Sökning: "Niobe"
Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade ordet Niobe.
1. Mellan aiai och aei : Tystnad i Aischylos Niobe
Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikSammanfattning : The mythic story of Niobe, who loses her children due to hubris and is eventually transformed into a crying rock on Mount Sipylos, is well known and rearticulated throughout classical Greek literature. In this master’s thesis I aim to examine fragment 154a of Aeschylus’ lost tragedy Niobe in order to show the significance of the tragic re-enactment of silence and grief. LÄS MER
2. 'And then there were none...' - Niobe and her Children
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivSammanfattning : How can a myth for human arrogance and slaughter have a consolatory effect? Niobe, a proud mother of six sons and an equal number of daughters, claimed superiority over Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis. As a consequence for this insolence, she was deprived from her motherhood; the divine archers slaughtered her children one by one. LÄS MER