The Identification of the Dog Maera in Medea’s Wild Ride (Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.362)
Abstract
Although scholars have been reluctant to identify the Maera in Ovid, Met. 7.362 with the dog of Icarius for multiple reasons, an examination of the myth of this dog counters such objections and solves the mystery of this problematic line. A possible textual issue may be partially responsible for earlier confusion.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Classical Antiquity Studies
Classical Studies and Philology
Classical Philosophy and Thought
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Hermes
- Volume
- 154
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 84–93
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- DE