Dolphins in Oppian’s Halieutica: Α Case of Their Behavioral Description(?)

Authors

  • Eleni Nikolidaki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26248/ariadne.v28i.1668

Abstract

Dolphins in Oppian’s epic poem are presented in several scenes depicting their lives as infants, mothers, mature cetaceans threatened by a variety of predators. In every case their emotions, consciousness and social culture are traced through a vocabulary borrowed from Homeric poems and tragic poetry. The aim of this article is to highlight and feature the behavior of these dolphins according to modern ethological and ecological observations.

Author Biography

Eleni Nikolidaki

Ελένη Μ. Νικολιδάκη
δφ. UCL, φιλόλογος Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπ/σης

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Published

2023-04-28

How to Cite

Nikolidaki, E. (2023). Dolphins in Oppian’s Halieutica: Α Case of Their Behavioral Description(?). Ariadne, 28, 57–80. https://doi.org/10.26248/ariadne.v28i.1668

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Vol. 28 (2022): Volume 28 (2021-2022)

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