Aiante

The two warriors who are jointly named by way of the dual form Aiante here are urging the Achaeans to keep up the fight. To encourage the Achaeans, the dual Aiante say that it does not matter whether different wa ... Continue reading

The two warriors who are jointly named by way of the dual form Aiante here are to be identified as the greater and the lesser Ajax—in contexts where the hero Teukros, who is the bastard brother of the greater Aja ... Continue reading

On the two warriors who are jointly named here by way of the dual form Aiante, see especially the comment on I.12.335–336.On the two warriors who are jointly named here by way of the dual form Aiante, see especially the ... Continue reading

The reference here to the lesser Ajax shows that the dual Aiante at I.13.046–047 refers in this case to the greater and the lesser Ajax together, not to the greater Ajax and to his bastard brother Teukros. S ... Continue reading

In this context, as also at I.13.201, the referents for the dual Aiante are Ajax the greater and Teukros, his bastard brother.In this context, as also at I.13.201, the referents for the dual Aiante are Ajax the gre ... Continue reading

See the note on I.13.197.See the note on I.13.197.See the note on I.13.197. ... Continue reading

Here the reference of Aiante shifts away from referring to the pair of Ajax the greater and Teukros. That is because the spotlight on the action shifts from Teukros to Aja ... Continue reading