The meaning and function of the image of Helen in the poetry of Sappho (in light of recent papyrology’s discoveries) Cover Image

Право женщины – право богини? Смысл и функция образа Елены в поэзии Сапфо (в свете новейших папирологических открытий)
The meaning and function of the image of Helen in the poetry of Sappho (in light of recent papyrology’s discoveries)

Author(s): Timothey Myakin
Subject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Ancient World, Greek Literature, Hermeneutics
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: image of the Helen in Sapph. 16; the cult of Helen at Sappho; Helen at Alcaeus’s poetry;

Summary/Abstract: The image of the Helen in Sapph. Fr. 16 (Neri–Cinti) is analyzed in detail on the basis of the new papyrus fragments which were published by Dirk Obbink (Obbink 2016а). According to the results of the comparative analysis; it is concluded that the form of the aoristic active participle from the verb περιέχειν, which is used in Sapph. Fr. 16, refers not only to the vocabulary of Homer, but also to the vocabulary of legal documents (cf. Hom. Il. XV, 653–654; Hellanic., Fr. 31, 50 Jacoby; IG XII(2), №58, 8–9 etc.). Thus, we confirm a special significance of the Sapph. Fr. 16, which is a "program" song of Sappho’s thiasos (cf. Bierl 2003).

  • Issue Year: XIV/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 184-206
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Russian