Fantastic Creatures and where to find them in the Iliad

Autores

  • Camila Aline Zanon Post-doctoral researcher at the Departamento de Letras Clássicas e Vernáculas, Universidade de São Paulo, grant 2016 / 26069-5 São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-5801

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24277/classica.v32i2.880

Palavras-chave:

Early Greek epic poetry, Homer, Iliad, monsters.

Resumo

As a poem centered on war, the Iliad is not considered to be endowed with the element of the fantastic as is the Odyssey. There are, however, mentions or allusions to some creatures fought by heroes of previous generation, like Heracles and Bellerophon, along with some brief mentions to other fantastic creatures, like the Gorgon, the centaurs, Briareus and Typhon. This paper aims to locate those brief presences in the broader narrative frame of the Iliad.

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2019-12-31

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Dossiê Poesia Hexamétrica Grega Arcaica

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Zanon, C. A. (2019). Fantastic Creatures and where to find them in the Iliad. Classica - Revista Brasileira De Estudos Clássicos, 32(2), 235-252. https://doi.org/10.24277/classica.v32i2.880