Abstract
According to Eustathius, the 12th century Homeric commentator who could read the
complete book VII of Strabo’s Geography, at VII 7, 11 the ancient reading proposed for Hom.
Od. XVI 403 is not tomouroi, as in MSS and modern editions of Strabo, but tomourai. The
first indicates the prophets of the sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, the second their prophecies;
both rare terms are quoted in the passage, and the second was easily confused with the first
one. The textual discussion comes from Apollodorus’ commentary on the Homeric Catalogue
of Ships; a reconstruction of Eustathius’ sources about Dodona is given too. Appendix: A better
reconstruction of Strabo VII fr. 1 Radt is made possible by comparison of two Apollodorean
testimonia (Eustathius on Hom. Od. XIV 327-28 and Sch. in Soph. Trach. 172). The fragment
should include a quotation from Herodotus (II 57). Apollodorus appears to discuss about the
Dodona doves, in order to explain the disturbing fact that the birds, according to an established
tradition, could speak.
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] Tomouroi or tomourai as an ancient conjecture to Hom. p 403 (Strab. Geogr. VII 7, 11)? |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
pagine (da-a) | 199-230 |
Numero di pagine | 32 |
Rivista | AEVUM |
Volume | 86 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2012 |
Keywords
- Apollodorus of Athens
- Dodona
- Eustathius of Thessalonica
- Strabo
- tomourai
- tomouroi