L’échange des armures entre Diomède et Glaucos Iliade VI, 232-236)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Brasil Abstract: Commentary on an enigmatic scene of book VI of the Iliad: the exchange of Glaucos’ golden armour for Diomedes’ bronze armour. Discussion of this kind of gift and counter-gift (between xeînoi) in this Homeric poem, as well as of the motif that would cause Zeus to “take reason from Glaucos”, leading him to accept such an unfavourable and disproportionate exchange. Keywords: exchange;… Read more