Meropis
Meropis | |
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'Philippica' location | |
Created by | Theopompus of Chios |
Genre | Parody |
In-universe information | |
Type | Fictional island |
Race(s) | Méropes |
Locations | Eusebes, Machimos, Anostos |
Meropis (
Background
The story of Meropis is neither a
It has also been suggested that the story was meant as a criticism of Philipp II.[5]
While most describe Meropis as a fictional island, for a different point of view see Emil Forrer who considered the island might have been real.[citation needed] Meropis is also one of historical names of the Greek island of Kos, ruled by Merops.[2]
Geography
Meropis is situated beyond the world-ocean (Oceanus). Its inhabitants, the Méropes, are twice as tall as other human beings and live twice as long. Theopompos describes three cities in Meropis: Anostos (Ἄνοστος, "Place of No Return"), Eusebes (Εὐσεβής, "Pious-Town") and Machimos (Μάχιμος, "Fighting-Town"). While the inhabitants of Eusebes are living in opulence getting neither hungry nor sick, the inhabitants of Machimos are in fact born with weapons and carry on wars steadily. The third city, Anostos, is situated on the outermost border of Meropis. It resembles a yawning abyss, does not have day or night, and is covered by cloudy, red fumes.
References
- FGrHist115 F 75.
- ^ ISSN 0025-6285.
- ^ HG Nesselrath (1998). "Theopomps Meropis und Platon". Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaft 1: 4–7.
- ^ HG Nesselrath (1998). "Theopomps Meropis und Platon". GFA 1: 6.
- doi:10.1400/242053.
Further reading
- G. J. Aalders (1978). "Die Meropes des Theopomp". Historia. 27: 317–327.
- Heinz-Günther Nesselrath (1998). "Theopomps Meropis und Platon: Nachahmung und Parodie" (PDF). Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaft. 1: 1–8.