Le combat d'Amour et de Pan

Lutte Ludique Et Érotique

Bibliographic Data

ID4082585
AuthorsMirja Lehmann (Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume119
Issue119
Pages437-454
Publication date2022-10-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePallas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0387 • E-ISSN: 2272-7639
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/pallas.25329
OpenAlexW4387198330
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

The wrestling fight between Eros and Pan evokes the conflicting relationships between the different facets of love. It also contributes to the conception of an all-powerful, tyrannical and childish Love. On Roman mosaics, the scene is often transposed from a mythological context to a palaestra environment, a place of play and rivalry par excellence. This article aims to understand the implications of this mix of genre, through the study of two mosaics in Lyon and Piazza Armerina. The playful fight between the two divinities becomes a parodic allegory (antagonism between animal desire and love, omnipotence of love, but also a parody of gymnasium eroticism and athletic wrestling

Art · Humanities · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

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