The present article examines the question of who was the first to have allegorically interpreted Homer. The fragmentary and indirect character of the extant testimonies on the beginnings of allegoresis makes it very difficult to adjudicate between the candidates Theagenes of Rhegium and Pherecydes of Syros. This paper argues that while the surviving testimonies suggest that Theagenes was the first allegorist of Homer, Pherecydes’ appropriation of mythology is likely to have created premises for allegorical interpretation of poetry. Thus, it is argued that both Theagenes and Pherecydes be considered as important figures in the emergence of allegoresis.

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希腊寓言的开端

本文考察了谁是第一个对荷马进行寓言解释的问题。现存的关于寓言开始的证词的零碎和间接特征使得很难在 Rhegium 的 Theagenes 和 Syros 的 Pherecydes 之间做出判断。本文认为，虽然幸存的证词表明泰阿根尼是荷马的第一位寓言家，但斐勒西德斯对神话的挪用很可能为诗歌的寓言解释创造了前提。因此，有人认为 Theagenes 和 Pherecydes 都被视为寓言出现的重要人物。