Catullus' poem on Attis : : text and contexts / / edited by Ruurd R. Nauta & Annette Harder.

• TeilnehmendeR: Harder, Annette,; Nauta, Ruurd R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Catullus 63, the poem on Attis' self-castration, regret, and final subjection to the goddess Cybele, has been called 'the most remarkable poetical creation in the Latin language'. Scholarly debate has focused on the poem's relationship to the myths and cults of Attis and Cybele,...