Published 2021-01-29
Keywords
- Euripides,
- Greek etymology,
- Helen
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How to Cite
Lapini, W. (2021). La chiamarono amplesso rubato (Euripide, Elena 22). Hyperboreus, 26(2), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.36950/hyperboreus.gb6v-8222
Abstract
The hypothesis is advanced that in Hel. 19–20 Λήδαν κύκνου μορφώματ’ ὄρνιθος λαβών, / ὃς δόλιον εὐνὴν ἐξέπραξ’ ὑπ’ αἰετοῦ Euripides suggests the etymology Ἑλένη from ἑλεῖν εὐνήν, “she who was born from a stolen intercourse” (Zeus’ one with Leda).