On Isopsephic Lines in Homer and Apollonius of Rhodes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11840711 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hilton (0000-0001-9473-757X, corresponding author), J L HILTON |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 385-394 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8353 • E-ISSN: 2327-5812 |
| Publisher | Classical Association of the Middle West and South (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tcj.2011.0010 |
| OpenAlex | W4205654833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In this article all isopsephic lines in Homer (see Aulus Gellius 14.6.4-5) and Apollonius of Rhodes are identified throughthe use of a computer program written by the author. Such puzzles were first noticed by the Hellenistic scholars when they were attempting to establish authentic texts of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The use of deliberate isopsephism by Leonides of Alexandria is noted and the question whether there was scribal manipulation of the Homeric texts is investigated. Both analysis of the statistics of the numeric values of epic Greek verses and textual criticism of the passages under examination show that the majority of these pairs of lines are probably not deliberate, but that manipulation of some cannot be ruled out
Art · Criticism · EPIC · Literature · Poetry · Textual criticism · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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