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Perseus, Mars and the figurae magicae of PGM XXXVI
- Author(s):
- Lloyd Graham (see profile)
- Date:
- 2020
- Subject(s):
- Magic, Magic--Religious aspects, Religions, Manuscripts (Papyri)
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Papyri Graecae Magicae, Greek Magical Papyri, Greco-Egyptian magic, Greco-Roman magic, Late Antique magic, Magico-religious systems, Sorcery, Papyrology
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/bbt0-ss59
- Abstract:
- Perseus’s decapitation of the Gorgon Medusa is suggested as a possible inspiration for the gruesome figurative drawings in a Greek Magical Papyrus, PGM XXXVI. The same drawings prefigure an iconographic template later identified with Mars in the talismanic image magic of medieval and Renaissance Europe – one whose magical reputation persisted until very recently.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Online publication
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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