“Golden Aphrodite” and Zeus’s cosmic order in Hesiodic poetry

After a brief presentation about the notion of formula, this paper argues that Aphrodite, mainly when presented under the formula χρυσέην Ἀφροδίτην, is essential for the understanding of the dynamics of the race of the heroes and Zeus’s decision to put an end to it in Greek early hexameter poetry. A...

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Main Author: Juarez Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2019-12-01
Series:Codex: Revista de Estudos Clássicos
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/29684

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