Miti e falsi miti: luoghi comuni, leggende, errori sui greci e sui romani

309 Pages·2004·4.39 MB·italian

by  Pietro Janni

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Praezfnieo
Le' leggmeentdreo pol(ictoamènes e t'a rteasi anI tallai a
locuzaionngel o-ameurribclaaeenngn ad sso)nu on a rgomento
cheg odoeg gdiim oltfoa vroei,n teredsisvae rilet f ea;td tio
riconosccoemretl aele i di smaschesrpairrei( tncooosnma e
semprienv)e nzciioòn eac lhtcero in ticnounav intaamr eanct­e
contacroemv ee ristoàl,l eqtuiecla tdaisn atcoc enctheeèr ia
ino gnundoin o1i•D is olistico h iamacnoossì t orei es torielle
denio stgriio rncio,m qeu eldleaga lliilg ataolrbini enilf logen e
diN ewY orokq ueldlerali stocrhasene trev ciovnma o ltsou c­
cesusnoa s peciaab laistdeài cpiebrcoa nli'n,ua f alcsoam e
l'altrila t.e rMmais nipe u òi ntenadenrcehi enu ns enpsioù
ampidoiq uelclhoge ldia nngols it udidoits ria dipzoiopnoi­
larsiip; u òp rendered ecsoimgen aziidoenmeea lfd onid ate,
aneddaoptoic riimfim,a gdienofir macthehe a nnlou ngamente
tenuilt coa mpeoc hec ontinauc ainroc oFlraaqr uee.si tdio li
dell'eruadpipzriooasntseii cvmea snoen o vedcic ihmim,e ri­
tatamefnotret unea rteilv,ai t ifaa tdteil sltao rviiac ion a
remotQau.a stiu totrim adio vrebbaevreiorm parcahteo
Galileop rnoonnu ndcici eòr tdoo,p loa sfouraz artiat ratta­
zionleat, r opcpeol efbrraens oens is as ep icùo mioci an cauta:
'Eppsuimr u oveo'c ,h Ceo lomnboon ssoig nmòa i edsii birsi
con uuonv ionu nat rovcahtoeag gsia reabcbceo clotnfia s chi
ancheu naat avoldaigt iao cdhisi o ciienft maài glia2.
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Alttrrea dinzoino nmies npou rcioen tiniunavneaoc ev ivere
e tar ovdairuffes iorneel,a tai svien gmooldie sti episodi o a
intere dpisa tgoirdnieeal cl ual turbae,na ldtriri al ezvaa.n
L'idecah oeg ntia nvtaol lgapa endaim ostralir'nnofen da­
tezez ad im etteqruea lcphuen tisnuol il,neo nè nuova.
Volendpoo,t remrmios aallilsraee i cenPtseesucoadx oida epi­
deimcdae ll'inTghloemsaBesr ownine g,e necriet paitsùab ri­
gativamceonmteVe ul agre rroCrorsr.e gugneavq au antdiit à
'faolpsien idoinuffis e itvlr oal geo 'a cqufmaiasa tnòc hael l'e­
stertoa,n toe sdsaec riet actoam em odeldlaogl i ovanissimo
Leopanred'liinl otdruziaolsn ueos aggSioop grlaei r rpoorpio ­
lraid egAlntii ic,eh d al ui emcuolnma atnai edra«e r agazzo
scacent(eSp»ae g)noI.n t emppii rùe cecn'tsèit aint oIt ael ia
altrcohvhiea m ession sieme lciobrcrphioes s mie ntiscono
aneddsottoird iidc iim ostlrefa labsiidteàm,o lislceogngoe nde
biancenh eer oer ,e ttificancoh ieqvl ua eslptluoob blcirceod e
di sapesruoe g ngie nedrice o sdea,l Bliab bailald ai etetica3.
Quic is iamroi volmtoin dacoll assailclo',A ntgircehciat à
e romanuan,g rancdaep itdoisl too rsitau diea intsoe gnato
tantlou nag poe,r tgaennteer aezt iaonnstiei c oclhiel, as ua
conoscseinc zoèap erptioaùm , e nop etru tntoiid ,iu nas pecie
dic rosdtina o ziiomnpir eocd iestleu tetror onseoefi,s ticate o
grossoildaénreees,ç cuheeès d ifficeisltei rpanroes.tr raLasa ­
segnneae saminuanp iccnoulmoe rdoir ilezvaea ndi carattere
moltdoi vevrasnin:do a semipnleiscait vteerzbzaecl oin cae ­
ziodneicl o stuom dee lclual tduergaAl nit icchheip eres sere
tradiznioonn aslmoie nnooe rronee ec,ph oes sopnoor taa re
fratinendiminesnitdiiIn o tsuit.t i pie rlcòa'a, cs rioe,rz iopnieù'
o menop edantleasp caard,se setnrsèu i,lp untdoip artenza
per duins coirnps oos itcihvveoo rrefbabcreo noscee rcea pire
meglqiuoa lcahsep edtetlovl iate a della acnutliotc uhreda e l
nostrraop pocrotneo s se. soNloinons, o mmuan, ar accoel ta
rettifi'cear rpdooirp io lsaurgiAl nith iicd'i,l eggemnedter o­
politsaunGier ecis uRieo manmia, qualdcipo isùa.
