Orestes and Pylades in Byzantine historiography

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Korać, D., & Radić, R. (2007). Orestes and Pylades in Byzantine historiography: Two examples, (44), 191-195. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98880744191K
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Title

Orestes and Pylades in Byzantine historiography

Subtitle

Two examples

Author

Dušan, Korać, Radivoj, Radić

Journal

Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta

Volume
Issue

44

Start page

191

End page

195

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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98880744191K

Date

2007-2020/02/29/20:36:22

Abstract

This article analyzes two instances where Byzantine historians Anna Komnene and Nikephoros Gregoras used a syntagm about intimate and dedicated friendship between two ancient Greek mythological heroes, Orestes and Pylades. In The Alexiad it is a story about the brotherly relations between Alexios and Isaac Komnenoi, and in the Roman Histories Nikephoros Gregoras compares them to two contemporary rulers, two very close allies - the Byzantine emperor John Kantakouzenos and the Seljuk emir Umur. In both instances Byzantine writers very skillfully employed the metaphor about the friendship of Orestes and Pylades.

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