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On the Scribal Hands in the Ms p of Euripides

On the Scribal Hands in the Ms p of Euripides 326 is the operative word which truly explains Apollo's presence in the vulture simile 12). LEXINGTON, University of Kentucky ROBERT J. RABEL 1) All citations from the Oresteia use the text of Denys Page (Oxford 1972). 2) For a summary of the opinions of scholars who wrote before 1860, see H. L. Ahrens, Studien zurn Agamemnon des Aeschylus, Philologus Suppl. I (1860), 234-9. Apollo is linked with vultures or birds in the commentaries of Blaydes, Rose, Schneidewin, Sidgwick, and Verrall. Most recently, see K. Clinton, Apollo, Pan, and Zeus, Avengers of Vultures : Agamemnon, 55-59, AJP 94 (1973), 282-8. 3) See E. Fraenkel, Agamemnon II (Oxford 1950), 35-6. 4) Fraenkel (above, note 3), 35. He further remarks that Apollo's pres- ence in the simile is the only point requiring explanation. Zeus' relationship to eagles and vultures is clear; Pan as the god of mountains is naturally the protector of vultures. 5) H. Lloyd-Jones, Agamemnon by Aeschylus (Englewood Cliffs 1970), 18. Also, see J. D. Denniston and D. Page, Agamemnon (Oxford 1957), 73: 3It is natural to say of Zeus and Pan that they dwell 'high up', and that they avenge the wrong done to birds; one would not http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

On the Scribal Hands in the Ms p of Euripides

Smith, Ole L.
Mnemosyne , Volume 35 (3): 326 – Jan 1, 1982
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© 1982 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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326 is the operative word which truly explains Apollo's presence in the vulture simile 12). LEXINGTON, University of Kentucky ROBERT J. RABEL 1) All citations from the Oresteia use the text of Denys Page (Oxford 1972). 2) For a summary of the opinions of scholars who wrote before 1860, see H. L. Ahrens, Studien zurn Agamemnon des Aeschylus, Philologus Suppl. I (1860), 234-9. Apollo is linked with vultures or birds in the commentaries of Blaydes, Rose, Schneidewin, Sidgwick, and Verrall. Most recently, see K. Clinton, Apollo, Pan, and Zeus, Avengers of Vultures : Agamemnon, 55-59, AJP 94 (1973), 282-8. 3) See E. Fraenkel, Agamemnon II (Oxford 1950), 35-6. 4) Fraenkel (above, note 3), 35. He further remarks that Apollo's pres- ence in the simile is the only point requiring explanation. Zeus' relationship to eagles and vultures is clear; Pan as the god of mountains is naturally the protector of vultures. 5) H. Lloyd-Jones, Agamemnon by Aeschylus (Englewood Cliffs 1970), 18. Also, see J. D. Denniston and D. Page, Agamemnon (Oxford 1957), 73: 3It is natural to say of Zeus and Pan that they dwell 'high up', and that they avenge the wrong done to birds; one would not

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Published: Jan 1, 1982

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