SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Nonnus

»Nonnus of Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, Nónnos ho Panopolítēs, fl. 5th century AD) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebaid and probably lived in the 5th century AD. He is known as the composer of the Dionysiaca, an epic tale of the god Dionysus, and of the Metabole, a paraphrase of the Gospel of John.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Oktaba, Nikolas. »Somatic Sociology and Sexual Assault: Activism Through Nonnus.« Fall 2017 Meeting of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. New York 2017.

Dionysiaká

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Dionysiaca /ˌdaɪ.ə.nɪˈzaɪ.ə.kə/ (Ancient Greek: Διονυσιακά, Dionysiaká) is an ancient Greek epic poem and the principal work of Nonnus. It is an epic in 48 books, the longest surviving poem from Greco-Roman antiquity at 20,426 lines, composed in Homeric dialect and dactylic hexameters, the main subject of which is the life of Dionysus, his expedition to India, and his triumphant return to the west.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Newbold, R.F. »Fear of sex in Nonnus’ Dionysiaca.« Electronic antiquity 4 (April 1998).

II. Speaker Index