Dying Like a Woman: Euripides’ Polyxena as Exemplum between Philo and Clement of Alexandria

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  • Courtney J. P. Friesen University of Arizona

Abstract

Philo and Clement, in their treatments of martyrdom, exploit the death of Polyxena in quite different ways, as a model of manly steadfastness (Philo) or of female modesty (Clement).

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2016-09-05

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