Impotent Tyranny in Cratinus’ Dionysalexandros
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21303673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dustin W Dixon (Grinnell College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 543-551 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Classical Philology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-837X • E-ISSN: 1546-072X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/708868 |
| OpenAlex | W3041593002 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This note proposes new interpretations of Hera’s bribe offered in Cratinus’ Dionysalexandros. While Hera’s τυραννὶς ἀκίνητος is usually interpreted as an offer of permanent demagoguery in light of the play’s mockery of Pericles, I argue that τυραννíς also recalls contemporary debates about the Athenian empire and that ἀκίνητος puns on the obscene meaning of κινεῖν
Art · Empire · Epistemology · HERA · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Particle physics · Physics · Political science · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |