Abstract
The puzzling reference by Thucydides, during his account of Demosthenes’ Aetolian campaign in 426, to the death of Hesiod, can be explained as an instance of foreshadowing through myth: Hesiod’s tragic end prepares the reader for the tragic consequences of Demosthenes’ decisions. A similar use of mythical foreshadowing in Herodotus is compared.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161–169 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica |
| Volume | NS 105 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |