![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As both poems are products of a tradition, the poetological building blocks of which include formulaic language and narrative, it seems appropriate to pay attention also to narrative when the density of linguistic parallels signals a relation of some sort. This paper attempts to broach the topic from a narrative and thematic vantage point. Currently the view that the poet of Dem "knew" Aphr is accepted widely, albeit with varying degrees of certainty. Discussions have concentrated overwhelmingly on the question of whether and how the shared linguistic items shed light on relative chronology, somewhat overshadowing the issue of the literary relation. ![]() 1 An extensive list of verbal parallels has provided the basis for assessing the connection. AbstractThe relationship between the Hymn to Aphrodite (Aphr) and the Hymn to Demeter (Dem) has attracted scholarly attention at least since the late 19th century. ![]()
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