aethlos (āthlos) ‘ordeal’

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 ... Continue reading

discussion of the meaning of aethlos, here as life-and-death struggle (Labors of Herakles)The noun aethlos (āthlos) ‘ordeal’ in the plural, aethloi, programmatically refers to the Labors of Hēraklēs. These aethloi ‘ordeals’ were life-and-death struggles imposed on th ... Continue reading

On the use of this word aethloi (āthloi) ‘ordeal’ with reference to the Trojan War, see the comment on I.03.125–128. On the use of this word aethloi (āthloi) ‘ordeal’ with referenc ... Continue reading

On aethlos (āthlos) ‘ordeal’ in the specific sense of ‘ordeal of war’, see the comment on I.03.125–128. On aethlos (āthlos) ‘ordeal’ in the specific sense of ‘ordeal of wa ... Continue reading

... g of the suitors. Here at O.22.005, we see that the Greek word referring to the second test, the contest in archery, is aethlos (āthlos) ‘ordeal’. Now that he has performed his winning shot, Odysseu ... Continue reading