Luciano e gli eroi nell'aldilà: ispirazione omerica e divergenze strutturali (Dialoghi dei morti XXIII e XXVI)

Abstract

The <I>Dialogues of the Dead</I> XXIII (<I>Ajax and Agamemnon</I>) and XXVI (<I>Achilles and Antilochus</I>) take the <I>Nekya</I> as a starting point, and they are the only ones presenting exclusively homeric heroes as characters. Although themes are similar and epic traditions are used in almost the same way, they seem to comply with different literary characteristics, as can be seen from their structure and their characters and from the way of arguing.