LITERAL BODIES (SOMATA): A TELESTICH IN OVID (METAMORPHOSES 1.406–11)

Julene Abad Del Vecchio

doi:10.1017/S0009838821000707

LITERAL BODIES (SOMATA): A TELESTICH IN OVID (METAMORPHOSES 1.406–11)

Julene Abad Del Vecchio

Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology

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Abstract

This article draws attention to the presence of a previously unnoticed transliterated telestich (SOMATA) in the transformation of stones into bodies in the episode of Deucalion and Pyrrha in Ovid's Metamorphoses (1.406–11). Detection of the Greek intext, which befits the episode's amplified bilingual atmosphere, is encouraged by a number of textual cues. The article also suggests a ludic connection to Aratus’ Phaenomena.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	688-692
Number of pages	5
Journal	The Classical Quarterly
Volume	71
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838821000707
Publication status	Published - 17 Sep 2021

Keywords

Aratus
Metamorphoses
Ovid
Telestich
Wordplay

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LITERAL BODIES (SOMATA): A TELESTICH IN OVID (METAMORPHOSES 1.406–11)

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