góos ‘lament’

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Iliad 18.051–060

Gregory Nagy

Thetis not only mourns her son Achilles as if he were already dead: she formally laments him in song. The wording of the verses spoken by Thetis here at I.18.051–060 corresponds mo ... Continue reading

Iliad 22.476–515/ anchor comment on: three laments by Andromache, part 2

Gregory Nagy

... word that refers here at I.22.476 to the form of her singing is the verb goân ‘make lament’, corresponding to the noun góos ‘lament’. We see the noun góos at I.18.051, with reference to ... Continue reading

Iliad 23.017

Gregory Nagy

formalization of the akhos Patroklos gets from the Achaeans in Achilles’ leading the Achaeans in lamentation for PatroklosThe word ex-arkhein ‘lead off [in performing]’ refers here ... Continue reading

Iliad 24.720–776/ anchor comment on: laments at Hector's funeral

Gregory Nagy

... s immediate family: as family members, they sing a form of lament that qualifies as a góos, not as a thrēnos. This word góos ‘lament’ is applied to the singing of Andromache / Hecuba / H ... Continue reading

Odyssey 24.058-061

Gregory Nagy

... nd her sister Nereids, as the family of Achilles, are lamenting Achilles: presumably, their singing can be described as góos ‘lament’, as I infer by comparing the use of this word in ref ... Continue reading