The Self-sacrifice of Menoeceus in Euripides’ Phoenissae, II Maccabees and Statius’ Thebaid
In his Phoenissae Euripides introduced a unique case of male self-sacrifice before battle instead of the traditional virgin sacrifice. Its appropriation by II Maccabees and Statius as well as by its important resonance until the end of antiquity demonstrates the success of this innovation. In the ma...
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De Gruyter
2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 193-208 |
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Euripides, Phoenix
/ Man
/ Suicide
/ Sacrifice (Religion)
/ Bible. Makkabäer 2.
/ Statius, Publius Papinius 45-96, Thebais
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