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firecatPossibly relevant to a future fanfic project, saving for future reference.
the participle δμηθεῖσα is a formulaic way to describe a woman's rape by a god [and]...literally describes breaking in of an animal.
—Ovid & Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women by Ioannis Ziogas, 2013, Cambridge University Press
Amazon's description of the above book:
"The influence on Ovid of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer, has been underestimated. Yet, as this book shows, a profound engagement with Hesiod's themes is central to Ovid's poetic world. As a poet who praised women instead of men and opted for stylistic delicacy instead of epic grandeur, Hesiod is always contrasted with Homer. Ovid revives this epic rivalry by setting the Hesiodic character of his Metamorphoses against the Homeric character of Virgil's Aeneid. Dr Ziogas explores not only Ovid's intertextual engagement with Hesiod's works but also his dialogue with the rich scholarly, philosophical and literary tradition of Hesiodic reception. An important contribution to the study of Ovid and the wider poetry of the Augustan age, the book also forms an excellent case study in how the reception of previous traditions can become the driving force of poetic creation."
the participle δμηθεῖσα is a formulaic way to describe a woman's rape by a god [and]...literally describes breaking in of an animal.
—Ovid & Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women by Ioannis Ziogas, 2013, Cambridge University Press
Amazon's description of the above book:
"The influence on Ovid of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer, has been underestimated. Yet, as this book shows, a profound engagement with Hesiod's themes is central to Ovid's poetic world. As a poet who praised women instead of men and opted for stylistic delicacy instead of epic grandeur, Hesiod is always contrasted with Homer. Ovid revives this epic rivalry by setting the Hesiodic character of his Metamorphoses against the Homeric character of Virgil's Aeneid. Dr Ziogas explores not only Ovid's intertextual engagement with Hesiod's works but also his dialogue with the rich scholarly, philosophical and literary tradition of Hesiodic reception. An important contribution to the study of Ovid and the wider poetry of the Augustan age, the book also forms an excellent case study in how the reception of previous traditions can become the driving force of poetic creation."