conquest of Lesbos by Achilles the Aeolian

The story that is being told here 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, th ... Continue reading

The story that is being told here 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, th ... Continue reading

The references at I.09.128–131 and at I.09.270–272 to the story about the conquest of the Aeolian island of Lesbos by Achilles are complemented by the reference here at I.11.624–62 ... Continue reading

analysis of the reference to the Kallisteia and Briseis’ Aeolian cultural formation in the Iliad, in the context of the argument that the dominantly Ionic tradition as represented ... Continue reading

The property that Agamemnon promised to give as compensation to Achilles is now being delivered for possession. This property to be possessed by Achilles includes not only material ... Continue reading