Myth and Reality in the Battle between the Pygmies and the Cranes in the Greek and Roman Worlds
2017; Complutense University of Madrid; Volume: 35; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1988-3080
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Literary Analyses
ResumoespanolEscritores antiguos, tales como Homero, Esopo, Hecateo de Mileto, Herodoto, Aristoteles, Filostrato, Plinio el Viejo, Juvenal y otros se refirieron frecuentemente a la enemistad y guerra entre los pigmeos y las grullas. Es posible que este cuento popular fuese transmitido a los griegos a traves de fuentes egipcias. Obras de arte visual griegas y romanas describen a los pigmeos luchando contra el ataque violento de las grullas. Este articulo examina las razones de las representaciones literarias y artisticas de esta batalla (Geranomachia) en el contexto de la migracion de estas aves en el otono desde el Caucaso (llanuras de Escitia) hasta el Africa Central (Ecuatorial). Ademas, intentara clarificar si las fuentes literarias y las obras artisticas reflejan el mito y la realidad EnglishAncient writers, such as Homer, Aesop, Hecataeus of Miletus, Herodotus, Aristotle, Philostratus, Pliny the Elder, Juvenal and others have often referred to the enmity and struggle between the Pygmies and the Cranes. It seems that this folk-tale was conveyed to the Greeks through Egyptian sources. Greek and Roman visual works of art depict the Pygmies fighting against the vigorous and violent attack of the birds, which in some cases was vicious. This article sets out to examine the reasons for the literary and artistic portrayals of the Battle between the Pygmies and the Cranes (Geranomachy) in the context of the migration of the cranes in the autumn from the Caucasus (Scythian plains) to Central (Equatorial) Africa. In addition, an attempt will be made to clarify whether the literary sources and visual works of art reflect myth and/or reality.
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