We see here in the Iliad the first occurrence of the epithet rhododaktulos ‘rosy-fingered’, applied to Eos, goddess of the dawn. This epithet can be explained as a substitution for another epithet, thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, w ...
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... oted that Ēōs, at the moment when she takes the initiative in seducing Orion at O.05.121, is described with the epithet rhododaktulos ‘rosy-fingered’ instead of the epithet thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Ze ...
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Iliad 1.477
Gregory NagyWe see here in the Iliad the first occurrence of the epithet rhododaktulos ‘rosy-fingered’, applied to Eos, goddess of the dawn. This epithet can be explained as a substitution for another epithet, thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, w ... Continue reading
Odyssey 5.121-124
Gregory Nagy... oted that Ēōs, at the moment when she takes the initiative in seducing Orion at O.05.121, is described with the epithet rhododaktulos ‘rosy-fingered’ instead of the epithet thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Ze ... Continue reading