Cydippe Defixa: An Examination of Ovid’s Magical Language In Heroides 21

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CLASSICAL JOURNAL Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1353/tcj.2022.0013

Grace Funsten

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Abstract

Abstract:Throughout Heroides 21, Ovid’s Cydippe complains vehemently about the suffering that Acontius has caused her, only to agree to marry him at the end of the poem. In this paper, I argue that her agreement is the result of erotic magic in the form of Acontius’ inscribed apple. While Ovid suggests the presence of magic in this story through specific vocabulary and broader language reminiscent of amatory defixiones, these suggestions are intentionally ambiguous: Cydippe, the narrator, never realizes that she is the victim of a spell. Nevertheless, the magical constraints on her mind and emotions bring her ability to consent to the marriage libens (Ep. 21.240) into question.

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《希罗底记》中奥维德的魔法语言考察

摘要:在《希罗里德记》第21篇中，奥维德笔下的西迪佩强烈抱怨阿孔提乌斯给她带来的痛苦，直到诗的最后才同意嫁给他。在本文中，我认为她的同意是情爱魔法的结果，以阿孔提乌斯的铭文苹果的形式。虽然奥维德通过特定的词汇和更广泛的语言暗示了这个故事中魔法的存在，让人联想到爱情的解脱，但这些暗示故意含糊不清:叙述者Cydippe从未意识到她是一个咒语的受害者。然而，对她的思想和情感的魔法约束使她同意婚姻自由的能力受到质疑(Ep. 21.240)。

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