The Memory of Arsinoe II. in Callimachus’ Ectheosis Arsinoes Cover Image

II. Arsinoé emlékezete Kallimachos Ektheósis Arsinoés költeményében
The Memory of Arsinoe II. in Callimachus’ Ectheosis Arsinoes

Author(s): Zsolt Adorjáni
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem
Keywords: Callimachus; Arsinoe; Simonides; historical elegy; allusion; cultural memory

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the fragmentary poem Ektheosis Arsinoes by Callimachus as a memorialization of the deceased queen Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II. First it looks at the genre and structure of the poem. This leads to the consideration of the allusions which can be detected in the text. In addition, the study offers a new hypothesis regarding the poem’s historical context.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 42-48
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Hungarian