The Herald of Hyllus? Identifying the Υλλου Πενεστης in Euripides' Heraclidae
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9663133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florence Yoon (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-59 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838814000949 |
| OpenAlex | W2332735244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
At Euripides' Heraclidae 630, an anonymous character arrives onstage to report the arrival of Hyllus' army, and returns at 928 accompanying the defeated Eurystheus. He is generally identified by editors as a therapōn , following the dramatis personae of the hypothesis. Mastronarde briefly challenges this assumption, stating that ‘he is a soldier, not a servant’. There are, however, four reasons to identify the character as neither a soldier nor a therapōn , but as Hyllus' herald. Although none of these reasons is conclusive on its own, the cumulative weight of the evidence is compelling. This identification contributes to the structural coherence and thematic development of the play, and gains special significance from the play's interest in the representation of absent characters
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