... air) is a stylized signal of a mystical immortalization after death for mortal heroes in Homeric poetry. In the case of Menelaos, his immortalization is prophesied at Ο.04.561–569. ...
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The epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ‘golden’, is a marker of the hero’s future immortalization. The epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ‘golde ...
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Iliad 3.284
Gregory Nagy... air) is a stylized signal of a mystical immortalization after death for mortal heroes in Homeric poetry. In the case of Menelaos, his immortalization is prophesied at Ο.04.561–569. ... Continue reading
Iliad 4.183
Gregory NagyThe epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ‘golden’, is a marker of the hero’s future immortalization. The epithet applied to the hair of Menelaos, xanthos/xanthē ‘golde ... Continue reading