Ritual mutilation in Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica: A contextual analysis of IV, 477-479 in search of the motive of the μασχαλισμός
In Apoll. Rh., Arg. IV, 477-479 Jason mutilates the corpse of Apsyrtus. To date, there has been a great deal of scholarly disagreement concerning the motive of this μασχαλισμός: either the mutilation was intended as a cathartic appeasement sacrifice, or its goal was to avert the vengeance of the vic...
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[2007]
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Kernos
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Pages: 97-112 |
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