Orestes and Pylades in Byzantine historiography
Two examples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20477477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dusan Korac (Washington, USA), Radivoj Radić (0000-0003-0711-8100, Belgrade) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Issue | 44 |
| Pages | 191-195 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0584-9888 • E-ISSN: 2406-0917 |
| Publisher | National Library of Serbia (PUBLISHER • RS) |
| DOI | 10.2298/zrvi0744191k |
| OpenAlex | W2048544185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article analyzes two instances where Byzantine historians Anna Komnene and Nikephoros Gregoras used a syntagm about intimate and dedicated friendship between two ancient Greek mythological heroes, Orestes and Pylades. In The Alexiad it is a story about the brotherly relations between Alexios and Isaac Komnenoi, and in the Roman Histories Nikephoros Gregoras compares them to two contemporary rulers, two very close allies - the Byzantine emperor John Kantakouzenos and the Seljuk emir Umur. In both instances Byzantine writers very skillfully employed the metaphor about the friendship of Orestes and Pylades
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Byzantine studies · Emperor · Friendship · Historiography · Literature · Metaphor · Mythology · Sociology · Theology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |