nekuōn amenēna karēna ‘skulls of the dead, having no menos inside them’

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Odyssey 10.521

The dead can be visualized as karēna ‘heads’, that is, ‘skulls’, as here, which no longer contain any menos or ‘mental power’. To be compared are kephalai ‘heads’ at I.11.055 and i ... Continue reading

Odyssey 10.536

See the comment on O.10.521. See the comment on O.10.521. See the comment on O.10.521. See the comment on O.10.521. ... Continue reading

Odyssey 11.029

The dead can be visualized as karēna ‘heads’, that is, ‘skulls’, as here, which no longer contain any menos or ‘mental power’. See the comment on O.10.521. The dead can be visualiz ... Continue reading