Un'vaverteèn nzeac essQaureisalt.io b sriro i voallgl ee t­
torneo ns peciael siiss ftoard ziua s aurnel inguaigngtieol li-
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gibicloen,tl r'ou dsio moodliteiar untios ruil l'An(tefi osc­hità
sersoo llooo r!d)is ceglfiredaru eem, o dpio ssibpieldrii rlea
stescsoass ae,m pirle cpoimùp lioc aaltmoe inlo lpoinùt ano
dalllian gcuoam undea,'l ulsiot alqiuaansloie èf ormanteol la
suas torei qau alheas ervbietnoi ssai smeoc odlipi r osa
scientdifiaclfials,ai ecb ai olodgiGi aal ileed oe gia lilaelilaan i
filolodgiGi iao rgPiaqosu aelC io nceMtatroc hIelsl ii.bnr oon
rinunpceiraò u nac ompleatpop ardaitn oo tzee,p pdoi
rmiandaig laiu toarnit ieca hlilr eal aotbibvlai bgiabtlai ografia
moderinnat,e rnazepi oolnliaoglteQt uae.s utnop on'e lslpae ­
ranzcau,ni o nv oglidaemtlou trtion unccihaeqr uea,l cions a
esso possaan cshaeelr lsvopi ercei aluinps otp'ae ,ur n en' vie­
teraatbai tuod idneoefr mazipornoeefs siocnhaedl oep uon a
vitdais tudidoisvoea sn etconndaat uAr cah.hi a s empsrcer u­
polosamceonrtree ddealtdloee b intoet e sougsonc ir istptoo­,
gliarpsueòn ec auunsd airsea sgiimoia lq eu eldlico h i uscisse
inp ubblniocndo e corosavmeesnttoie nt oon,v estaifatftot o.
E sea qualciulnn oo starpop ardaitn oo tsee mbruenraà
zavorgrlraii, c ordecrheem zola av orraa d saersretv aeb iel ità
sicuraelzlnzeaa v Iilt. i pdoil ettcouraieb biasmoop rattutto
pensadtiro a,d aon dragà u ardamravn ie,p pudreevf era sene
spaventare4.
L'Antichitàè ocglgaains csoiprcraae seenv tiec inneal,l e
idegei usost bea glicahtee abbpiealrma o meinntt aen,pt aar te
denlo stirmom aginea rpieor nfienloel seep srsivoenrib cahlei
incontroigangmiio o rAn om.o don osturnom ,o dou np o'
divedrassloo liatbob,i avmool umtoos tlroaa nrcournaav olta,
confidacnhdeco i sòi posssae nafznaanr oei tarroep po.
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Note
1L ar elatbiivbal ioginr apfiaar,ts ee riamsecniteen tèifioc ram,a i enorme,
anchsee i nI talimae nod iffcuhseaa ltrove.
2P eri lc arattseirceu ramaepnotcer difeold ettdoiG alileo basrtiim an­
darael c lassCihcilo ' hdae ttdoiG? I USEFPUPMAGEAL LIM,i lan1o69 8( lo•
edizp..)8 ,8s g.s;u ll"udoivC oo lomboa'n,e ddodtioo rigionrei entgailàe
attribau Fiitloi pBprou nelle(s!ci)hn,if orGmEa ORG BOCnHeMisA uNoiN
GeiiflgelWtoret veo,l I.Ip .6 1s8g d.e ll'eDdTVi z1.9 6M7a. g iGà IROLAMO
BENZOnNeIlsl,ua a H istaod reil MoNnudoov Voe,n ez1i5a 6c5a,r t1a2s g.,
riferdiiav vae sre ntciotnol es ueo reccrhaicec ontare li'naS npeadgdnoat,o
ma sapecvhae e sseor ap iùv ecchdiiCo o lombo.
3 «Nessuhnaod eriCsool omboa»n,n unciò provocaGtEoRriHaAmReDn te
PRAUcSoEls uof ortunlaitborN oi emahnad tK olumbauuss gelFiaiclh­t.
schunugnednL egenddeenrG eschirccihhttei ggeFsrtaenlklf(tuM,r. t1) 696
(poail treed izioInniI )t.a lhiaan naov utbou onaac cogliReOnzBaE RTO
BEREeTTdAE LISABEBTRTOAcLo InG luin diccoim andamieE.n qtuviocbzu;g ie
el oughcio musnuil Blai bab idei tnornCia,s aMloen ferr2a00t2o .
4 Inutidlierc eh ea beneficdiiqo u estloe ttloerpe a roglree chseo no
semprter aslittseercaotnedl,eon ormep iùo vviee intuitNievlfe a.r lo
abbiamloa rghegcgoinag tloai c centi segnsaatrie,b abcueog muer absiil e
facespsieùs pesseo n,o ns olcoo lg recAlol.' avardiizm ioal taiu tonreil
segnalrace o rreatctcae ntazsiido enveo nmoo ltfeo rmeer ron(edeni u ovo,
nons olgor echceh)ec ircolnaenlno o ster ion a ltpraie spia:r ticolarmente
attumaelnet rsec rivièaf smola mi nvedciel sldmS.ec is ia bituaedra àc col­
larpsiiùs peslsaop iccoflaat idcisa e gnagrleai c cenetvii terdeimd oo ver
scrivune rael tlriob drio' correzagiloeinr ir o(rfio netdiecvlio )l gPoe'r.o ra
quesbtaos toa è d 'avanzo.
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