Ambrosia and Kingship
On Callimachus, Hymn 2.38–41
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zsolt Adorjáni (0009-0002-9562-1725, Eötvös Loránd University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-176 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| 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/s0009838820000439 |
| OpenAlex | W3035738091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The list of Apollo's virtues (ἀρεταί) in the second hymn of Callimachus describes, in the context of the appearance of the god, a mysterious healing substance which trickles from the hair of the patron of medicine (lines 45–6). Hymn 2.38–41: αἱ δὲ κόμαι θυόεντα πέδῳ λείβουσιν ἔλαια⋅ οὐ λίπος ̓Απόλλωνος ἀποστάζουσιν ἔθειραι, ἀλλ ̓ αὐτὴν πανάκειαν⋅ ἐν ἄστεϊ δ ̓ ᾧ κεν ἐκεῖναι πρῶκες ἔραζε πέσωσιν, ἀκήρια πάντ ̓ ἐγένοντο. Apollo's hair distils flagrant drops of unguent to the ground: Apollo's curls shed no oil but panacea itself. In the city where those dewdrops fall to earth, all things are safe
Apollo · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Context (archaeology · Hymn · Literature · Panacea (medicine · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Ecology · History · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |