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A Homer Commentary in Progress

arkhein ‘lead off [in performing]’

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Iliad 23.012

Gregory Nagy

analysis of the evidence of hero cult in the Iliad and the Odyssey (here, lamentation)This word arkhein ‘lead off [in performing]’ refers here to the performance of lament as song correlated with dance, and Achilles is the lead performer here. The stylized dance that is co ... Continue reading