aiskhro- ‘disgraceful; shameful’

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

As an exponent of blame poetry, which is antithetical to the poetry of epic as a vehicle for praising what is good about heroes, Thersites is truly ekhthistos ‘most hateful’ to the ... Continue reading

analysis of blame and aiskhros, and Hektor’s words of blame to Paris being aiskhra not because Hektor is, but because Paris is soHector quarrels with Paris, as signaled by the verb ... Continue reading

The insults hurled by Melantho at the disguised Odysseus are replete with words indicating the language of blame poetry. For aiskhro- ‘disgraceful, shameful’, see the comments at I ... Continue reading