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The first aim of this paper is to illustrate the various meanings of the word πονηρός (together w... more The first aim of this paper is to illustrate the various meanings of the word πονηρός (together with the antonym χρηστός) and especially its usage from the last quarter of V century b.C. to the first half of IV, both in theatrical literature and in political jargon; the semantic gap between the etymological sense of this term and its occurrences in post-Periclean age is due to the great social renewals in VI-V cent. and next to the decline of the democratic parabola in Athens. Consequently, the paper shows the tight connections between comic and political lexicon: according to Alessandro Grilli, all Aristophanes’ comedies concern politics and therefore refer to its vocabulary in order to inspire audience’s laugh and blame.
Rhodopis is a heroine of Artemis’ cortège and she’s a good example to illustrate the anthropologi... more Rhodopis is a heroine of Artemis’ cortège and she’s a good example to illustrate the anthropological fact in the passage from the girls’ adolescence to marriage. Rhodopis is a huntress, like the other women following Artemis: Achilles Tatius and Nicetas Eugenianus describe her distinguishing shooting lodge, with the typical lexicon of hunt and Artemidic comitas. Furthermore, Rhodopis vows to her goddess she’ll never enjoy Aphrodite’s pleasures, but this oath assumes a ὕβρις deed towards Aphrodite, who takes her revenge, misguiding Rhodopis in breaking her virginity vow. The broken pact with Artemis leads to tragic consequences: the goddess punishes Rhodopis dissolving her in a spring that will be the backdrop for Ephesian girls’ virginity trials – a literary τόπος evoked by Eustathius Makrembolites and Herodotus, even if regarding a mysterious Lybian Athena.
The first aim of this paper is to illustrate the various meanings of the word πονηρός (together w... more The first aim of this paper is to illustrate the various meanings of the word πονηρός (together with the antonym χρηστός) and especially its usage from the last quarter of V century b.C. to the first half of IV, both in theatrical literature and in political jargon; the semantic gap between the etymological sense of this term and its occurrences in post-Periclean age is due to the great social renewals in VI-V cent. and next to the decline of the democratic parabola in Athens. Consequently, the paper shows the tight connections between comic and political lexicon: according to Alessandro Grilli, all Aristophanes’ comedies concern politics and therefore refer to its vocabulary in order to inspire audience’s laugh and blame.
Rhodopis is a heroine of Artemis’ cortège and she’s a good example to illustrate the anthropologi... more Rhodopis is a heroine of Artemis’ cortège and she’s a good example to illustrate the anthropological fact in the passage from the girls’ adolescence to marriage. Rhodopis is a huntress, like the other women following Artemis: Achilles Tatius and Nicetas Eugenianus describe her distinguishing shooting lodge, with the typical lexicon of hunt and Artemidic comitas. Furthermore, Rhodopis vows to her goddess she’ll never enjoy Aphrodite’s pleasures, but this oath assumes a ὕβρις deed towards Aphrodite, who takes her revenge, misguiding Rhodopis in breaking her virginity vow. The broken pact with Artemis leads to tragic consequences: the goddess punishes Rhodopis dissolving her in a spring that will be the backdrop for Ephesian girls’ virginity trials – a literary τόπος evoked by Eustathius Makrembolites and Herodotus, even if regarding a mysterious Lybian Athena.