Besides the noun neikos (plural neikea) ‘quarrel’ and the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’, on both which see the comment on I.02.221, another set of words referring to the poetics of b ...
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While volunteering to accept the challenge of Hector, Menelaos blames the other Achaean chieftains for hesitating. He engages them in ‘quarrel’, neikos, and ‘he says words of insul ...
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Iliad 2.222
Gregory NagyBesides the noun neikos (plural neikea) ‘quarrel’ and the verb neikeîn ‘quarrel with’, on both which see the comment on I.02.221, another set of words referring to the poetics of b ... Continue reading
Iliad 2.255
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Iliad 7.095
Gregory NagyWhile volunteering to accept the challenge of Hector, Menelaos blames the other Achaean chieftains for hesitating. He engages them in ‘quarrel’, neikos, and ‘he says words of insul ... Continue reading