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Abstract
This article examines the traditions and ideology which guide the Seleukid dynasty’s faithful repetition of female names over various generations as a case study for better understanding Hellenistic royal onomastics. Beginning with a review of the function of Greek personal names more generally, the article then examines the mechanics behind repeating royal female names. The name Laodike is then taken as a case study, and is examined in relation to Seleukid mythology, royal cult, and the longer literary tradition stretching back to Homer. A reconstruction is then proposed, in which it is argued that female names functioned as quasi- titles.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | History, Archaeology and Religion |
Publisher: | Franz Steiner Verlag |
ISSN: | 0018-2311 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 14 February 2018 |
Date of Acceptance: | 16 May 2017 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2024 01:05 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102608 |
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