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  • 5 - Do Not Talk Death to Me

  • from Part II - Epic Space
  • Edited by Emma Greensmith, University of Oxford
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Epic
    Published online:
    04 December 2024
    Print publication:
    28 November 2024, pp 104-129

  • Summary

    This chapter provides an account of epic katabases (journeys to the Underworld) and treats the Underworld as both a theme and a location in early hexameter poetry. Sekita presents an overview of Underworld scenes and motifs featuring in Homer and Hesiod, and as reconstructed in the Epic Cycle and other epic poets. She also summarises the main scholarly achievements and developments regarding the possible interpretations of this material, including its reception in the iconography of Attic and Apulian vase-painting and place in the broader Mediterranean tradition.