In this paper, I argue that Propertius 4.9 connects the religious framework of the cults of Bona Dea and Ara Maxima with geographical distinctions between East and West. Hercules’ association with the West grants him a place in early Roman religion by situating his worship alongside that of the native Italian goddess Bona Dea. The poem, however, also connects Hercules with the East, thus complicating his Roman identity. I argue that the poem uses the etiology of religious custom as a means to explore notions of inclusion and exclusion with regard to Roman identity, and, in particular, that it posits a model of inclusivity associated with female authority. This model, although ultimately rejected by Hercules, offers an alternative ideological proposition to the one the poem ostensibly affirms.

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旋转大力神：Propertius 4.9 中的性别、宗教和地理

在本文中，我认为 Propertius 4.9 将 Bona Dea 和 Ara Maxima 崇拜的宗教框架与东西方的地理差异联系起来。赫拉克勒斯与西方的联系使他在早期罗马宗教中占有一席之地，将他的崇拜与意大利本土女神博纳德亚的崇拜放在一起。然而，这首诗也将赫拉克勒斯与东方联系起来，从而使他的罗马身份复杂化。我认为这首诗使用宗教习俗的病因学作为探索罗马身份的包容和排斥概念的一种手段，特别是它提出了一种与女性权威相关的包容性模型。这种模式虽然最终被赫拉克勒斯拒绝，但为这首诗表面上肯定的思想提供了另一种意识形态命题。