Hour 8. The psychology of the hero’s sign in the Homeric Iliad The meaning of psūkhē 8§1. The key word for this hour is psūkhē, as used in the context of the key word for the previous hour, sēma. This word psūkhē can refer either to the life of someone… Read more
Hour 9. The return of Odysseus in the Homeric Odyssey The meaning of nostos 9§1. The key word for this hour is nostos, ‘return, homecoming; song about homecoming; return to light and life’. The last of these meanings is mystical, having to do with ideas about immortalization after death. Our… Read more
Hour 10. The mind of Odysseus in the Homeric Odyssey The meaning of noos 10§1. The key word for this hour is noos. A simple translation could be ‘mind’ or ‘thinking’, though these words are too broad in meaning to fit many of the Homeric contexts of noos; other translations… Read more
Hour 11. Blessed are the heroes: the cult hero in Homeric poetry and beyond The meaning of olbios 11§1. They key word for this hour is olbios, which as we will see means ‘blessed’ or even ‘blissful’ for those who are initiated into the mysteries of hero cult… Read more
Hour 12. The cult hero as an exponent of justice in Homeric poetry and beyond The meaning of dikē 12§1. The key word for this hour is dikē, which means ‘justice’ long-term and ‘judgment’ short-term. In ancient Greek poetics, a primary metaphor for dikē is a flourishing field or garden… Read more
Hour 13. A crisis in reading the world of heroes The meaning of krinein 13§1. The key word for this hour is krinein, the “middle voice” for which is krinesthai, and the meaning of which is ‘judge, distinguish, make distinctions’. Here are words that derive from it: krisis, ‘judgment, crisis’… Read more
Chapter I. Introduction [In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}” indicates where p. 69 of the printed version ends and p. 70 begins. These indications will be useful to readers who need to look… Read more
Chapter II. εὔχομαι in Sacral Contexts Analytic Table of Contents A. Formulas which conclude prayers (pp. 18–31) 1. Introduction; formulas (A) and (B) (pp. 18–26) 2. Formula (A) and the meaning of εὔχομαι (pp. 26–31)B. Read more
Chapter 3. εὔχομαι in secular contexts Analytic Table of Contents A. γένος εὔχομαι εἶναι and its transformations (pp. 69–78) Classified list of attestations (p. 69): I: γένος εὔχομαι εἶναι II: γένος εὔχομαι … Read more
Chapter 4. εὔχομαι in a legal context Σ 497 λαοὶ δ’ εἰν ἀγορῇ ἔσαν ἀθρόοι· ἔνθα δὲ νεῖκος ὠρώρει, δύο δ’ ἄνδρες ἐνείκεον εἵνεκα ποινῆς ἀνδρὸς ἀποφθιμένου· ὃ μὲν εὔχετο πάντ’ ἀποδοῦναι500… Read more
