In the context of a future celebration, taking place in an unspecified post-epic time at the festival of Apollo, the term hepsiâsthai ‘mock’ may refer to the ridiculing of the suitors by way of blame poetry. Odysseus as speaker here may be speaking beyond his own epic time by mockin ...
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Odyssey 21.429
Gregory NagyIn the context of a future celebration, taking place in an unspecified post-epic time at the festival of Apollo, the term hepsiâsthai ‘mock’ may refer to the ridiculing of the suitors by way of blame poetry. Odysseus as speaker here may be speaking beyond his own epic time by mockin ... Continue reading