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  1. Les nymphes ravisseuses
    Récits d'enlèvement et d'intégration en Grèce ancienne = The ravishing nymphs : Stories of Abduction and Integration in Ancient Greece
    Author: Fabiano, Doralice
    Published: 2021

    This paper re-evaluates the meaning of abduction by nymphs in Greek myths, by taking into account the myths of Calypso in the Odyssey, Hylas kidnapped by Mysian nymphs and Salmakis in Halicarnassos. A thorough analysis of ancient sources shows that... more

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    This paper re-evaluates the meaning of abduction by nymphs in Greek myths, by taking into account the myths of Calypso in the Odyssey, Hylas kidnapped by Mysian nymphs and Salmakis in Halicarnassos. A thorough analysis of ancient sources shows that this Leitmotif is the extreme declination of a specific competence of nymphs, the power of rooting individuals and communities in a certain place. From this perspective, nymphs - far from being deities 'of wild nature' - are in charge of the symbolic dimension of 'dwelling', because they create a link between mortals and the place they inhabit. (English)

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: French
    Media type: Article (journal)
    Format: Online
    Parent title: Enthalten in: Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni; Brescia : Morcelliana, 2009; 87(2021), 2, Seite 580-605; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Abduction; Calypso; Calypso (Greek mythology); Greek mythology; Hylas; Hylas (Greek mythology); Nymphes; Nymphs; Nymphs (Greek deities); Salmakis; abduction; rapt