Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | ΦΑΙΔΙΜΟΣ ΕΚΤΩΡ
Chapter | Ovid and the Ass (Fast. 1.391-440, 6.319-46)
Ovid and the Ass (Fast. 1.391-440, 6.319-46)
- Myrto Garani - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece - email
Abstract
The focus of this paper is the double aetiology of the very first sacrifice of the ass in Ovid’s Fasti 1 and 6. I explore Ovid’s sources, in particular Hyginus’ Astronomica and Eratosthenes’ Catasterismoi and argue that the two Ovidian episodes look back to two Eratosthenic aetiological variants, both of which pertain to the catasterisation of the Asses. Regarding the significance of Priapus’ episode in the sacrificial list of Book 1, the sacrifice of the ass is programmatic for Ovid’s elegiac project: the donkey deserves to be sacrificed, since through its actions it undermines Priapus’ elegiac love and so poses a serious threat to the generic identity of the work. In Book 6 the ass is endowed with a national dimension, which was already inherent in Hyginus’ Eratosthenic version of the myth.
Submitted: May 17, 2021 | Accepted: June 23, 2021 | Published Dec. 16, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Sacrifice • Eratosthenes’ Catasterismoi • Hyginus’ Astronomica • Ass • Priapus • Programmatic
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Garani Myrto |
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Ovid and the Ass (Fast. 1.391-440, 6.319-46) |
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The focus of this paper is the double aetiology of the very first sacrifice of the ass in Ovid’s Fasti 1 and 6. I explore Ovid’s sources, in particular Hyginus’ Astronomica and Eratosthenes’ Catasterismoi and argue that the two Ovidian episodes look back to two Eratosthenic aetiological variants, both of which pertain to the catasterisation of the Asses. Regarding the significance of Priapus’ episode in the sacrificial list of Book 1, the sacrifice of the ass is programmatic for Ovid’s elegiac project: the donkey deserves to be sacrificed, since through its actions it undermines Priapus’ elegiac love and so poses a serious threat to the generic identity of the work. In Book 6 the ass is endowed with a national dimension, which was already inherent in Hyginus’ Eratosthenic version of the myth. |
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Antiquity Studies |
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Filologia e letteratura |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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2021-12-16 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2021-06-23 |
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2021-05-17 |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-548-3/028 |
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978-88-6969-549-0 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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Ass |
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dc.subject |
Ass |
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dc.subject |
Eratosthenes’ Catasterismoi |
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dc.subject |
Eratosthenes’ Catasterismoi |
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dc.subject |
Hyginus’ Astronomica |
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dc.subject |
Hyginus’ Astronomica |
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dc.subject |
Priapus |
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dc.subject |
Priapus |
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Programmatic |
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dc.subject |
Programmatic |
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Sacrifice |
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Sacrifice |
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