegas I-V” (cátedra Torres) también de la UBA. Actualmente, participa del Proyecto de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (PICT) “Hacia una traducción performativa de la épica homérica: análisis y texto bilingüe comentado de Ilíada 8-9, 12-13”, financiado por la Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación de la República Argentina.

Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Barón, C. A. (2024). The rape of Europa in Ancient Literature: from the Hellenistic period to Late-antiquity. Circe De clásicos Y Modernos, 28(1), 67–89. Retrieved from https://ojs.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/circe/article/view/8447