THE DAWN OF ACHILLEUS. LIGHT-SYMBOLICS IN THE 'ILIAS' AND IN STATIUS' 'ACHILLEIS'

• Authors: Kozak Daniel
• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

All three descriptions of dawn in Statius' 'Achilleis' (1. 242-245; 1. 819-820; 2. 1-4) are tightly connected to the 'metamorphoses' of Achilles in the poem. These passages also recall the dawn opening 'Ilias' 19, and the Homeric system of metaphors and symbols comparing the hero's return to battle to the arrival of light and dawn. A particularly complex connection between Achilles' exposure and sunrise is established in the third Statian passage under discussion, which can also be interpreted as a possible prediction of Achilles' future as epic and elegiac hero. The 'genitor coruscae lucis' mentioned in this passage can be identified as Iuppiter/Dispiter; as a consequence, the description sheds some light on the god's role in the 'Achilleis' as well.

Keywords

EN

ACHILLES; ANCIENT ROMAN LITERATURE; DAWN DESCRIPTION; HOMER - 'ILIAS'; STATIUS - 'ACHILLEIS'

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Journal: Antik Tanulmanyok (Studia Antiqua)
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 197-214
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kozak Daniel

• Daniel Kozak, ELTE BTK (for postal address conact the journal editor)

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10HUAAAA07896