Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (Dec 2010)
Inside Orpheus’ Songs: Orpheus as an Argonaut in Apollonius Rhodius’ <i>Argonautica</i>
Abstract
Orpheus' role as an Argonaut, at times ritual and prophetic, resembles that of an oikistes in colonization expeditions, and his songs can be read in the context of Ptolemaic civic foundations.
