The Achaeans, faced with Hector’s challenge, hesitate, I.07.092–093. Their hesitation seems to indicate that not one of them is really the ‘best of the Achaeans’. Finally, Menelaos ...
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Not only Menelaos but Nestor too blames the other Achaean chieftains for hesitating. He goads them into action not only by blaming them but also by telling a story about one of his ...
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By goading the Achaeans, Nestor is engaged in the act of neikeîn: so he ‘quarrels with’ the Achaeans. This way, he engages in the language of blame as opposed to praise. And, even ...
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... on Iliad 1.91 and Iliad 2.82 for the combination of the verb eukesthai with the idea of 'the best of the Achaeans'; for goading by blaming, see also Iliad 7.92-169, Iliad 7.123-161, and Iliad ...
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Iliad 7.092–169
Gregory NagyThe Achaeans, faced with Hector’s challenge, hesitate, I.07.092–093. Their hesitation seems to indicate that not one of them is really the ‘best of the Achaeans’. Finally, Menelaos ... Continue reading
Iliad 7.123–161
Gregory NagyNot only Menelaos but Nestor too blames the other Achaean chieftains for hesitating. He goads them into action not only by blaming them but also by telling a story about one of his ... Continue reading
Iliad 7.161
Gregory NagyBy goading the Achaeans, Nestor is engaged in the act of neikeîn: so he ‘quarrels with’ the Achaeans. This way, he engages in the language of blame as opposed to praise. And, even ... Continue reading
Iliad 8.228-235
Gregory Nagy... on Iliad 1.91 and Iliad 2.82 for the combination of the verb eukesthai with the idea of 'the best of the Achaeans'; for goading by blaming, see also Iliad 7.92-169, Iliad 7.123-161, and Iliad ... Continue reading