Abstract
Drawing on the cultural metaphors theory of Lakof and Johnson in Metaphors we Live by, the paper discusses the imagery of the lioness in Greek tragedy. It argues for a diachronic modiication of lion imagery and examines gender-related nuances of this animal metaphor. Main passages discussed include Aeschylus' Ag. 1258-1261; Euripides' Med. 187-189 and Hel. 375-385; and Sophocles' Inach. fr. 269a Radt.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-141 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica |
| Volume | 130 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |