kleos 'glory'

The name of Hēraklēs is linked with the epic theme of biē in the sense of martial ‘force, violence’; even the name of Hēraklēs can be formulated periphrastically as ‘the force of H ... Continue reading

connections of biē and kleos, the former as an epic theme and the traditional linking of the Herakles figure and biē on the level of themeSee the comment on I.02.658. See the comm ... Continue reading

The periphrasis of the name Eteokléēs here as bíē Eteoklēeíē is comparable to the periphrasis of the name Hērakléēs as biē Hēraklēeíē. See the comment on I.02.658. The element kleo ... Continue reading

connections of biē and kleos, the former as an epic theme and the traditional linking of the Herakles figure and biē on the level of themeSee the comment on I.02.658. ... Continue reading

From the standpoint of its etymology, derived as it is from the verb keirein ‘cut, slice’, the noun kḗr in the sense of a ‘cut’ or a ‘slice’ or a ‘portion’ need not convey the nega ... Continue reading

connections of biē and kleos, the former as an epic theme and the traditional linking of the Herakles figure and biē on the level of themeIn a later posting, the links that connect ... Continue reading

We can understand bíē 'force, violence' as a key to the kléos 'glory' of Achilles/Odysseus in the Iliad/Odyssey, as well to the kléos of other heroes in the epic tradition. In the ... Continue reading

connections of biē and kleos, the former as an epic theme and other heroic names built with kleos besides Herakles found in the naming construct with biēLike other names containing ... Continue reading

connections of biē and kleos, the former as an epic theme and the traditional linking of the Herakles figure and biē on the level of theme See the comment on I.02.658. See the comm ... Continue reading

Reaching the end of her lament for Hector, Andromache declares ruefully: all that Hector cares about is whether the men and women of Troy will in the end think of him as a hero who ... Continue reading

As we saw at I.02.658, the name of Hēraklēs is linked with the epic theme of biē in the sense of martial ‘force, violence’; even the name of Hēraklēs can be formulated periphrastic ... Continue reading

See the comment on O.11.290. See the comment on O.11.290. See the comment on O.11.290. See the comment on O.11.290. ... Continue reading

On the use of bíē Hēraklēeíē ‘force of Hēraklēs’ to name Hēraklēs, see the comment on I.02.658. On the use of bíē Hēraklēeíē ‘force of Hēraklēs’ to name Hēraklēs, see the comment o ... Continue reading

|107 ὦ γύναι, οὐκ ἄν τίς σε βροτῶν ἐπ’ ἀπείρονα γαῖαν |108 νεικέοι· ἦ γάρ σευ κλέος οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἱκάνει, |109 ὥς τέ τευ ἦ βασιλῆος ἀμύμονος, ὅς τε θεουδὴς |110 ἀνδράσιν ἐν πολλοῖσ ... Continue reading

Once again, Penelope shows that she knows how to match the hospitality that Odysseus had consistently demonstrated as king of Ithaca—hospitality that will earn for him poetic kleos ... Continue reading