Analysis of the survival of weaving and sewing as metaphors for songmaking. Emphasis on the narration woven into the diplax of Helen and its links to that of Andromache and the ove ...
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Like Helen at I.03.125–128, Andromache is shown here at I.22.440–441 in the act of pattern-weaving. And, like Helen, she is not pictured as singing while weaving: rather, she weave ...
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Iliad 3.125-128
Gregory NagyAnalysis of the survival of weaving and sewing as metaphors for songmaking. Emphasis on the narration woven into the diplax of Helen and its links to that of Andromache and the ove ... Continue reading
Iliad 22.440–441
Gregory NagyLike Helen at I.03.125–128, Andromache is shown here at I.22.440–441 in the act of pattern-weaving. And, like Helen, she is not pictured as singing while weaving: rather, she weave ... Continue reading