One deception, many lies. Frr. 301/302 Radt and Aeschylus' Philoctetes

This note argues that the most likely attribution for frr. 301/302 Radt of incerta fabula is to Aeschylus' Philoctetes, where they are delivered by Odysseus as a selfjustification. Few tragic deceptions could more reasonably be described as “just” than that of Odysseus in Philoctetes, for his g...

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Main Author: Gianvittorio-Ungar, Laura (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Österreichischen Akademie d. Wissenschaften [2015]
In: Wiener Studien
Year: 2015, Volume: 128, Pages: 19-26
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
TB Antiquity
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Summary:This note argues that the most likely attribution for frr. 301/302 Radt of incerta fabula is to Aeschylus' Philoctetes, where they are delivered by Odysseus as a selfjustification. Few tragic deceptions could more reasonably be described as “just” than that of Odysseus in Philoctetes, for his guile served the just cause of assuring the Greek victory. According to Dio Chrysostom on Aeschylus' Philoctetes (or. 52), Odysseus disguised his own identity and told several lies concerning the condition of the Greek army; this corresponds to the one “just deception” and the several “timely lies” mentioned in our fragments.
ISSN:1813-3924
Contains:Enthalten in: Wiener Studien
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1553/wst128s19