ascending scale of affection

... 204, he refers to them as philtatoi ‘most near and dear’. But are the ambassadors really at the very top of this hero’s ascending scale of affection? The dual construction of the verb in the syntax of ... Continue reading

comparison of the conflict between Achilles and Odysseus in the Iliad and O.08.072-082, regarding who are designated as aristoi and philoi and the applicability of these to the thr ... Continue reading

... nd making their appeals to him as suppliants. The narrative arranges the order of the suppliants in terms of the hero’s ascending scale of affection. Those who are starting off on the lower levels of t ... Continue reading

For Meleagros, what elevates Kleopatra to the top of his own ascending scale of affection is her lament at I.09.590–594 expressing her grim premonition about a destroyed city. Suddenly, Meleagros comes to his senses and sees for the ... Continue reading

ysis of who is most philos to Achilles and specifically Ajax’s understanding of the situation, the coded message of the ascending scale of affection in the Meleager story and its correspondence to Achi ... Continue reading

analysis of who is most philos to Achilles, the rankings in Meleager’s “ascending scale of affection” and its applicability to Achilles’ situationAs Ajax declares, the three ambassadors desire to be philtatoi ‘most near and dear’ to Achilles. ... Continue reading

Patroklos as the most philos hetairos of Achilles, in the context of analyzing the significance of the Meleager story (ascending scale of affection, Patroklos/Kleopatre) to Achilles’ caseThetis, the divine mother of Achilles, had foretold some things to her mortal son, but she did not fore ... Continue reading

Patroklos as the most philos hetairos of Achilles, in the context of analyzing the significance of the Meleager story (ascending scale of affection, Patroklos/Kleopatre) to Achilles’ caseOnce again, Patroklos is described here as the philtatos ‘nearest and dearest’ of all the hetairoi ‘com ... Continue reading