The sea is omnipresent in ancient Greek literature. From ἅλς to πέλαγος, from θάλασσα to πόντος and even λαῖτμα, the Greek language contains a variety of terms to refer to the sea, each with different nuances and connotations. This article first examines the lexical and semantic aspects of the terms used in Greek to refer to the sea. It then analyses the ambivalence and duality with which the sea is represented in literature, from Homeric epic to the Hellenistic period, with particular emphasis on its metaphorical dimension.
Pattoni, M. P., Mare e navigazione nell’immaginario simbolico e letterario dell'antica Grecia, in G.E. Manzon, G. M. (ed.), Insularità, commercio marittimo, navigazione e uomini di mare nell’antichità,, Studium Edizioni, Roma 2025: XLII 181- 194 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/340158]
Mare e navigazione nell’immaginario simbolico e letterario dell'antica Grecia
Pattoni, Maria Pia
2025
Abstract
The sea is omnipresent in ancient Greek literature. From ἅλς to πέλαγος, from θάλασσα to πόντος and even λαῖτμα, the Greek language contains a variety of terms to refer to the sea, each with different nuances and connotations. This article first examines the lexical and semantic aspects of the terms used in Greek to refer to the sea. It then analyses the ambivalence and duality with which the sea is represented in literature, from Homeric epic to the Hellenistic period, with particular emphasis on its metaphorical dimension.
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