Artemis and the city in Callimachus’ "Hymn to Artemis"
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Artemis, hymn, city.
Abstract
This work is intended to analyze Artemis’ facet as city goddess, an aspect not much developed in literature, but emphatically displayed in a hymn that presents the growth of Artemis’ fi gure as goddess in her attributes and functions. In this hymn, Callimachus repairs the lack of a great hymn for the goddess in the style of the more extensive Homeric Hymns, and, at the same time, incorporates to the literary tradition the cult and city dimension of Artemis, which was of great importance in Hellenistic times. Furthermore, by trying to draw an encompassing picture of the cults and temples dedicated to her, Callimachus adopts a strong Panhellenic perspective, which harmonizes with the intention of cultural and religious policies of the Ptolomies.Downloads
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2015-03-02
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Rodoni M. A. (2015). Artemis and the city in Callimachus’ "Hymn to Artemis". Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 25, 215-222. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2015.v25.48487
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