[Usyd_Classics_Events] Classics and Ancient History Seminar Series | Elizabeth Stockdale, October 24, 2024

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Subject: Classics and Ancient History Seminar Series | Elizabeth Stockdale, October 24, 2024

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Classics and Ancient History
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Classics and Ancient History Seminar Series

Dr Elizabeth Stockdale (University of Sydney) | Thursday October 24th at 4pm AEST (UTC +10)
Dear Friends of Classics and Ancient History,
You are cordially invited to the penultimate Classics and Ancient History research seminar of Semester 2, 2024.

Thursday October 24th, 4pm AEST (UTC+10), Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom
Zoom: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82326237855

Elizabeth Stockdale (University of Sydney)
Iphthime and Creusa: Two Images of Female Figures in the Odyssey and the Aeneid

Abstract:
In the Odyssey and the Aeneid, there are two ‘images’ of female figures who speak: Iphthime and Creusa. Iphthime is the first female ‘image’ in Homeric epic. Homer uses the word εἴδωλον at Od.iv.796, 824, and 835, in reference to her. The εἴδωλον is a copy of the living Iphthime, and this sets this ‘image’ apart from all other ‘images’ in the Odyssey. While there is a parallel to the ‘image’ of the living Aeneas in Iliad V.449 and 451, the ‘image’ of Iphthime will be shown to have further capabilities and function in the narrative.  The ‘image’ of Creusa is described as a simulacrum, an imago and an umbra at Aen.II.172-3. Like the ‘image’ of Iphthime, the ‘image’ of Creusa moves, speaks and responds to questions. This paper will examine the use of the word εἴδωλον in Homeric epic, the words simulacrum, umbra and imago in the Aeneid, and how these words are used in relation to Iphthime and Creusa. It will also compare the usages of the words in relation to other figures in the respective epics, thereby showing the distinctiveness of the ‘images’ of Iphthime and Creusa in their narratives.


Biography:
Elizabeth Stockdale taught classical literature and classical languages at Macquarie University for over nine years. Last year she was a Visiting Researcher at Girton College, University of Cambridge. Elizabeth currently teaches Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) at Trinity Grammar School.  Her current project is a monograph on female figures and virtues in the Odyssey. Elizabeth is an Honorary Associate of the Classics and Ancient History Department, University of Sydney.

On Campus
Papers this semester will be presented on campus live streamed via Zoom (unless otherwise indicated). The on-campus location will either be:
Vere Gordon Childe Centre Boardroom, Level 4, Madsen Building, or the Kevin Lee Room (Quadrangle Level 6, Room H6.04).

ZOOM
The zoom address for this and all sessions during semester 2 is https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/82326237855<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ycCiCjZ1N7iyjy89juWfWFmfRBV?domain=t.e2ma.net>

For further information, email: benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au<mailto:benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au>

All best,
Lila, on behalf of Dr Ben Brown.

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