Taltibius, the Achaean herald in Euripides’ version

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_68_2

Keywords:

human sacrifice, war, captives, herald, messenger

Abstract

Even if considered a minor figure, Taltibius has, in Euripides’ Hecuba and
Trojan Women, an increasing intervention. Beside giving him a sophisticated profile, the poet seems to experiment the potentialities of this personality: or he puts him in dialogue with himself, because Taltibius in Hecuba has an opposite character in relation to that of Trojan Women, or he puts him in connection with traditional heroes, namely Odysseus.

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Author Biography

Maria de Fátima Silva, University of Coimbra

Doutora em Letras pela Universidade de Coimbra, na especialidade de Literatura Grega, com a tese Crítica do teatro na Comédia Antiga. Professora Catedrática da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, tem dedicado a sua investigação à literatura, ao teatro, à historiografia e à filosofia dos Gregos, designadamente a Aristófanes, Eurípides, Heródoto e Aristóteles.

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Published

2016-12-29

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Vol. 68 (2016)

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Articles

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