Motwy wieszczącej głowy w Mirabiliach Flegona z Tralleis
The Motif of a Head Foretelling the Future in Phlegon's Mirabilia
Author(s): Julia DoroszewskaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Phlegon of Tralles; Greek literature; Greek folklore
Summary/Abstract: In chapter 2 and 3 of Phlegon of Tralles’ work On Marvels, we find two stories in which the heads of a dead child and a dead man utter prophecies. The present article analyses the meaning of this motif and its function in Phlegon’s collection.
Journal: Meander
- Issue Year: 64/2009
- Issue No: 1+4
- Page Range: 111-130
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Polish