Greek Mythography at Work: The Story of Perseus from Pherecydes to Tzetzes

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  • Ulrike Kenens University of Leuven

Abstract

Comparison of the versions of Ps.-Apollodorus, his main source Pherecydes, Byzantine scholars, and the D-scholia to Homer makes clear the distinct agendas and methods, including selectivity and contaminatio, used by mythographers of different periods.

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2012-03-30

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