Marcus Argentarius the Iambic Epigrammatist: Homer’s Irus Episode and Philostratus’ “Sweet Cure”
Abstract
In Anth.Pal. 11.320 Philostratus’ “sweet cure” for his abandonment by Antigone is autofellatio, a joke anticipated by punning references to penis size in the first two lines, which also allude to the ‘iambic’ Irus episode in the Odyssey.
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2024-11-22
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