phlox ‘burst of flame’

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Iliad 17.088

... torm) in descriptions of kratos of Trojans/Hektor’s onslaught and akhos/penthos of AchaeansHector is compared here to a phlox ‘burst of flame’ streaming from Hephaistos as god of fire. See also I ... Continue reading

Iliad 18.205–206

... e Trojans, his head catches on fire, lit up by the power of the goddess Athena. This fire is described at I.18.206 as a phlox ‘burst of flame’.As Achilles gets ready to rejoin his companions in t ... Continue reading