Abstract
In his Palinode Stesichorus described how the Athenian warrior Demophon came to Egypt during his journey home from Troy. This chapter advances the hypothesis that this voyage also brought Demophon to Cyprus, noting the mythological traditions that associated him, as well as his brother Acamas and father Theseus, with that island. It points to the longevity of Athens’s associations with Cyprus, and argues that a connexion in the first half of the sixth century is entirely plausible. The chapter concludes by considering the value of raising an admittedly hypothetical proposition of this kind at all.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cyprus in Texts from Graeco-Roman Antiquity |
| Editors | Katerina Carvounis, Andreas Gavrielatos, Grammatiki Karla, Amphilochios Papathomas |
| Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 91–103 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-90-04-52949-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-04-52948-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Feb 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Mnemosyne, Supplements |
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| Volume | 467 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0169-8958 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This seems a suitable topic for a volume arising from a conference held in Athens on Cyprus in ancient literature. I am grateful to the organisers for the invitation, for the smooth running of the event, and for careful editing of the volume; and to the volume's referee for helpful comments.