L’orfismo dissimulato: ipotesi sulla vittoria di Coridone in Verg. Ecl. 7

Name: L’orfismo dissimulato: ipotesi sulla vittoria di Coridone in Verg. Ecl. 7
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AEVUM ANTIQUUM

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AEVUM ANTIQUUM - 2024 - 24. Usi e riusi di proverbi classici

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L’orfismo dissimulato: ipotesi sulla vittoria di Coridone in Verg. Ecl. 7

Disguised Orphism: Hypothesis on Corydon’s Victory in Verg. ecl. 7

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Giuseppe Bocchi

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Vita e Pensiero

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11-2024

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10.26350/020747_000130

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1121-8932 (stampa) | 1827-7861 (digitale)

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In addition to the interpretations given by past scholarship, Corydon’s victory over Thyrsis in ecl. 7 can be explained by observing that his lines, especially at the beginning and at the end of the challenge, remotely echo Orphism. Both the appeal to the Nymphae Libethrides (l. 21) and the catalog of god-related trees (ll. 61-64) can be fully understood if considered within a general mysteric framework. However, the key to interpretation lies in the humble hazelnut. Thyrsis’s failure to catch such allusions generates the weakness of his last replies, leading to his final defeat. Moreover, Meliboeus’s final statement (l. 70: Corydon Corydon est... nobis), though sounding a bit redundant, can be explained in the same manner – by activating the etymology Corydon/lark – as a subtle and smiling reference to the mythical account of the Orphic Derveni papyrus.