Seeing the light, Part II: The reception of Aratus’s LEPTĒ acrostic in Greek and Latin literature
Part I of this study argued that Aratus’s decision to base his LEPTĒ acrostic, which occurs during a discussion of moonlight (Phaen. 783-87), on Homer’s LEUKĒ acrostic (Il. 24.1-5) was motivated by the connection in Homer between the adjective λευκός and various types of light from the sky, includin...
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Université Lille-3
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Dictynna |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/dictynna/1575 |