Political Myth in Aristophanes: Another Form of Comic Satire?
<p>Civic myths and their role in the expression of political identity can be seen to be parodied in <em>Acharnians</em> (the cause of the Peloponnesian War, the conquest of Eleusis) and <em>Birds</em> (foundation legends, the Athenian kings).</p>
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Duke University
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/12931 |