29 (II.9.1)

ID 701
Corpus Cicero: Ad Atticum
Reference 29 (II.9.1)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 16/4/59
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Atticus
Citation Greek Code Switch Βοῶπις
Latin Context
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Code
Flagging
Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Description of Clodia (as 'Our Lady of the Ox-Eyes').
Comments Greek name Βοῶπις (Ox-Eyes) is a standard Homeric epithet for Hera; relevant a) because of appearance of Clodia's eyes, b) because Hera was the wife of her brother Zeus, and Cicero accuses Clodia of incest with her brother Clodius (Shackleton Bailey). Also used II.12.2 (30), II.22.5 (42), II.14.1 (34).