AN ANALYSIS OF THE SPEECH OF ATE IN THE DIONYSIACA 1 An Analysis of Ate's Speech in The Dionysiaca Through the (Cognitive) Deconstruction of the Personification Mechanism Christopher E. Antonopoulos Department of Philology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Seminar of Ancient Greek Philology, 6 th semester: Nonnus' Dionysiaca Dr. Katerina - Nina Carvounis June 20, 2022 Author Note Student registration number: 1560201900013 We thank Dr. Sophia Papaioannou for her insightful comments on the paper as well as for her exceptional patience for the last three years.