oneidos (plural oneidea) 'words of insult'

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Iliad 1.291

Agamemnon as speaker refers to the oneidea ‘words of insult’ directed at him by Achilles, who has been resorting to the language of blame in his quarrel with the over-king. Agamemn ... Continue reading

Iliad 2.222

Besides the noun neikos (plural neikea) ‘quarrel’ and the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’, on both which see the comment on I.02.221, another set of words referring to the poetics of b ... Continue reading

Iliad 2.277

list of words indicating blame as a foil for Epos (in the passage about Thersites), here oneidos ... Continue reading

Iliad 3.242

The noun aiskhos ‘disgrace, shame’ is used here as a synonym of the noun oneidos ‘words of insult’. The noun aiskhos ‘disgrace, shame’ is used here as a synonym of the noun oneidos ... Continue reading

Iliad 20.244–256

As noted in the general comment on I.20.200–258, Aeneas uses the noun neikea, plural of neikos ‘quarrel’, in referring to the mutual negativity that he and Achilles are expressing ... Continue reading