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The fifth book of the
Expand abstractIliad contains a curious story about the fight between Heracles and Hades at Pylos, told by Dione (395–7): τλῆ δ' Ἀΐδης ἐν τοῖσι πελώριος ὠκὺν ὀϊστόν, | εὖτέ μιν ωὐτὸς ἀνὴρ υἱὸς Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο | ἐν Πύλῳ ἐν νεκύεσσι βαλὼν ὀδύνῃσιν ἔδωκεν; the tale seems to have no clear mythological reference or at least not any known to us. Neither can one be found for the most puzzling element of this passage: the bizarre phrase in line 397 that Hades ... - Publication status:
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- Peer reviewed
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- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Classical Quarterly Journal website
- Volume:
- 68
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 1-9
- Publication date:
- 2018-06-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-01-01
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1471-6844
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0009-8388
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pubs:900421
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uri:6bc60b05-2f7a-489d-8dcb-98542a8f60d7
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- 2018
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Journal article
HADES AND HERACLES AT PYLOS: DIONE'S TALE DISMANTLED
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