Boucaios est-il un nom propre ou un nom commun ? (Théocrite, Nicandre, Posidippe)

Tradition takes it for granted that one of the characters in idyll X is called Boucaios. This paper aims to highlight that reading this term as an anthroponym is not obvious and raises many questions. It is a question here of re-examining the various problems posed by the interpretation of the word...

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Main Author: Hamidou Richer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2020-01-01
Series:Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/3582
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Summary:Tradition takes it for granted that one of the characters in idyll X is called Boucaios. This paper aims to highlight that reading this term as an anthroponym is not obvious and raises many questions. It is a question here of re-examining the various problems posed by the interpretation of the word Boucaios in all its complexity.
ISSN:1775-4275