Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αρχαία Ελληνική ΦιλολογίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Supervisors info:
Αικατερίνη-Νίνα Καρβούνη, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας στο τμήμα Φιλολογίας στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Σοφία Παπαϊωάννου, Καθηγήτρια Λατινικής Φιλολογίας στο τμήμα Φιλολογίας στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Στέφανος Ματθαίος, Καθηγητής Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Φιλολογίας στο τμήμα Φιλολογίας στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Η επική πολυφωνία πίσω από τη βιργιλιανή Αφροδίτη
Translated title:
Virgil’s Venus and epic polyphony
Summary:
This thesis examines the figure of Venus-Aphrodite in the Homeric epics, the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes and the Latin epic of Virgil in detail. By focusing on the Venus΄scenes throughout the Aeneid, this study aims to discuss how the figure of Venus is perceived in the Latin epic through the earlier Greek tradition. Scholars have already engaged with intertextuality among these texts, but the focus of the present study is on the complexity of Venus’ character: the goddess is the mother of the main hero in the Aeneid and she embodies all the characteristics attributed to her in the preceding tradition. The relationship between Virgil and the epic parallels is also the subject of commentary; the extent to which the poet renews, or deviates from, these parallels, defining Venus as a multifaceted figure. In his attempt to delineate this complex character, Virgil uses elements that are both positive, such as her maternal feelings, as well as less flattering, such as the goddess's inclination to deception and love. Through a close reading and analysis of the Latin text, it becomes evident that the epic parallels are highlighted, and that the Roman poet has successfully incorporated them into the persona of the main deity, thereby renewing them. The character of Venus comprises her previous characteristics and encompasses a multiplicity of identities, the most important of which, however, in the Aeneid is that of the mother.
Main subject category:
Language – Literature
Keywords:
Venus, Aphrodite, Virgil, epic parallels, mother-goddess
Number of references:
104
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