Epilogue. The etymology of εὔχομαι The semantic analysis of Σ 499 has definite implications for the problematic prehistory of Greek εὔχομαι. This is a subject of consequence to the internal analysis of εὔχομαι in Homer, which is now complete. True, etymology is, from the viewpoint of method,… Read more
Appendix. The transitive usage of Vedic ūh- Separate treatment of this usage of ūh- is justifiable on prima facie grounds. The transitive usage of a medium tantum verb whose cognates (Av. aoj-, Gk. εὔχομαι) are intransitive must be secondary. Moreover, the transitivization of inherited intransitive verbs is… Read more
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Acknowledgments I am deeply grateful to all those who helped me produce The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, and I offer special thanks to the following: Erika Bainbridge, Natasha Bershadsky, Patrick Coleman, Maša Ćulumović, Jeffrey Emanuel, Claudia Filos, Alexander Forte, Douglas Frame, Richard Im, Rob Jenson, Kevin McGrath, Leonard… Read more
Introduction to the book [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 up references… Read more
Introduction to Homeric poetry 0§1. Before I delve into the 24 hours of this book, I offer an introductory essay that is meant to familiarize the reader with Homeric poetry, which is the primary medium that I will be analyzing in the first 11 hours. 0§2. Homeric poetry is a… Read more
Hour 1. The Homeric Iliad and the glory of the unseasonal hero The meaning of kleos 1§1. There are two key words for this hour. The first of the two is kleos, ‘glory, fame, that which is heard’; or, ‘the poem or song that conveys glory, fame, that which is… Read more
Hour 2. Achilles as epic hero and the idea of total recall in song The meaning of memnēmai 2§1. The key word for this hour is memnēmai, which means ‘I have total recall’ in special contexts and ‘I remember’ in ordinary contexts. The special contexts involve memory by way of… Read more
Hour 3. Achilles and the poetics of lament The meaning of akhos and penthos 3§1. There are two key words for this hour, akhos and penthos, and the meaning of both words is ‘grief, sorrow; public expression of grief, sorrow, by way of lamentation or keening’. A man of constant… Read more
3. Homeric Echoes in Bihać* In the Milman Parry Collection of Oral-Traditional Literature in the Harvard University Library are a number of texts that tell of the return of a hero after a long captivity to find his wife about to marry… Read more
