Imagini marine și maritime în Ekthesis-ul Diaconului Agapet
Marine and Maritime Imagery in the Ekthesis of Agapetus Diaconus

Summary/Abstract: The paraenesis written by Deacon Agapetus, around 530 A.D., along with other specific works of Byzantine Literature, is part of a larger historical and cultural process. This sort of writing that belongs to advice literature, is liable to different ways of interpretation. The sea, a vital element in ancient Greek culture, generated a sea imagery. Classical images are transmitted in Byzantine culture, so it is not surprising that marine and maritime elements such as "sea", "storm", "rudder", "port", "ship", etc. are stylistically revalued in Byzantine didactic and ecclesiastical texts. In this paper, we propose an analysis of the marine and maritime images existing in the Ecthesis Deacon Agapetus, "the heir of a past that created literary models, to which he must adhere in the most loyal and ingenious way."

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