Resumen de Una mirada zoológica sobre la metamorfosis de Céix y Alcíone según Ovidio
- español
El mito de Céix y Alcíone es una historia de amor tan grande que conmueve incluso a los dioses. Céix muere en un naufragio y Alcíone decide suicidarse tirándose por un malecón. Los dioses, compadecidos, los convierten en aves. Siempre se han identificado estas aves con martines pescadores, aunque Ovidio, cauto, no especifica de qué pájaros se trata. En este artículo intento dilucidar qué aves podrían encajar con su descripción, aclarar por qué se ha dado por hecho que se trata de martines pescadores y aventurar la razón por la que esta pareja, paradigma de amor conyugal, es metamorfoseada en aves.
- English
The myth of Ceyx and Alcyone and the story of their profound love for each other is such that even the gods were moved. When Ceyx dies in a shipwreck, his wife decides to commit suicide by throwing herself into the sea. The gods, out of pity, turn them into birds. These birds have always been identified as kingfishers even though Ovid was prudent enough not to not specify which kinds of birds they were. In this article I will try to shed light on which birds could match their description, to clarify why it has been taken for granted that they are kingfishers and to venture to give a reason as to why this couple, a paradigm of marital love, is metamorphosed into birds.
