Old women : divination and magic or "anus" in Roman literature

doi:10.14746/sppgl.2014.XXIV.2.5

Old women : divination and magic or "anus" in Roman literature

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title:	Old women : divination and magic or "anus" in Roman literature
alternative title:	Une vieille femme : la divination et la magie, ou "anus" dans la littérature latine
author:	Migdał Justyna
journal title:	Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
volume:	24
issue:	2
date of publication :	2014
pages:	57-67
ISSN:	0302-7384
ISBN:	978-83-7654-364-2
DOI:	10.14746/sppgl.2014.XXIV.2.5
language:	English
journal language:	Polish
abstract in English:	Word ‘anus’ was used in a primarily negative sense to describe an old woman. Anus is usually presented as a libidinous and hideous hag who indulges in strong wine or practices black magic, mainly for erotic purposes. Though Latin literature brings as well examples of a different type of anus: goddesses assuming the shape of old women to guide or deceive the mortals and old prophetic women, inspired by the gods. ‘Anus’ can be gifted with divine powers and secret knowledge. The paper traces the motif of ‘anus’ as a witch or a divine woman on the basis of selected examples from the works of Horace, Ovid, Petronius, Apuleius and Silius Italicus.
keywords in English:	old woman, magic, prophetess, divination, anus, Horace, Ovid, Petronius, Apuleius, Silius Italicus
number of pulisher's sheets:	0,79
conference:	Starość antyczna i jej echa = Old Age in Antiquity and Its Echoes in Later Ages; 2013-03-15; 2013-03-17; Poznań; Polska; ; ; ;
affiliation:	Wydział Filologiczny : Instytut Filologii Klasycznej
type:	journal article
subtype:	conference proceedings

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