Publication: The Argos Long Shadow over Lake Tritonis and Lemnos:Two Dormant Oracles in Herodotus
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Sanchez-Mañas, C.
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Universidade de Aveiro
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https://doi.org/10.34624/agora.v24i0.28072
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Abstract
Two dormant oracles in Herodotus’ Histories, 4.179 and 6.139-140, allow us to establish an interrelation between the Greek colonisation of Libya and the Athenian conquest of Lemnos based on the Argonautic myth. This paper conducts an in-depth examination of both passages from a comparative perspective, considering these aspects: mythical setting, conditioned oracular structure, use of tricks by characters, flashback as a narrative technique and the wind’s role in the tales. Results show that the myth presents a Panhellenic vocation in the first oracle and a local vocation in the second.
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Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate, nº 24, pág.: 13-32
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