Dying like a woman: Euripides’ polyxena as exemplum between philo and clement of alexandria

Courtney J.P. Friesen

Dying like a woman: Euripides’ polyxena as exemplum between philo and clement of alexandria

Courtney J.P. Friesen

Religious Studies and Classics

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Abstract

Philo and Clement, in their treatments of martyrdom, exploit the death of Polyxena in quite different ways, as a model of manly steadfastness (Philo) or of female modesty (Clement).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	623-645
Number of pages	23
Journal	Greek, Roman and Byzantine studies
Volume	56
Issue number	4
State	Published - 2016

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Dying like a woman: Euripides’ polyxena as exemplum between philo and clement of alexandria

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