Figures grecques de l'épouvante de l'antiquite au present

Figures grecques de l'épouvante de l'antiquite au present

by Maria Patera

Book 376 of Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature --

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"In Figures de l'épouvante grecques de l'antiquité au présent, Maria Patera examines an unfamiliar aspect of the Greek pedagogy of fear, illustrated by narratives about four Greek terrifying figures: Lamia, Mormô, Gellô and Empousa. These female bogeys belong to the children's world. Each of those figures provokes fear in a particular way, according to its own characteristics (metamorphosis, hybridity, cannibalism, etc.). By means of a diachronic comparison of the ancient figures with their Byzantine and modern Greek namesakes, each of them is assigned a proper position within its specific historical, cultural, and religious context" --

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    How do the ancient figures of Lamia, Mormô, Gellô, and Empousa challenge or reinforce traditional representations of female monstrosity compared to male monsters in mythology?

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    In what ways does the pedagogy of fear—using terror as a tool for child-rearing and socialization—manifest in modern parenting compared to the methods described in ancient and Byzantine Greece?

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    Maria Patera traces these figures diachronically from antiquity to the present; which specific societal anxieties do you think allowed these particular female bogeys to survive across centuries of cultural and religious shifts?

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