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Université de Fribourg

Ganymède ou l’immortalité en jeu

Dasen, Véronique

In: Kernos, 2018, vol. 31, p. 119-140

Several scenes of hoop rolling take place in a funerary context on steles and white figure lekythoi in the Greek classical period. The meaning of these scenes extends beyond the display of a mere entertainment. The hoop game is part of a network of references associating the deceased with the mythical model of Ganymede. The abduction of the Trojan prince expresses the emotion caused by the death...