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Ed. and tr. J. Rea, although I follow the interpretation of E. G. Turner in line 24ff. The papyrus has been overlooked by H. Beister. 'Probleme bei der Lokalisierung des homerischen Graia in Bootien'. in G. Aryoud and P. ). Lo Bbotic atitiqlre (Paris. 1985). 131-36, esp. 132f. I am most grateful to Albert Henrichi for discussing this papyrus with me (letter 6 February 1986). jXRemus jumping a wall: Enn. Atiti. 9 6 Skutsch: Liv. I. 7. 2: DH. I . 87. 4. Jumping a moat: Plut. 10. 4h 36 ROMAN MYTH AND MYTHOGRAPHY eiselasis, was even so characteristic for the victor that numerous other games were called agor~eseiselastikoi in later times.
G'r~ir~~l~isc~l'rrc Myrlrologi~I1 (Berlin. 1920). Koenen. 7-18: Horsfl~ll. this volume. Ch. 7 $ 4: L l M C I l l 1 ( 1986). 44-5 1 (C. Baucliliens-Tliiiriedl). "'On Callisto see most rccently Burkert. Str-rrt~rrrr-1,nrrcl Hisrr~r:\. 6f: Ph. Borgenud. c~lr~s srrr. I(* ilic,rr Pirr'rr (Rome. 1979). 48-54: R. Arena. 'Considerazioni sul mito di Callisto'. rlrc, 32 (1979). 5-26: A. Henrichs. Eilrr. Hordr 27 ( 198 1 ). ). f'Gri,ck Myrlrolo,qy (London. 242-277. Preller/Robcrt 11. 253-266: W. Burkert. ;(Berkeley etc..
Lrc~ Myrlrolo~ic(Munich/Zurich. 1085). 56-57. on Burkert's interpretation of 'the mother's tragedy'. ^ Otto Rank rightly noted the prominence of grandfathers in the exposure legends. Instead of identifying these (mainly maternal) grandfathers with the real father as Rank did. we should observe the difference between the two. In Greece, as in Rome, a boy usually had a much better relationship with his maternal grandfather than with his own father. The animosity of the maternal grandfather therefore fits neatly in the pattern we have discussed.
