Dionysus as an epic hero?

Authors

  • Paulo Henrique Oliveira de Lima mestrado em Letras Clássicas pela USP

Keywords:

late epic, Dionysiaca, Dionysus

Abstract

This study is the result of a year of master’s research entitled The heroic face of Dionysus in Dionysiaca of Nonnus from Panopolis. The present work aims to recover the influences in the composition of Nonnus’ epic and the design of its protagonist, Dionysus. The god, who was once portrayed as a deity of wine and drama, is portrayed in Dionysiaca as a hero whose mission is to spread Hellenism worldwide. The author builds a Dionysus who not only has epic characteristics, but characteristics of all ancient Greek literature.

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2015-08-15

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OLIVEIRA DE LIMA, P. H. Dionysus as an epic hero?. Rónai – Revista de Estudos Clássicos e Tradutórios, [S. l.], v. 2, n. 2, p. 162–172, 2015. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/ronai/article/view/23041. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

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Dossiê: XXIII Semana de Estudos Clássicos da UFJF

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