Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion

Our paper aims to analyze the function the Hymn to Enodia performs in the third stasimon (1048-1105) of Euripides’ Ion, within the plot as well as at the extrafictional level. Our purpose is also to refute the criticisms that have often considered the choral songs of Euripides to be not very relevan...

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Autores principales: Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra, Reyes, Silvia Susana
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras 2021
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himnos trágicos
Eurípides
Enodia/Hécate
Tragic hymns
Euripides
Enodia/Hecate
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spelling I48-R154-article-54302023-08-02T15:29:52Z Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion El himno a Enodia en el Ion de Eurípides Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra Reyes, Silvia Susana himnos trágicos Eurípides Enodia/Hécate Tragic hymns Euripides Enodia/Hecate Our paper aims to analyze the function the Hymn to Enodia performs in the third stasimon (1048-1105) of Euripides’ Ion, within the plot as well as at the extrafictional level. Our purpose is also to refute the criticisms that have often considered the choral songs of Euripides to be not very relevant for the action developed on stage. From a different perspective, our intention is to highlight the relevance the hymn to Enodia –a goddess who apparently bears no relation to the tragedy’s μῦθος– has for the understanding of Ion, since Enodia-Hecate is not involved with Erechtheus or with his descendants. The choral ode, as an εὐκτικός hymn, refers to two essential aspects of this tragedy. On the one hand, as Enodia is the protectress of deliveries and newborn children, the chorus’ requests make reference to the supposed reality of Creusa, who has not yet given an heir to the throne of Athens. On the other hand, Enodia, as Demeter’s daughter, alludes to Eleusinian and Orphic mysteries. Furthermore, in this hymn the chorus describes the Eleusinian rites, which makes it possible to interpret this hymn in relation to mystery cults. It should be noted that this ode can also be considered to be a defixio, which seeks to harm Ion. El trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar la función que desempeña el himno a Enodia en el tercer estásimo de Ion (1048-1105), tanto en la trama como a nivel extraficcional. Se busca refutar las posturas críticas que a menudo han considerado que los cantos corales en la tragedia de Eurípides son poco relevantes para la acción desarrollada en escena. Desde una perspectiva diferente, se busca resaltar la relevancia que posee para la comprensión de Ión el himno a Enodia, diosa que aparentemente no tiene relación con el μῦθος de la tragedia, puesto que Enodia-Hécate no se involucra con Erecteo ni con su descendencia. La oda coral, como un himno εὐκτικός, remite a dos aspectos esenciales de la tragedia. Por un lado, siendo Enodia protectora de los partos y de los niños recién nacidos, las peticiones del coro remiten a la supuesta realidad de Creúsa, a su carencia de un heredero para el trono de Atenas. Por otro lado, Enodia, como hija de Deméter, remite a los misterios eleusinos y órficos. Además, en este himno el coro describe los ritos eleusinos, lo que permite interpretarlo en relación con los cultos mistéricos. Cabe señalar que esta oda también puede ser considerada como una defixio, que busca perjudicar a Ion. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras 2021-08-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/5430 10.30972/clt.0165430 Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 16 (2021): Junio; 227-239 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/5430/5257 Derechos de autor 2021 Cuadernos de Literatura
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topic himnos trágicos
Eurípides
Enodia/Hécate
Tragic hymns
Euripides
Enodia/Hecate
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Eurípides
Enodia/Hécate
Tragic hymns
Euripides
Enodia/Hecate
Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra
Reyes, Silvia Susana
Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
topic_facet himnos trágicos
Eurípides
Enodia/Hécate
Tragic hymns
Euripides
Enodia/Hecate
author Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra
Reyes, Silvia Susana
author_facet Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra
Reyes, Silvia Susana
author_sort Ristorto, Marcela Alejandra
title Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
title_short Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
title_full Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
title_fullStr Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
title_full_unstemmed Hymn to Enodia in Euripides’ Ion
title_sort hymn to enodia in euripides’ ion
description Our paper aims to analyze the function the Hymn to Enodia performs in the third stasimon (1048-1105) of Euripides’ Ion, within the plot as well as at the extrafictional level. Our purpose is also to refute the criticisms that have often considered the choral songs of Euripides to be not very relevant for the action developed on stage. From a different perspective, our intention is to highlight the relevance the hymn to Enodia –a goddess who apparently bears no relation to the tragedy’s μῦθος– has for the understanding of Ion, since Enodia-Hecate is not involved with Erechtheus or with his descendants. The choral ode, as an εὐκτικός hymn, refers to two essential aspects of this tragedy. On the one hand, as Enodia is the protectress of deliveries and newborn children, the chorus’ requests make reference to the supposed reality of Creusa, who has not yet given an heir to the throne of Athens. On the other hand, Enodia, as Demeter’s daughter, alludes to Eleusinian and Orphic mysteries. Furthermore, in this hymn the chorus describes the Eleusinian rites, which makes it possible to interpret this hymn in relation to mystery cults. It should be noted that this ode can also be considered to be a defixio, which seeks to harm Ion.
publisher Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras
publishDate 2021
url https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/5430
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