Dios thugatēr / thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’

For the first time in the Iliad, we see here the epithet Dios thugatēr (/thugatēr Dios) ‘daughter of Zeus’, applied in this case to the goddess Athena. This epithet is also applied ... Continue reading

The epithet Dios thugatēr / thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, applied here to Aphrodite, can signal the beneficence of such goddesses toward privileged heroes like, in this case, Paris=Alexandros. In gen ... Continue reading

The epithet Dios thugatēr / thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, applied here to Athena, can signal the beneficence of such goddesses toward privileged heroes like, in this case, Menelaos. The epithet Dios ... Continue reading

The epithet Dios thugatēr / thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, applied here to Aphrodite, can signal the beneficence of such goddesses toward privileged heroes like, in this case, Aeneas. The epithet Dio ... Continue reading

The function of Aphrodite as Dios thugatēr / thugatēr Dios ‘daughter of Zeus’, as at I.03.374, is reinforced here at I.05.370–371 by the designation of this same goddess as the daughter of Diōnē, which is a feminized ver ... Continue reading