release of consciousness from the body

At the moment of his death here, the hero’s menos ‘mental power’ is released from his body, and this moment of release is expressed metaphorically by way of the verb luein ‘release ... Continue reading

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analysis of anapsukhein as implying that death somehow precedes the ultimate state of immortality, and swooning, like dying, being conveyed by the theme of losing one’s psukhē (her ... Continue reading

analysis of anapsukhein as implying that death somehow precedes the ultimate state of immortality and meaning “bring back to vigor,” as in this verseIn this context, the hero is si ... Continue reading

At the moment of his death here, the hero’s menos ‘mental power’ is released from his body, and, in the present context, the noun psūkhē ‘spirit’ is used as a synonym of menos.At t ... Continue reading

At the moment of his death here, the hero’s menos ‘mental power’ is released from his body, and, in the present context, the noun psūkhē ‘spirit’ is used as a synonym of menos.At t ... Continue reading

analysis of anapsukhein as implying that death somehow precedes the ultimate state of immortality and meaning “bring back to vigor,” as in this verseAs at I.05.795, the heroes are ... Continue reading

After Hector faints, he ‘comes to’, as it were, and now his life’s breath returns to him. The verb that expresses this idea of revival is ana-pneîn (ἀμπνύνθη)—variant en-pneîn (ἐμπ ... Continue reading