phthinesthai 'wilt, perish'

The traditional epithet for Phthie, the homeland of Achilles, is bōti-aneira ‘she who nourishes men’. There is a paradox built into this noun+epithet combination, since the name Ph ... Continue reading

At O.05.160, aiōn ‘life-force, lifetime’ is a potential recycling of time: see the comment on I.01.052. But such a recycling is threatened at O.05.161 by a linear prolongation of l ... Continue reading

See the comments at O.05.160–161 and I.01.052.See the comments at O.05.160–161 and I.01.052.See the comments at O.05.160–161 and I.01.052.See the comments at O.05.160–161 and I.01 ... Continue reading