Achilles

When the hero Achilles swears by the god Apollo, he marks himself as a Doppelgänger of the god. When the hero Achilles swears by the god Apollo, he marks himself as ... Continue reading

commentary on xanthos in the context of immortalizationThe epithet applied to the hair of Achilles, xanthos/xanthē ‘golden’, is a marker of the hero’s future immortalization. The epithet applied to the hair of Achilles, xanthos/xanthē ‘gold ... Continue reading

The epithet xanthos ‘golden’ (with reference to hair) is a stylized signal of a mystical immortalization after death for mortal heroes in Homeric poetry. In the case of Menelaos, h ... Continue reading

The epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ‘golden’, is a marker of the hero’s future immortalization. The epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ... Continue reading

Herakles as the only one besides Achilles who qualifies as thumoleōnIn the Iliad, Hēraklēs as the only hero besides Achilles who qualifies as thūmoleōn ‘having the heart [thūmos] of a ... Continue reading

analysis of Achilles’ similarity/comparison to a lion in terms of his thumos (thumoleōn) Continue reading