Diomedes

Curated Articles

Diomède et la détresse de Nestor

[UFMG] [This article was originally published in Phaos, volume 4, pp. 5-38 (2004). In this online version, the original page-numbers are indicated within braces (“{“ and “}”). For example, “{5|6}” indicates where p. 5 of the original article ends and p. 6 begins. ] Resumo: Os primeiros sinais explícitos na Ilíada do cumprimento da promessa de Zeus à Tétis – o raio lançado aos Aqueus e depois diante do carro… Read more

Curated Articles

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