Rappresentazioni della violenza incestuosa nella storia della figlia di Micerino in Erodoto, Storie II, 129-132 e possibili paralleli folklorici: proposte per una lettura comparativa

Abstract

This article explores the implications of Lloyd and Luraghi’s hypothesis that the story of the daughter of Mycerinus, who committed suicide after being raped by her father, was conceived to explain the origin of a monument. Following Lloyd’s suggestion to cross-reference the story with incest in folklore, I provide an illustration of how this Herodotean passage anticipates recurrent narrative patterns in modern folktales, proposing an alternative reading in relation to the macro-theme of foundation sacrifice.