From a mythical exemplum to a heroic cult. Orestes as a representative of power play, (re-)establishment of political authority and expansionism
The Orestes myth has served as a literary device that mythically justifies the political authority of various figures or city-states. The multiple power plays among the figures of the myth are projected and interpreted in political dynamics and tensions among different social groups or communities,...
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New Classicists
2020-05-01
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