The main theme of the narration is signaled right away. The signaling is accomplished by way of the first word of the very first verse of the Homeric Iliad. The word is mēnis ‘ange ...
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|1 That man, tell me O Muse the song of that man, the one who-turns-into-many-different-selves [polutropos], who in very many ways |2 veered from his path and wandered off far and ...
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Iliad 1.001-012
Gregory NagyThe main theme of the narration is signaled right away. The signaling is accomplished by way of the first word of the very first verse of the Homeric Iliad. The word is mēnis ‘ange ... Continue reading
Odyssey 1.001-010
Gregory Nagy|1 That man, tell me O Muse the song of that man, the one who-turns-into-many-different-selves [polutropos], who in very many ways |2 veered from his path and wandered off far and ... Continue reading