In his Hymn to Delos Callimachus exploits the scholarly background on wandering islands, which are first attested with Homer's Aiolie. Callimachus exhibits a particular interest also in a possible scientific explanation of this legend, which could a kind of optical deceit, as may be shown by a comparison with a passage in Eratosthenes.
Giuseppetti, M. (2006). Delo πλαζομένη πελάγεσσι (Call. hymn. 4, 192) e il problema delle “isole vaganti” da Omero all’esegesi ellenistica. In Callimachea I. Atti della prima giornata di studi su Callimaco (pp.195-227). ROMA : Herder.
Delo πλαζομένη πελάγεσσι (Call. hymn. 4, 192) e il problema delle “isole vaganti” da Omero all’esegesi ellenistica
GIUSEPPETTI, MASSIMO
2006-01-01
Abstract
In his Hymn to Delos Callimachus exploits the scholarly background on wandering islands, which are first attested with Homer's Aiolie. Callimachus exhibits a particular interest also in a possible scientific explanation of this legend, which could a kind of optical deceit, as may be shown by a comparison with a passage in Eratosthenes.File in questo prodotto:
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