feasting and fighting

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Iliad 19.275

analysis of Achilles’ special relationship to the dais, proper allotments and dikēAchilles concedes here that the Achaeans must feast on meat before they can fight again. But Achil ... Continue reading

Iliad 19.303-308

analysis of the savage dimension of Achilles’ heroic temperament (comparison to a lion, thumos, menos, dais, terpesthai)See the comment on I.19.275. ... Continue reading

Iliad 19.312-313

analysis of the savage dimension of Achilles’ heroic temperament (comparison to a lion, thumos, menos, dais, terpesthai)See the comment on I.19.275. ... Continue reading

Iliad 19.314-321

analysis of the savage dimension of Achilles’ heroic temperament (comparison to a lion, thumos, menos, dais, terpesthai)See the comment on I.19.275. ... Continue reading