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The miracle baby: Zagreus and the poetics of mutation

Abstract:: In Book 6 of the Dionysiaca, Dionysus, not yet born, appears in proto-form in the figure of Zagreus. This baby ascends to Zeus’ throne, brandishes his weapons, but is torn to pieces by the Titans, transforming into a kaleidoscopic range of figures as he attempts to escape (Dion. 6.155-205). This is not, however, the end of Zagreus’ story. Nonnus tells us at the end of this episode that he will soon begin again, finding new life as Dionysus (6.175).

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Greensmith, E. (2022). The miracle baby: Zagreus and the poetics of mutation. In B. Verhelst (Ed.), Nonnus of Panopolis in Context IV: Poetry at the Crossroads (1st ed., pp. 53–74). Peeters.

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Greensmith, E. “The Miracle Baby: Zagreus and the Poetics of Mutation.” Nonnus of Panopolis in Context IV: Poetry at the Crossroads, edited by B Verhelst, 1st ed., Peeters, 2022, pp. 53–74.

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Greensmith, E. 2022. “The Miracle Baby: Zagreus and the Poetics of Mutation.” In Nonnus of Panopolis in Context IV: Poetry at the Crossroads, edited by B Verhelst, 1st ed., 53–74. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta. Peeters.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Classics
Sub department:: Classical Languages & Lit
Oxford college:: St John's College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-2918-9121

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Publisher:: Peeters
Host title:: Nonnus of Panopolis in Context IV: Poetry at the Crossroads
Pages:: 53-74
Chapter number:: IV
Series:: Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta
Series number:: 314
Place of publication:: Leuven, Belgium
Publication date:: 2022-12-31
Edition:: 1
DOI:: 10.2307/jj.6988022
ISSN:: 0777-978X
EISBN:: 9789042945173
ISBN:: 9789042945166

Language:: English
Subtype:: Chapter
Pubs id:: 2092037
Local pid:: pubs:2092037
Deposit date:: 2025-02-25

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Copyright date:: 2022
Rights statement:: © 2022 Peeters Publishers.

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