thūmos ‘heart’

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Iliad 22.346–348

... ted more literally as ‘mental power’ in contexts where it applies to heroes, it is used at I.20.174 in collocation with thūmos ‘heart’ in describing the impetus of Achilles as an elementa ... Continue reading

Iliad 24.032–054

... on at I.24.041–043. The wild beast is driven by its wild instincts, described here as its biē ‘force, violence’ and its thūmos ‘heart’, I.24.042, as it lunges to devour the sheep that it ... Continue reading