Metonymy or Metonym

analysis of Athena’s peplosWhen the goddess slips out of her peplos ‘robe’ and into the khitōn ‘tunic’ that belongs to her father Zeus, there is an intervening moment of nudity. (S ... Continue reading

analysis of the ritual reweaving of Athena’s Peplos and the achievement of a notional permanenceThe peplos ‘robe’ made by the goddess Athena is seen as a prototype of a perfect mas ... Continue reading

When Zeus sees Hector putting on the armor of Achilles, he nods his divine head, thus signaling his will, which in this case is a specific plan to make into a part of the overall n ... Continue reading

analysis of stathmos (and klisia and sekos), in the context of the analysis of references to the tomb of Achilles in the IliadIn this compressed pastoral scene, we see at I.18.589 ... Continue reading

At I.18.479–480, we saw a crossover between the artistic worlds of metalworking and weaving. The metalwork of Hephaistos in manufacturing the Shield of Achilles was metaphorized as ... Continue reading

[Epitomized from HPC 229–230.] Here at I.20.404–405, the bellowing of a mortally wounded Trojan warrior is compared to the bellowing of a bull that is about to be sacrificed on the ... Continue reading

[Epitomized from MoM 4§73:] The noun dais ‘feast’, as we see it used here at O.08.061, is derived from the verb daiesthai in the sense of ‘distribute’, which is used in contexts of ... Continue reading

|3 ἦ τοι μὲν τόδε καλὸν ἀκουέμεν ἐστὶν ἀοιδοῦ |4 τοιοῦδ’, οἷος ὅδ’ ἐστί, θεοῖσ’ ἐναλίγκιος αὐδήν. |5 οὐ γὰρ ἐγώ γέ τί φημι τέλος χαριέστερον εἶναι |6 ἢ ὅτ’ ἐϋφροσύνη μὲν ἔχῃ κάτα δ ... Continue reading

The emotional response of Penelope to the Third Cretan Tale as told by the disguised Odysseus is to break down in tears. The idea of her melting away in tears, as expressed by way ... Continue reading