Apollonius as a Hellenistic Geographer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20046485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doris Meyer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Pages | 267-285 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Brill's Companion to Apollonius Rhodius (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004217140_013 |
| OpenAlex | W367193747 |
| ISBN | 9789004217140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius is the best known travel epic of the ancient world. The geography of the Argonautica is inconceivable not only without Homer and Pindar but also without the geographical commentators of Homer and the authors of periploi and descriptions of the Earth. This chapter provides geographical reading of the Argonautica . The places visited by the Argonauts make up an imaginary periplous map and the chapter attempts to integrate the epic into the tradition of Greek geographical literature. The geography of the Argonautic expedition is closely related to a mythical adventure which is older than the Odyssey and contains elements of a purely mythical geography. It is exactly this myth, with its terrifying description of exotic lands, which is recounted in the Argonautica . Keywords: Apollonius Rhodius; Argonautica ; Homer; Odyssey
Adventure · Art · Art history · Cartography · EPIC · Geographer · Geography · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · The Imaginary · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2020 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |