Lesbos

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Iliad 1.463/ anchor comment on: Aeolians as speakers of Aeolic, vs. Ionians as speakers of Ionic

Gregory Nagy

... The Aeolian speakers of Aeolic inhabited the northern part of coastal Asia Minor together with the outlying islands of Lesbos and Tenedos. 2. The Ionian speakers of Ionic inhabit ... Continue reading

Iliad 9.128–131/ anchor comment on: Aeolian women in the Iliad, part 2

Gregory Nagy

... at I.09.128–131 and retold at I.09.270–272 centers on one single stunning event: Achilles captured the entire island of Lesbos. By implication, this island became Aeolian precisel ... Continue reading