Spinning of fate in Homer (first part)
In this article I discuss the meaning of the image of the spinning of events by divine agents in Homer. In the first part I sketch the linguistic and semantic relations of the words that refer to it, and weigh a possible explanation by its association with birth. The main interpretation I propose pi...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/3960 |
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| Sumario: | In this article I discuss the meaning of the image of the spinning of events by divine agents in Homer. In the first part I sketch the linguistic and semantic relations of the words that refer to it, and weigh a possible explanation by its association with birth. The main interpretation I propose picks up the one suggested by Onians: spinning should be conceived together with the activities of tying, knotting or fettering, being a part of the more general concept of binding. However, another interpretation is also attractive: the symbolic force of spinning resides in the act of giving shape to the shapeless. |
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