Maria Pavlou
Biographic Data
| ID | 961489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Pavlou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Pavlou |
| SIGNATURE | PAVLOU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7184-7132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Localizing Pindar’s Pythian 10
This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion of the political ramifications of Pythian 10 by drawing attention to two less studied features of the ode’s mythical narrative: the glossing over of King Polydectes within Perseus’ story, and the attribution of the rare appellation λαγέτας to Perseus. Additionally, it is argued that, as well as targeting a Thessalian audience, the ode sends a powerful political message to the other cities of the De…
Framing the Dialogues
Framing the Dialogues: How to Read Openings and Closures in Plato is a collection of 14 chapters with an Introduction that focuses on the intricate and multifarious ways in which Plato frames his dialogues. Its main aim is to explore both the association between inner and outer framework and how this relationship contributes to, and sheds light upon, the framed dialogues and their philosophical content. All contributors to the volume advocate the…
Framing the dialogues
"It is well known that scrutiny of Plato's first words begins with Proclus' commentary on the Parmenides. Proclus asks how we, the readers of a Platonic dialogue, could or should treat the prooimia of the dialogues. Proclus supports the view that a reader should first understand the dialogue and then revisit the opening scene, aiming to understand how the philosophical content developed in the main part of the dialogue sheds light on the prelude.…
Re-excavating’ Findings in Storage
Since 1874, the Old Acropolis Museum (OAM) in Athens has housed archaeological materials from the Acropolis Hill and its Slopes, dating from Antiquity to the modern period. This case study explores the undertaking, over the past three years, of the OAM Reopening Project by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens (EACA), attached to the Greek Ministry of Culture. The repackaging, re-documentation, and study of stored objects, as well as …
Hesiod in Plato’s Theaetetus
This paper discusses the two references to Hesiod—one explicit (207a), the other implicit (155d)—that we encounter in the Theaetetus. Whereas at first glance Socrates seems to evoke Hesiod with a view to lending authority to or illustrating his own ongoing argument, if we go back to the original Hesiodic text and examine the wider context of the lines that Plato has Socrates quote or allude to, it becomes clear that the meaning attached to them i…
Clytemnestra's letter in Iakovos Kambanellis’ Letter to Orestes
Kambanellis’ Letter to Orestes constitutes Clytemnestra's apologia for the murder of Agamemnon and is addressed to her estranged son Orestes. Until now, research has concentrated mainly on the content, verbal message and metatheatrical dimension of Clytemnestra's letter, laying emphasis upon Kambanellis’ intertextual links with the ancient Greek tragedies revolving around the Atreid myth. This article focuses attention on the dramatic form of the…
Aegina, Epinician Poetry, and the Poetics of Conflict
One arresting feature in the Aeginetan epinician songs of Pindar and Bacchylides is the idealized image of Aegina that they generate. The paper argues that this image should not be taken at face value because it hardly maps onto the fifth-century Aeginetan milieu; rather, it is an ideological construct that conceals existing tension and strife. Un trait saisissant des chants épiniciens de Pindare et de Bacchylide qui concernent Égine est l'image …
Attributive Discourse in the Speeches in Thucydides
Sirens at the Symposium (Louvre E667)
The two wreath-bearing sirens featuring in the sympotic scene on a black-figure Laconian cylix in the Louvre (E667) have been the subject of much discussion and have been interpreted as symbolising either the souls of the symposiasts, or the festivity / erotic ambience of the convivial gathering. As I argue, the function of the sirens in this scene could be elucidated if seen in conjunction with the sirens’ role in Homer
Past And Present In Pindar’s Religious Poetry
The paper examines how Pindar speaks of shapes and configures the relation between past and present in his cult songs, especially his Paeans and Dithyrambs . What kind of temporality does his religious poetry serve to conjure up? Is this temporality always the same? Does he play any tricks with time? What role does he ascribe to himself, qua poet, in all this? What should to be stressed from the outset is that Pindar's cult songs are not merely d…
Pindar Olympian 3
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Pindar Nemean 5
This article re-examines Pindar's opening statement in Nemean 5, that he is not a sculptor who fashions motionless statues, by taking into account the ode's actual performance venue. This contextualization of the poem enables a better understanding of Pindar's claim, and shows that the mobility which he ascribes to his song is not merely external, but also internal. Cet article propose un nouvel examen de l'énoncé d'ouverture de la cinquième Némé…
Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina
Metapoetics, Poetic Tradition, and Praise in Pindar Olympian 9
Scholarly discussions of Pindar's Olympian 9 normally examine the opening reference to Archilochus' kallinikos hymn, the mythical exemplum of Heracles' theomachy, and the narrative of the foundation of Opus separately. The present study will attempt to examine these references together, as forming a dynamic whole. As will become clear, such an approach can provide a more successful reading of the poem because it accounts better for its constituen…
Pindar Olympian 3
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Metapoetics, Poetic Tradition, and Praise in Pindar Olympian 9
Scholarly discussions of Pindar's Olympian 9 normally examine the opening reference to Archilochus' kallinikos hymn, the mythical exemplum of Heracles' theomachy, and the narrative of the foundation of Opus separately. The present study will attempt to examine these references together, as forming a dynamic whole. As will become clear, such an approach can provide a more successful reading of the poem because it accounts better for its constituen…
