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A Homer Commentary in Progress

man overboard devoured by fish

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Odyssey 14.135

Gregory Nagy

This scenario, where a man falls overboard into the sea and dies, so that his body is devoured by fish, is a “favorite fear” that motivates the epithet ikhthuoeis ‘fish-swarming’ a ... Continue reading

Odyssey 24.291

Gregory Nagy

See the comment at O.14.135. See the comment at O.14.135. See the comment at O.14.135. See the comment at O.14.135. ... Continue reading