The recent discovery of a mosaic from Zeugma-Seleucia, showing Pasiphae and her Nurse who order Daedalus to make the wooden cow, provides a starting point for an investigation into the presence and role of this character in the myth of Pasiphae, on the basis of artistic and textual evidences, particularly the fragments of Euripides’ Cretans. Although the mosaic could be made combining other mythological scenes, it seems confirmed that the presence of the Nurse played a key role in Euripides’ lost drama.
Che fine ha fatto la nutrice di Pasifae? Un'indagine fra iconologia e testimonianze scritte
LAGIOIA, ALESSANDRO
2013-01-01
Abstract
The recent discovery of a mosaic from Zeugma-Seleucia, showing Pasiphae and her Nurse who order Daedalus to make the wooden cow, provides a starting point for an investigation into the presence and role of this character in the myth of Pasiphae, on the basis of artistic and textual evidences, particularly the fragments of Euripides’ Cretans. Although the mosaic could be made combining other mythological scenes, it seems confirmed that the presence of the Nurse played a key role in Euripides’ lost drama.File in questo prodotto:
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