Maternal Dreams and Influence in Aeschylus's Persians and Libation Bearers

• Florencia Foxley ^[1]
  1. [1] Dartmouth University
• Localización: Illinois classical studies, ISSN 0363-1923, Vol. 49, Nº. 1-2, 2024, págs. 1-23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The complex relationship between Atossa and Xerxes in Persians benefits from study alongside other Aeschylean plays. Libation Bearers demonstrates that close identification between mother and son must be rejected in order for the son to mature. In this context, Atossa's connection to Xerxes threatens his adult identity. Together, the plays suggest that concern about the mother-son relationship is a marker of Greek cultural anxiety about motherhood even within the "Persian" context.