The Andrapodizing of War Captives in Greek Historical Memory

The fundamentals of "andrapodizing" in Greek historical memory need reexamining on lexical and moral grounds. Defining the term "sell into slavery" proves fallacious. "Enslave "though at core correct, fails to recognize that adult fighting men were not andrapodized when...

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Published inTransactions of the American Philological Association (1974) Vol. 140; no. 1; pp. 117 - 161
Main Author GACA, KATHY L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 01.04.2010
Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects
Adults
Armed forces
Children
Cities
Community
Epic literature
Families & family life
Greek civilization
Greek language
Infants
Kidnapping
Language history
Memory
Men
Methods
Sex crimes
Slavery
Soldiers
War
Warfare
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Summary:The fundamentals of "andrapodizing" in Greek historical memory need reexamining on lexical and moral grounds. Defining the term "sell into slavery" proves fallacious. "Enslave "though at core correct, fails to recognize that adult fighting men were not andrapodized when captured, subjugated, and kept alive. Rather, andrapodizing is a type of premeditated and semi-lethal warfare aimed expressly against inhabitants not trained, or too old or too young, to fight back. Soldiers, when andrapodizing, abduct and dominate mainly the youthful—young women and self-mobile girls and boys—rather than other abused inhabitants who are abandoned as rejects, including old people and infants. The pandemic "andrapodizing of a locale or populace" follows this sorting procedure.
ISSN:0360-5949
1533-0699
2575-7180
1533-0699
2575-7199
DOI:10.1353/apa.0.0051