... nd akhos/penthos of AchaeansIn the words of Diomedes, the Will of Zeus is now in effect: the plan of the god is to give kratos ‘winning-power’ to the Trojans and to take it away from the Achaeans ...
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... winning-power [kratos]’ (κάρτεϊ καὶ σθένεϊ σφετέρῳ)—such an idea is entertained at I.17.322—is an impossibility, since kratos ‘winning-power’ comes from the gods in the logic of Homeric diction. ...
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... iation of akhos with Akhaioi)Postponed for a later comment is an analysis of this adjective’s connections with the noun kratos ‘winning-power’. For more about this noun, see the comments on I.01. ...
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Iliad 11.317-319
Gregory Nagy... nd akhos/penthos of AchaeansIn the words of Diomedes, the Will of Zeus is now in effect: the plan of the god is to give kratos ‘winning-power’ to the Trojans and to take it away from the Achaeans ... Continue reading
Iliad 17.319-322
Gregory Nagy... winning-power [kratos]’ (κάρτεϊ καὶ σθένεϊ σφετέρῳ)—such an idea is entertained at I.17.322—is an impossibility, since kratos ‘winning-power’ comes from the gods in the logic of Homeric diction. ... Continue reading
Iliad 18.242
Gregory Nagy... iation of akhos with Akhaioi)Postponed for a later comment is an analysis of this adjective’s connections with the noun kratos ‘winning-power’. For more about this noun, see the comments on I.01. ... Continue reading