neikeîn ‘quarrel with’

The content of the words of Thersites as blame poetry is matched by the form of the blame poet: just as the content is ugly, the form too is ugly. Thersites actually looks ugly. If ... Continue reading

... eus respectively. As we read at I.02.220–221, Thersites has his quarrels especially with these two heroes, and the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ as used here at I.02.221, together with the correspo ... Continue reading

Here again, the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ refers to the poetics of blame. Here again, the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ refers to the poetics of blame. Here again, the verb neikeîn ‘qu ... Continue reading

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Hector quarrels with Paris, as signaled by the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’. He aims words of blame at Paris, and these words are aiskhra ‘disgraceful, shameful’ because they are meant to make Paris feel ashamed. Hecto ... Continue reading

... ife among heroes as warriors, there is contention over status. Quarreling happens, as indicated here by way of the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’. Positive things about each warrior need to be prais ... Continue reading

... 30: the fact that Paris chose Aphrodite means that he aimed negative words at Hērā and Athena, as expressed by the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ at I.24.029 (νείκεσσε), while he aimed positive word ... Continue reading

The verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ here again marks the language of blame as opposed to the language of praise. The verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ here again marks the language of ... Continue reading

Agamemnon starts quarreling with Diomedes, as signaled by neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ at I.04.368. The over-king’s language of blame here is meant to diminish the epic reputation of Diomedes and his chariot-driver Sthenelos, who ... Continue reading

... o Paris being aiskhra not because Hektor is, but because Paris is soHector quarrels with Paris, as signaled by the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’. He aims words of blame at Paris, and these words ar ... Continue reading

comment on aisa in the context of analyzing blame and praise (poetry)Here at I.06.333 as also at I.03.059, Paris actually accepts the words of blame directed at him by his quarreli ... Continue reading

By goading the Achaeans, Nestor is engaged in the act of neikeîn: so he ‘quarrels with’ the Achaeans. This way, he engages in the language of blame as opposed to praise. And, even ... Continue reading

... e of praise poetry and the negative force of blame poetry, as expressed respectively here by way of aineîn ‘praise’ and neikeîn ‘quarrel with’. The idea that Diomedes is speaking to a group who a ... Continue reading

In this speech, Aeneas speaks to Achilles from the standpoint of an epic tradition that glorifies primarily Aeneas, not Achilles. At I.20.200, Aeneas uses the word epea ‘words’ in ... Continue reading

... hat he and Achilles are expressing in their speeches to and about each other. Also used in the same context is the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ at I.20.252 and I.20.254. On the noun neikos ‘quarre ... Continue reading

... ds. The fact that Paris chose Aphrodite means that he aimed negative words at Hērā and Athena, as expressed by the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ at I.24.029 (νείκεσσε), while he aimed positive word ... Continue reading

... blame poet who is hostile not only to Odysseus but also to the epic of the Odyssey. See the comment at I.02.221, where neikeîn ‘quarrel with’ refers to the blame that Thersites aims at both Achi ... Continue reading