Hēraklēs

The wounding of the god Hādēs here with an arrow shot by Hēraklēs is associated with the place-name Pylos, Pulos, which is figured at I.05.397 here as a ‘gateway’ of the sun as it passes at sunset into the un ... Continue reading

Herakles as the only one besides Achilles who qualifies as thumoleōnIn the Iliad, Hēraklēs as the only hero besides Achilles who qualifies as thūmoleōn ‘having the heart [thūmos] of a lion’; Achilles is thūmoleōn at I.07.228. In the ... Continue reading

analysis of Achilles’ similarity/comparison to a lion in terms of his thumos (thumoleōn) ... Continue reading

The constellation of words linked with pulē in the sense of ‘gate’, such as pul-artēs ‘gate-closer’ here (genitive πυλάρταο), is linked with the idea of the pulai ‘gates’ of Hādēs. ... Continue reading

The idea of a ‘gate’ of the Sun is linked here with Nestor’s Pylos and with the underworldly Pylos of I.05.397.In the course of this lengthy narrative, I.11.671-761, the idea of a ... Continue reading

... had once upon a time caused even Zeus himself to make a big mistake. That mistake resulted in the epic traditions about Hēraklēs, analyzed in the comment on I.19.95–133. But, happil ... Continue reading

Hēraklēs is indirectly involved here in the story that tells how Odysseus once upon a time acquired his famous bow. The epithet in this context can be ... Continue reading