Pindar Nemean 5
This article re-examines Pindar's opening statement in Nemean 5, that he is not a sculptor who fashions motionless statues, by taking into account the ode's actual performance venue. This contextualization of the poem enables a better understanding of Pindar's claim, and shows that the mobility which he ascribes to his song is not merely external, but also internal. Cet article propose un nouvel examen de l'énoncé d'ouverture de la cinquième Némé…
Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina
Metapoetics, Poetic Tradition, and Praise in Pindar Olympian 9
Scholarly discussions of Pindar's Olympian 9 normally examine the opening reference to Archilochus' kallinikos hymn, the mythical exemplum of Heracles' theomachy, and the narrative of the foundation of Opus separately. The present study will attempt to examine these references together, as forming a dynamic whole. As will become clear, such an approach can provide a more successful reading of the poem because it accounts better for its constituen…
Pindar Olympian 3
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Pindar Nemean 5
This article re-examines Pindar's opening statement in Nemean 5, that he is not a sculptor who fashions motionless statues, by taking into account the ode's actual performance venue. This contextualization of the poem enables a better understanding of Pindar's claim, and shows that the mobility which he ascribes to his song is not merely external, but also internal. Cet article propose un nouvel examen de l'énoncé d'ouverture de la cinquième Némé…
Past And Present In Pindar’s Religious Poetry
The paper examines how Pindar speaks of shapes and configures the relation between past and present in his cult songs, especially his Paeans and Dithyrambs . What kind of temporality does his religious poetry serve to conjure up? Is this temporality always the same? Does he play any tricks with time? What role does he ascribe to himself, qua poet, in all this? What should to be stressed from the outset is that Pindar's cult songs are not merely d…
Sirens at the Symposium (Louvre E667)
The two wreath-bearing sirens featuring in the sympotic scene on a black-figure Laconian cylix in the Louvre (E667) have been the subject of much discussion and have been interpreted as symbolising either the souls of the symposiasts, or the festivity / erotic ambience of the convivial gathering. As I argue, the function of the sirens in this scene could be elucidated if seen in conjunction with the sirens’ role in Homer
Attributive Discourse in the Speeches in Thucydides
Aegina, Epinician Poetry, and the Poetics of Conflict
One arresting feature in the Aeginetan epinician songs of Pindar and Bacchylides is the idealized image of Aegina that they generate. The paper argues that this image should not be taken at face value because it hardly maps onto the fifth-century Aeginetan milieu; rather, it is an ideological construct that conceals existing tension and strife. Un trait saisissant des chants épiniciens de Pindare et de Bacchylide qui concernent Égine est l'image …
Clytemnestra's letter in Iakovos Kambanellis’ Letter to Orestes
Kambanellis’ Letter to Orestes constitutes Clytemnestra's apologia for the murder of Agamemnon and is addressed to her estranged son Orestes. Until now, research has concentrated mainly on the content, verbal message and metatheatrical dimension of Clytemnestra's letter, laying emphasis upon Kambanellis’ intertextual links with the ancient Greek tragedies revolving around the Atreid myth. This article focuses attention on the dramatic form of the…
Hesiod in Plato’s Theaetetus
This paper discusses the two references to Hesiod—one explicit (207a), the other implicit (155d)—that we encounter in the Theaetetus. Whereas at first glance Socrates seems to evoke Hesiod with a view to lending authority to or illustrating his own ongoing argument, if we go back to the original Hesiodic text and examine the wider context of the lines that Plato has Socrates quote or allude to, it becomes clear that the meaning attached to them i…
Framing the Dialogues
Framing the Dialogues: How to Read Openings and Closures in Plato is a collection of 14 chapters with an Introduction that focuses on the intricate and multifarious ways in which Plato frames his dialogues. Its main aim is to explore both the association between inner and outer framework and how this relationship contributes to, and sheds light upon, the framed dialogues and their philosophical content. All contributors to the volume advocate the…
Framing the dialogues
"It is well known that scrutiny of Plato's first words begins with Proclus' commentary on the Parmenides. Proclus asks how we, the readers of a Platonic dialogue, could or should treat the prooimia of the dialogues. Proclus supports the view that a reader should first understand the dialogue and then revisit the opening scene, aiming to understand how the philosophical content developed in the main part of the dialogue sheds light on the prelude.…
Re-excavating’ Findings in Storage
Since 1874, the Old Acropolis Museum (OAM) in Athens has housed archaeological materials from the Acropolis Hill and its Slopes, dating from Antiquity to the modern period. This case study explores the undertaking, over the past three years, of the OAM Reopening Project by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens (EACA), attached to the Greek Ministry of Culture. The repackaging, re-documentation, and study of stored objects, as well as …
Localizing Pindar’s Pythian 10
This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion of the political ramifications of Pythian 10 by drawing attention to two less studied features of the ode’s mythical narrative: the glossing over of King Polydectes within Perseus’ story, and the attribution of the rare appellation λαγέτας to Perseus. Additionally, it is argued that, as well as targeting a Thessalian audience, the ode sends a powerful political message to the other cities of the De…
Classical Antiquity Studies (11 works) · Art (10 works) · Literature (10 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · History (8 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Poetry (5 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)