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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Odyssey 11.201

Greg Nagy

Last updated at March 12, 2020, 4:46 p.m.

Read in Context

The application of this word in such moments of emotional intensity is not just a metaphor: it is also a metonym, connecting with the dynamics of the cosmos. See the comment at O.19.204–212.