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A Homer Commentary in Progress

tēkein ‘melt away, dissolve’

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Odyssey 19.264

Gregory Nagy

Once again, the emotional experience of Penelope is conveyed by the metaphor of dissolving while weeping. See especially the comment at O.19.204–212. Once again, the emotional exp ... Continue reading