Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish

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Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish. / Massetti, Laura.

In: Journal of Indo-European Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1&2, 2019, p. 223–240.

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Massetti, L 2019, 'Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish', Journal of Indo-European Studies, vol. 47, no. 1&2, pp. 223–240.

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Massetti, L. (2019). Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish. Journal of Indo-European Studies, 47(1&2), 223–240.

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Massetti L. Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish. Journal of Indo-European Studies. 2019;47(1&2):223–240.

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Massetti, Laura. / Antimachus's Enigma On Erytheia, the Latvian Sun-goddess and a Red Fish. In: Journal of Indo-European Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 47, No. 1&2. pp. 223–240.

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abstract = "In this paper I focus on a character named Erutheia ({\textquoteleft}the red one{\textquoteright}), who, according to Antimachus of Colophon, escorts Helios{\textquoteright}s golden cup. I compare the characteristics and the role played by this figure with those of the Latvian Sun-goddess Saule, who is associated to the color red in various ways. In particular, in one Latvian Daina, it is a red fish, the rauda, which guides Saule{\textquoteright}s vehicle. Therefore, I argue that the rauda fish, whose name is etymologically related to Greek Erutheia, has a similar role as that of Helios{\textquoteright}s red guide. Finally, I compare the Latvian tradition about the solar fish with the iconography of the Danish razors from the Late Bronze Age, on which a fish escorts the Sun-boat between the end of the night and the beginning of the day.",
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