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  • An Ancient Greek Lament Form

  • Charles H. Cosgrove
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Hellenic Studies / Volume 138 / 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    28 November 2018, pp. 173-181
    Print publication:
    2018

  • An unusual ancient Greek lament form, hitherto overlooked by students of the subject, displays the following syntax: parallel sentences with verb in initial position (Vi) expressing the loss, followed by the grammatical subject (S). Sometimes the same verb was used in each of the parallel lines. ViS parallelism is a subliterary syntax reflecting a very old style. A number of Greek authors adopted this syntax to represent or allusively echo the form. Examples, although relatively scarce, are spread through a diverse range of ancient literature spanning at least six centuries, from the second century BC to the fourth century AD, with earlier echoes as far back as Homer.