Chapters

7. The Death of Pyrrhos

Chapter 7. The Death of Pyrrhos 7§1. As we contemplate the ritual aspects of the Iliadic hero, we are faced with a conflict between a trend and a constant: while Achilles is becoming Panhellenic by way of Epos, the powers of the hero in hero cult remain… Read more

8. The Death of Hektor

Chapter 8. The Death of Hektor 8§1. By comparing the death of Achilles with the death of Pyrrhos, we have come to see more clearly the factor of ritual antagonism between god and hero. If, of course, we had only the Iliad as evidence, this factor would… Read more

9. Poetic Categories for the Hero

Chapter 9. Poetic Categories for the Hero 9§1. In the Iliad, Hektor’s aspiration to get the same tīmḗ that is accorded to Athena (and Apollo) not only formalizes the antagonism between hero and god; it also implies a slighting of the superior god’s tīmḗ by the inferior… Read more

Appendix V, pp.266–271

Appendix V Example of Father-Son Transmission Another example of transmission of a song from father to son also comes from Kolašin in Montenegro, and, as in Chapter Five, the texts were recorded years after the teaching and learning had been accomplished. The father is Mirko Danilović,… Read more

Appendix VI, pp.272–275

Appendix VI. The Song of Milman Parry   Posvećeno Profesoru Universiteta Milmanu Parry   Dedicated to University Professor Milman Parry   Bože mili, na svemu ti fala!   Dear God, praise to Thee… Read more