A Note on Plu. Cim. 18.2-5: Cimon’s Dream and Astyphilus of Poseidonia
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https://doi.org/10.14195/0258-655X_21_5Keywords:
Plutarch, Life of Cimon, Dream, Astyphilus, Poseidonia, OneiromancyAbstract
The paper examinates Plutarch’s Life of Cimon 18.2-5, passage in which Astyphilus from Poseidonia interprets a dream made by Cimon and predicts the death of the Athenian statesman. A literary analysis of Plutarch’s anecdote, compared with other similar dreams from the Parallel Lives and considered with some deductions on Astyphilus and the activity of the ancient dream interpreters, if related with some evidences from the history and archaeology of Poseidonia and with the testimony of Hdt. 1.165-167, suggests to postulate the existence of a notable tradition of oneiromancy and oracular exegesis from the ancient city of Poseidonia.
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