The characterization of Polyphemus in Euripides’ "Cyclops"
Polyphemus, one of the scariest and most dangerous monsters in Greek mythology, is a main character in Euripides’ satyr play Cyclops. Many elements of his characterization by Euripides are partially inspired by Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey and resurface in other dark characters of Euripidean drama. Cha...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) |
| Repositorio: | Codex : Revista de Estudos Clássicos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33634 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/33634 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Polifemo drama satírico Odisseia Ciclope Eurípides contos de fadas ogros Polyphemus satyr play Odyssey Cyclops Euripides fairy tales ogres |
| Sumario: | Polyphemus, one of the scariest and most dangerous monsters in Greek mythology, is a main character in Euripides’ satyr play Cyclops. Many elements of his characterization by Euripides are partially inspired by Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey and resurface in other dark characters of Euripidean drama. Characteristics and influences from Euripides’ sophisticated Polyphemus might be found in literary and artistic works from 4th century BCE onwards. In our days, traces of Euripides’ cyclops may be recognized in some of the evil ogres of 17th century fairy tales. |
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