Przedstawienia i symbolika roślin w poezji Pindara
The Imagery and Symbolic Meaning of Plants in Pindar’s Poetry
Author(s): Magdalena StuligroszSubject(s): Ancient World, Greek Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Pindar; plant motifs; floral imagery; symbolism; epinicians; cult songs; ritual;
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the imagery of plants in selected passages of Pindar’s victory odes and cult songs. It demonstrates how the Theban poet uses the symbolism of flower motifs and of the olive and laurel tree in an athletic and ritual context, conferring on them the relevant meanings.
Journal: Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
- Issue Year: XXXIII/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 383-397
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish