Dio’s Use of Mythology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23719871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne Saïd (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 161-186 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Dio Chrysostom (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780199243594.003.0008 |
| OpenAlex | W4388379110 |
| ISBN | 9780199243594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
One may wonder, as Paul Veyne did some years ago,1 if, under the Empire, the Greeks believed in their myths. But one cannot deny that they used them, and this is amply demonstrated by Dio’s speeches. As an introduction to this study, I propose to examine the characteristics of myth according to Dio, relying mostly on the occurrences of muthos, muthologein, etc, in his works. After this, I shall first demonstrate his rhetorical skill at manipulating mythological topoi. Secondly, I shall focus on his philosophical use of myth. Finally, according to the unwritten rules of French academic rhetoric, I shall consider his rewriting of traditional stories in the problematic Trojan Oration (Or. 11), and also in the Nessus (Or. 60) and the Chryseis (Or. 61).
Art · Epistemology · Greeks · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Rewriting · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Wonder · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |