aristeiā ‘epic high point’

This verse shows that the hero Diomedes has a chance to qualify as the ‘best of the Achaeans’, aristos Akhaiōn. In the long run, however, in line with the plot or narrative arc of ... Continue reading

analysis of the application of aristos Akhaiōn to Diomedes in his aristeiaAlthough Diomedes is recognized as aristos Akhaiōn ‘best of the Achaeans’ here at I.05.416, in the present ... Continue reading

This narrative centers on the aristeiā ‘epic high point’ of Agamemnon in the Iliad. On aristeiā ‘epic high point’, see the comment on I.05.103.This narrative centers on the aristeiā ‘epic high point’ ... Continue reading

... now out of the picture. There is an irony built into the words of Hector, and this irony emerges from the context. The aristeiā ‘epic high point’ of Agamemnon in the Iliad, inaugurated in grand styl ... Continue reading

... is aristeiaThe wounding of a hero, as in the case of the wound suffered by the hero Makhaon here, can put a stop to his aristeiā ‘epic high point’. See also the comment on I.11.288. The verb aristeue ... Continue reading