Los dones de Procris y el destino de Céfalo: coherencia y pluralidad en la Biblioteca de Apolodoro

• Stefano Acerbo ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Sevilla

     Universidad de Sevilla

     Sevilla, España

     
• Localización: Ágora: estudos clássicos em debate, ISSN 0874-5498, Nº. 25, 2023, págs. 139-161
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The gifts of Procris and the fate of Cephalus: coherence and plurality in Apollodorus’ Library
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  • The article examines the two stories included in the «Library» in which Cephalus is the protagonist, highlighting both their internal coherence and interdependence. Within the Athenian genealogies, Cephalus is the unfortunate husband of Procris: he is the victim of his wifeʹs threatening character and the baleful power of her gifts. In the episode of the hunting of the Cadmean vixen, which precedes the conception of Herakles, the story emphasises the prodigious character of the dog, essential to Zeusʹ plan, and the fate of Cephalus, who becomes a founding hero.