Souvent, dans ces cas, le moyen du supplice devient si légendaire qu’il constitue un thème à part aussi bien dans le langage métaphorique des auteurs (la corde d’Oknos) que dans le répertoire iconographique des artistes (la roue d’Ixion). L’importance de certains objets qui servent des moyens de torture des hybristai dans le royaume d’Hadès est indiquée par des références fréquentes dans la littérature antique et leur popularité dans l’iconographie. It finally aims to analyse the symbolic meanings with which the objects of torture in Hades were invested in ancient societies. It also seeks to establish the nature of these themes (apotropaic, occult) and their evolution through time. The present article aims to determine the origin of myths featuring objects as torture devices. The possibility to adapt these myths to the dominant socio-political conditions of various eras (Classical, Hellenistic and Roman) and places (Greece, Italy) resulted in their wide diffusion. Sometimes the object of a hybrist’s underworld punishment becomes so legendary that it constitutes a recurrent leitmotiv in ancient authors’ and artists’ repertoire (Oknos’ rope, Ixion’s wheel). The significance of these objects is indicated by frequent references in ancient texts as well as their iconographic popularity.
Greek mythology features a certain number of myths where objects of various natures and origins play an important role as means of torture in Hades.
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