From Haimorrhooussa to Veronica? The Weaving Imagery in the <i>Homeric Centos</i>

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  • Anna Lefteratou

Abstract

Eudocia’s cento, in portraying the bleeding woman weaving a cloth after being healed by Jesus, stands as the earliest testimony to the tradition that will lead eventually to the Veronica legend.

Author Biography

Anna Lefteratou

University of Heidelberg, Research Fellow

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2017-11-21

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