[[This article was originally published in 1985 by The Johns Hopkins University Press as Chapter 2 of Theognis of Megara: Poetry and the Polis (ed. by T. Figueria and G. Nagy) 22-81. Baltimore. In this online version, the original page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{22|23}” indicates where p. 22 of the printed version ends and p. 23 begins]] [1]… Read more
Casey Dué examines the figure of Briseis, the concubine of Achilles in the Iliad, as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by a complex and self-contained oral poetic system. Briseis’ lament for Patroclus in Iliad 19 hints at her role in the larger epic tradition. Dué argues that Briseis’ role in the Iliad is enormously compressed, both in relation to the Iliad and the entire tradition of the epic cycle. Through a… Read more
To refer to this please cite it in this way : Casey Dué, Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis, Table of Contents, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. 7/25/06 Contents Foreword by Gregory Nagy [vii] Acknowledgments [ix] List of Abbreviations [xi] Introduction: Variations on Briseis [1] 1. Briseis and the Multiformity of the Iliad [21] 2. Prize [37] 3. Girl [49] 4. Wife… Read more
top anchor To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, Endnotes, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 Notes Note 1 As argued in chapter 2, section 1, the context of the form ne?ai in xi 114 – a prophecy among the dead – indicates that this form originally meant “you will return… Read more
top anchor To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, 7: Epilogue, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 7. Epilogue Now that a connection has been established between Greek nóos and the Indo-European root nes-, it will be interesting to consider a few further instances in Greek tradition where the notion… Read more
To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, 6: Evidence for the Meaning of the Indo-European Root *nes-, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 6. Evidence for the meaning of the Indo-European Root *nes- 1. Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to explore the background of the Greek root nes-. In… Read more
top anchor To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, 5: Achilles, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 5. Achilles The two preceding chapters have dealt with a pair of Homeric figures who show in a very positive way the connection between nóos and néomai. As far as the verb is concerned,… Read more
top anchor To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, 4: Nestor, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 4. Nestor 1. Introduction The focus of attention in the last chapter was Odysseus, whose adventures preserve a latent relation between “mind” and “return.” In this chapter I shall consider another Homeric figure,… Read more
top anchor To refer to this please cite it in this way : Douglas Frame, The Myth of Return in Early Greek Epic, 3: The Return of Odysseus, https://chs.harvard.edu/publications.sec/online_print_books.ssp/. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. September, 2005 3. The Return of Odysseus 1. Introduction In the last chapter two Homeric verses, each with a form from the root nes-, were seen to have a common origin in… Read more
