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As Alexander says. The Alexander-dream motif in Plutarch’s Successors’ "Lives"
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2019)The importance of being related to Alexander was a key element after his death, and it was shown when he appeared to his Successors in dreams (the Alexander-dream motif). Plutarch inserts the Alexander-dream motif in his ... -
The function of dream-stories in Plutarch’s Lives
(Classica Digitalia-Coimbra University Press, 2019)In his Lives, Plutarch relates many dreams that can be considered as oracular or symbolic dreams. Some of them have a ghost as the main character, a ghost who comes from beyond to warn the dreamers about the closeness of ...