xanthos/xanthē ‘golden’ (with reference to hair)

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 ... 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

The goddess Demeter is the only divinity in Homeric poetry who is described by the epithet xanthē ‘golden’ (with reference to hair).The goddess Demeter is the only divinity in Home ... Continue reading