The death of Elpenor will be most relevant to the homecoming of Odysseus, and this relevance will be signaled at O.11.051–083 The death of Elpenor will be most rel ...
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The very first psūkhē ‘spirit’ of all the dead in Hādēs who will speak to Odysseus in Hādēs is Elpenor, O.11.051–083, who had been left behind, dead an unburied, on the island of Circe. The story of his death was told at O.10.551–560. In the com ...
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... then, erecting as a column on top, |15 we stuck his well-made oar into the very top of the tomb [tumbos]. The story of Elpenor’s death was told at O.10.551–560. In the comment on ...
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Odyssey 10.551-560
Gregory NagyThe death of Elpenor will be most relevant to the homecoming of Odysseus, and this relevance will be signaled at O.11.051–083 The death of Elpenor will be most rel ... Continue reading
Odyssey 11.051-083
Gregory NagyThe very first psūkhē ‘spirit’ of all the dead in Hādēs who will speak to Odysseus in Hādēs is Elpenor, O.11.051–083, who had been left behind, dead an unburied, on the island of Circe. The story of his death was told at O.10.551–560. In the com ... Continue reading
Odyssey 12.014-015
Gregory Nagy... then, erecting as a column on top, |15 we stuck his well-made oar into the very top of the tomb [tumbos]. The story of Elpenor’s death was told at O.10.551–560. In the comment on ... Continue reading