Hecale
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Hecale is a lost epyllion (short epic poem) by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that recounted Theseus’ visit to an old woman named Hecale and was influential in later Greek and Roman literature.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epyllion
ⓘ
lost poem ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Callimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | an old woman named Hecale ⓘ |
| genre | epyllion ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greek literature
ⓘ
later Roman literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short epic poem ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Ovid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman neoteric poets NERFINISHED ⓘ later Hellenistic poets ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalSetting | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Theseus’ visit to the old woman Hecale ⓘ |
| reception | highly regarded in antiquity ⓘ |
| status | fragmentary ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragments and testimonia ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism in everyday settings
ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ interaction between hero and commoner ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Hecale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Callimachus of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | narrative hexameter poem ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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