Banca de DEFESA: LUCAS DE SOUZA LINO DOMINGOS COSTA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LUCAS DE SOUZA LINO DOMINGOS COSTA
DATE: 16/05/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzdmYWE5YjEtNmQ3Zi00MTEwLWE5NjktYjE3OTdlNTIz
TITLE:

AN OWL'S FLIGHT FROM PALLAS-ATHENA: The Power of the Word, Persuasion, and the Verdict of Orestes in the Genesis of Law

KEY WORDS:

Courts of ancient greece, areopagus, Dionysian, Apollonian, Greek Theater

PAGES: 95
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Direito
SUMMARY:

This master’s thesis explores the interplay between mythology and history, offering a reading guide for Aeschylus’ Oresteia, with particular focus on the trilogy’s final play, The Eumenides (The Kindly Ones). Aeschylus’ poetic rendering of the Orestes myth represents an artistic milestone, dramatizing the shift from transgenerational blood vengeance to a society that resolves conflict through legal justice and persuasive rhetoric. The study begins by situating the myth within the frameworks of Aristotle and Plato, then examines Greek theatrical conventions and the centrality of rhetorical speech in Athenian society. Finally, it presents an expanded narrative reconstruction of the myth itself. Central to this analysis is the role of Pallas Athena, who institutes the Areopagus court to adjudicate Orestes’ matricide. Orestes—caught between divine law, mortal justice, and the relentless persecution of the Furies (Tisiphone [Retribution], Megaera [Rancor], and Alecto [The Unspeakable])—embodies the tension between archaic vengeance and civic order. Athena’s intervention, marked by strategic persuasion, reflects the Greek ideal of justice as a cornerstone of mythological and political discourse. Methodologically, the thesis combines close textual analysis with cultural historiography and legal hermeneutics, engaging themes such as fate, culpability, intentionality, and the transformative power of rhetoric. The Furies’ curse, once a symbol of cyclical violence, is reinterpreted through Athena’s tribunal as a force for civic harmony, temperance, and jurisprudential order. By juxtaposing the Oresteia with the actual procedures of Athenian courts, the argument emerges that tragedy’s pedagogical function extends beyond the stage: the Areopagus trial serves as a paradigm for cultivating citizens into judicious magistrates.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1716148 - CLAUDIA ROSANE ROESLER
Interno - 2132953 - ISAAC COSTA REIS
Externa à Instituição - TAINA AGUIAR JUNQUILHO - IDP
Interno - 1647964 - VALCIR GASSEN