Typhonic Voices: Sounds of Hesiod and Cosmic War in Lucan’s Bellum civile 6.685-694

This article argues that Lucan references Hesiod’s Typhonomachy in the voice of Erictho (Luc. 6.685-694). The intertext is significant in two respects. It casts Erictho as a nonpartisan proponent of Gigantomachy and cosmic war itself, a portrayal that informs aspects of her character as a theomachos...

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Published in:Mnemosyne 2020-12, Vol.73 (4), p.609-632
Main Author: Sansom, Stephen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Greek literature
Intertextuality
Poetry
Text analysis
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Summary:This article argues that Lucan references Hesiod’s Typhonomachy in the voice of Erictho (Luc. 6.685-694). The intertext is significant in two respects. It casts Erictho as a nonpartisan proponent of Gigantomachy and cosmic war itself, a portrayal that informs aspects of her character as a theomachos and vates . Likewise, it presents an innovative use of Hesiod’s Theogony : instead of a poem of peace, Lucan adapts it as a paradigm of civil war.
ISSN:0026-7074
0026-7074
1568-525X
DOI:10.1163/1568525X-12342683