The Ghost of Clytemnestra in the Eumenides
Ethical Claims Beyond Human Limits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9388292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amit Shilo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 533-576 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Journal of Philology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9475 • E-ISSN: 1086-3168 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ajp.2018.0035 |
| OpenAlex | W2907596822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 79 |
The Ghost of Clytemnestra is the first afterlife figure in extant Greek literature to call for vengeance instead of ritual burial. She goads the Erinyes to kill Orestes in order to rectify the wrongs she has suffered. Yet the living Clytemnestra has already proven manipulative, politically usurping, and murderous; her Ghost attacks her own son. Further, the Ghost's lack of substance (as eido\ lon, psyche\ , or onar) distances her from the living world. On what ethical grounds, then, does the Ghost base her claims? How can a character so far beyond the boundaries of societal norms demand serious ethical consideration
Afterlife · Character (mathematics · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Order (exchange · Political science · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |