The Hekale, by the Hellenistic poet Kallimachos, is one of the most
famous short epics in Greek literature, and was highly regarded in
Antiquity. At the centre of this study is the rarely asked question
of the relationship between the Hekale and Homeric epic, in
particular the Odyssey. The results show that the Odyssey had a
clear and lasting influence on the language, the constellation of
the characters and the entire structure of the plot of the
Hellenistic mini-epic. The analysis employs reading strategies
based on inter- and intratextuality, narrative theory, poetical
etymology, oral vs. written tradition and gender research in order
to document the various and numerous ways in which Kallimachos had
recourse to, echoed and borrowed from the Odyssey on the
linguistic, figurative and even structural level. Within this
methodological framework several interpretations are offered which
can throw light on the a little peoplea oe of both the Homeric and
Hellenistic epics.
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