Open AccessLa magia en la tragedia griega
Author(s) -
Ma. Teresa Molinos Tejada,
Manuel García Teijeiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
fortvnatae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2530-8343
pISSN - 1131-6810
DOI - 10.25145/j.fortunat.2020.32.31
Subject(s) - magic (telescope) , hymn , greek tragedy , art , tragedy (event) , literature , humanities , physics , quantum mechanics
Classic Greek tragedy is not characterized by a great interest in magic. Important passages on this subject can be found, however, such as the scenes of necromancy in Aeschylus, some episodes of the career of Medea as a magician, the supposed erotic charm of Deianira or the binding hymn of the Eumenides. There are also brief allusions to such beliefs and practices.In Euripides’s Hippolytus the references to love magic play an important role in characterizing Phaedra and her nurse