The hero Euphorbos, fighting on the Trojan side of the war, has just been killed by Menelaos the Achaean. The corpse of Euphorbos is described here as a generic beau mort, that is, ...
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As we will now see, the gods are well aware of the ongoing pollution, and they counteract it by way of purification, which takes the form of preserving the body of Hector from the ...
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See also anchor comment at I.23.184–194.[epitome from HC 4§267]The focus of the Iliad on Hector as the ultimate beau mort is evident at the conclusion of this epic. The Iliad as we ...
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Iliad 17.050–060
Gregory NagyThe hero Euphorbos, fighting on the Trojan side of the war, has just been killed by Menelaos the Achaean. The corpse of Euphorbos is described here as a generic beau mort, that is, ... Continue reading
Iliad 23.184–191/ anchor comment on: the salvation of Hector's body
Gregory NagyAs we will now see, the gods are well aware of the ongoing pollution, and they counteract it by way of purification, which takes the form of preserving the body of Hector from the ... Continue reading
Epilogue 1: Hector as the ultimate beau mort
Gregory NagySee also anchor comment at I.23.184–194.[epitome from HC 4§267]The focus of the Iliad on Hector as the ultimate beau mort is evident at the conclusion of this epic. The Iliad as we ... Continue reading