Banca de DEFESA: LUCAS DE SOUZA LINO DOMINGOS COSTA

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STUDENT : LUCAS DE SOUZA LINO DOMINGOS COSTA
DATE: 18/09/2025
TIME: 14:30
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TITLE:

A FLIGHT OF ATHENA'S OWL: Orestes and the genesis of law

KEY WORDS:

Courts of Ancient Greece, Areopagus, Dionysian, Apollonian, Greek Theatre.

PAGES: 130
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Direito
SUMMARY:

This dissertation investigates the intersection between mythology and law through an analysis of the Greek tragic trilogy, the Oresteia by Aeschylus, the only complete tragic trilogy to survive from antiquity. The focus rests particularly on the final play, Eumenides, which delineates the symbolic and juridical transition from a model of justice based on transgenerational vengeance to an institutionalized form of conflict resolution through rhetoric and public trial. The research aims to examine, in light of the Athenian worldview of the classical period, how cultural elements such as myth, theater, rhetoric, and law are articulated within the text and contribute to the representation of the genesis of the Court of the Areopagus, presided over by Pallas Athena. The methodology employed is interdisciplinary, combining a theatrical-textual and rhetorical-discursive analysis of the play with an investigation of concepts within the Athenian democratic context, paying particular attention to the relationships between religion, theater, language, and legal institutions. The study engages with contemporary contributions from literary criticism, legal theory, and classical studies, seeking to establish bridges between the tragic text and the actual judicial structures of Athens during its democratic period. It is observed, therefore, that rhetoric assumes a primordial function in the edification of democratic justice as portrayed in the work. The language employed in the theater mirrors that used in the Athenian courts, as well as the vocabulary of Athenian daily life. This suggests that the theater not only reproduced elements of law but also functioned as a formative space, contributing to the civic and legal education of the citizens. It is concluded, therefore, that Eumenides operates as a dramaturgical metaphor for the birth of Athenian law, revealing how the mythical tradition was poetically reinterpreted to legitimize new institutional forms of conflict resolution in the democratic polis through reforms that centralized the role of the people within the judiciary system.

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