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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 7.298

Greg Nagy

Last updated at March 12, 2020, 4:44 p.m.

Read in Context

Hector seems to be saying that the Trojan women ‘pray’ to him, as expressed by the verb eukhesthai. This turn of phrase may point to the status of Hector as cult hero beyond his epic existence.