Vol. 23 No. 1 (2017)
Articles

On the “Undying Old Age” of Cleonicus (Matro fr. 7 O.–S.)

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  • Elena Ermolaeva
Elena Ermolaeva
St Petersburg State University; Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki

Published 2017-12-19

Keywords

  • cento,
  • Homeric formula,
  • Matro,
  • parody
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How to Cite

Ermolaeva, E. (2017). On the “Undying Old Age” of Cleonicus (Matro fr. 7 O.–S.). Hyperboreus, 23(1), 28-35. https://doi.org/10.36950/WSOS4146

Abstract

The author defends the manuscript reading γῆρας versus the emendation γῆρυν accepted in recent editions of Athenaeus and Matro of Pitane. The exaggerating hyperbole “undying old age”, which likely means “a very long old age”, seems to be an adaptation of the Homeric formula “undying and not old aged” that fits parodic style better than the ordinary compliment “undying voice” would.

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