Hello all,
I'm looking for the Greek original for the following from Nonnus, Dionysiaca 42.1f. I'm using it for the epitaph to a play I'm writing.
The passage is:
"She (Aphrodite) turned her round eyes delighted in all directions; only the boars she would not watch in their pleasures, for being a prophet she knew, that in the shape of a wild boar, Ares with jagged tusk and spitting deadly poison was destined toe weave fate for Adonis in jealous madness." - Nonnus, Dionysiaca 42.1f
I don't have access ro a library with Greek texts & I can't find it online. Would anybody know if the Greek text is available online.
Or - & this is a big favour to ask - does anybody have the book & could they write the Greek for me please. Then I could cut & paste.
Also, does anybody know of any other sources that state explicitly that it was Ares/Mars who took the form of the boar to kill Adonis (either in Latin or Greek)?
Also, can anyone think of a believable name which a character could have to convey the idea that he is Mars/Ares or the boar? The best I can come up with is Aprinus, which might be ok as a surname.
Thanks a million.
Mars/Ares as the boar which slays Adonis
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Re: Mars/Ares as the boar which slays Adonis
You can read online or download all three volumes of Nonnus' Dionysiaca on the internet archive here. The quote in question is in volume 3, Book 41, lines 204-211, here.
I found this note on wikipedia regarding Ares as the boar, though I do not know if it should be trusted nor can I find these books online:
I found this note on wikipedia regarding Ares as the boar, though I do not know if it should be trusted nor can I find these books online:
According to Nonnus, Dionysiaca 42.1f. Servius on Virgil's Eclogues x.18; Orphic Hymn lv.10; Ptolemy Hephaestionos, i.306, all noted by Graves. Atallah (1966) fails to find any cultic or cultural connection with the boar, which he sees simply as a heroic myth-element.
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Re: Mars/Ares as the boar which slays Adonis
Thanks for the response.
Yes, I found that archive.org link after I posted.
The Mars/Ares as boar is a strange one because it's only mention'd in commentaries. Yet for me it's the most fascinating part. Rather than the death of Adonis - a vital figure in Greek mythology - being a mere accident, now there is a motive & deeper meaning.
Yes, I found that archive.org link after I posted.
The Mars/Ares as boar is a strange one because it's only mention'd in commentaries. Yet for me it's the most fascinating part. Rather than the death of Adonis - a vital figure in Greek mythology - being a mere accident, now there is a motive & deeper meaning.