The naming of Thrasyllus in Apuleius' Metamorphoses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Repath (University of Warwick, corresponding author), I D REPATH (University of Warwick) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 627-630 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| 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 (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cq/50.2.627 |
| OpenAlex | W2129919017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
It is usually assumed that Apuleius gave one of his characters the name ‘Thrasyllus’ because of its etymological connection with θρασ. Indeed it is singularly appropriate and Apuleius himself draws attention to the fact: Thrasyllus, praeceps alioquin et de ipso nomine temerarius ... ( Met. 8.8). However, it does not follow that a name with such an etymological significance can have no other connotations: in this note I suggest that there is a further frame of reference behind ‘Thrasyllus’ and that Apuleius may have expected his readers to realize this
Art · Connection (principal bundle · Epistemology · Frame (networking · Literature · Reflexive pronoun · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |