Dionysus as an epic hero?
This study is the result of a year of master’s research entitled The heroic face of Dionysus in Dionysiaca of Nonnus from Panopolis. The present work aims to recover the influences in the composition of Nonnus’ epic and the design of its protagonist, Dionysus. The god, who was once portrayed as a de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Federal University Juiz of Fora (UFJF)
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Rónai |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/ronai/article/view/23041/12724 |
| Summary: | This study is the result of a year of master’s research entitled The heroic face of Dionysus in Dionysiaca of Nonnus from Panopolis. The present work aims to recover the influences in the composition of Nonnus’ epic and the design of its protagonist, Dionysus. The god, who was once portrayed as a deity of wine and drama, is portrayed in Dionysiaca as a hero whose mission is to spread Hellenism worldwide. The author builds a Dionysus who not only has epic characteristics, but characteristics of all ancient Greek literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2318-3446 2318-3446 |