atē ‘aberration’

... aristos Akhaiōn ‘best of the Achaeans’. For Agamemnon to dishonor this status of Achilles is a sign of the over-king’s atē ‘aberration’. The status of Achilles as ‘best of the Achaeans’ i ... Continue reading

... to reject this compensation has its own risks, as we see in the comment on I.09.502–512: here too, there is a danger of atē ‘aberration’, Ι.09.512. Agamemnon here at I.09.115 admits that i ... Continue reading

analysis of atē and the Litai in Phoenix’s speechThe words of Phoenix warn against the dangers of atē ‘aberration’, I.09.512. The Litai, goddesses of supplication personified, I.09.502, afflict with atē a man who does wrong by showing cruelty to suppliants ... Continue reading

... he status of Achilles as ‘the best of the Achaeans’, as Achilles himself says at I.01.412, is a sign of the over-king’s atē ‘aberration’. Patroklos says it again here, I.16.273–274.For Agam ... Continue reading

... troklos, piece by piece, the hero is being prepared for his ritualized death. At this moment, Patroklos is possessed by atē ‘aberration’, I.16.805. Continue reading

... ing to settle his quarrel with Achilles, Agamemnon claims that he was not aitios ‘responsible’, I.19.086. Rather it was atē ‘aberration’ or ‘derangement’ that that made him ‘act deranged’, ... Continue reading

The word atē, which I translate as ‘aberration’ or ‘derangement’ or even ‘mistake’ in the general comment on I.19.076–138, is both a passive experience, as described here by Agamem ... Continue reading

The epic narrative about Hēraklēs as retold here by Agamemnon, would never have happened if Zeus had not made a mistake, as indicated by the verb aâsthai ‘make a mistake’ at I.19.0 ... Continue reading

analysis of who is aitios in causing Achilles’ mēnis and the ensuing troubles, the theme of the Will of Zeus, and the responsibility of humans for the misfortunes they sufferHaving ... Continue reading

... e at I.19.268–275 shows that Achilles has in mind not only the atai ‘aberrations’ of Agamemnon but also his own. On the atē ‘aberration’ of Achilles himself, see the comment on I.09.502–512 ... Continue reading

... r, but this plan is vetoed by Hērā and Poseidon, in that order. They bear a grudge against Troy and Priam because of an atē ‘aberration’ of Paris=Alexandros. But the narrative concentrates ... Continue reading

Helen refers to her elopement with Paris=Alexandros as an atē ‘aberration’ caused by Aphrodite. Helen refers to her elopement with Paris=Alexandros as an atē ‘aberration’ caused by Aphrodite. Helen refers to her elope ... Continue reading