DEXIA SHMAINEIN (Crinagoras 27, 4 Gow-Page): A Proposal of Interpretation Cover Image

DEXIA SHMAINEIN (Krinagoras 27, 4 Gow-Page) – uwaga interpretacyjna
DEXIA SHMAINEIN (Crinagoras 27, 4 Gow-Page): A Proposal of Interpretation

Author(s): Agnieszka Franczyk-Cegła
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Crinagoras; Greek epigram

Summary/Abstract: In Crinagoras’ epigram 27, written a year or two after Augustus’ death, the expression DEXIA SHMAINEIN, borrowed from Arat. 6, seems to allude to the image of the late emperor as a star foreboding happiness to the Roman world.

  • Issue Year: 68/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 31-42
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish