Martianus Capella's Interpretation of Juno

Authors

PETROVIĆOVÁ Katarina

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta antiqua Academiae scientiarum Hungaricae
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
web https://akademiai.com/doi/abs/10.1556/068.2017.57.2-3.11
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/068.2017.57.2-3.11
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords Martianus Capella; the goddes Juno; mythological (Pronuba) versus cosmological (aer) interpretation; literary tradition and inspiration
Description The goddess Juno is traditionally represented as a very powerful entity in Roman literature, caring for stable human relationships, especially between men and women; and, at the same time, she is often depicted as a jealous, furious, even a vengeful goddess. The aim of the paper is to illustrate how Martianus Capella depicts the goddess Juno, to what extent his portrait conforms to the literary tradition, in what points and for what reasons he differs from it when compared with other authors across particular genres and gods.

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