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The Oδυνήφατα Φάρμακα of Iliad V. 900, and their Bearing on the Prehistoric Culture of Old Servia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Grace Harriet Macurdy
Affiliation:
Vassar College, Pocghkeepsib, N.Y., U.S.A.

Extract

The passage about Paeon's treatment of the wound of Ares in Iliad V. 899–904 has been neglected or misunderstood by the majority of commentators, and no one, so far as I know, has pointed out its significance for pre-Homeric culture in that part of the Balkan area in which archaeological research has shown a connection with and influence on the culture of North Greece. I refer to that part known as Old Servia, extending from Naissus, the modern Nish, at present the temporary capital of Servia, and below Skopi, modern Uskub, into northern Macedonia.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Classical Association 1915

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