Allusioni profetiche licofronee nelle Dionisiache: la giovinezza di Dioniso

This paper focuses on the analysis of the Lycophronean references in two passages from the section of the Dionysiaca narrating Dionysus’ youth, i.e. IX 200-205 and XI 171-174. Nonnus draws from Lycophron a word (in the first case) and an expression (in the second) dealing with Telephus’ myth, as he wants to highlight Dionysus’ salvific role through some prophetic allusions. Thus, the Panopolitan becomes a sort of prophet himself. It is then possible to observe that he is interested not in the epic element of the Alexandra, but, rather, in its oracular element, which is embedded in the poem as part of its variety (ποικιλία).