Parthenios of Nicaea

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Parthenios of Nicaia ( Latinized Parthenius Nicaenus ; † after 73 BC ) was an ancient Greek poet.

Parthenios came in 73 BC. As a prisoner of war to Rome, where he was then released. He was known in antiquity as the author of elegiac poems, which, however, have not survived. In contrast, a prose work on the subject of love afflictions ( Erotica pathemata ) has survived. Parthenios dedicated this collection of materials to his patron, the elegiac Cornelius Gallus . It contains 36 love stories with tragic endings, which Parthenios did not invent himself. B. found and collected at Hermesianax and Philitas .

In the partly mythological, partly also historical stories, topics such as cannibalism, incest, pederasty and necrophilia are dealt with.

Editions and translations

  • Jane L. Lightfoot (Ed.): Parthenius of Nicaea, The poetical fragments and the Erotika pathemata. Oxford 1999, ISBN 0-19-815253-1 (with introduction and commentary)
  • Ludwig Mader (translator): Greek legends: Apollodoros, Parthenios, Antoninus Liberalis, Hyginus. Zurich 1963 (new edition Düsseldorf 1982, ISBN 3-7608-3563-5 )
  • Kai Brodersen (ed.): Love suffering in antiquity. The "Erotika pathemata" of Parthenios. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2000, ISBN 3-89678-182-0 (text and translation; critical review: PDF )

literature

  • Christopher Francese: Parthenius of Nicaea and Roman Poetry. Frankfurt u. a. 2001, ISBN 3-631-37844-0
  • Doris Meyer: Parthenios . In: Bernhard Zimmermann , Antonios Rengakos (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Greek literature of antiquity. Volume 2: The Literature of the Classical and Hellenistic Period. CH Beck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-406-61818-5 , pp. 149–152
  • Arnaud Zucker (ed.): Littérature et érotisme dans les Passions d'amour de Parthénios de Nicée. Actes du colloque de Nice May 31, 2006 . Éditions Jérôme Millon, Grenoble 2008, ISBN 978-2-84137-218-8

Web links

Wikisource: Parthenios  - Sources and full texts