exposition of the dead body to dogs and birds

In the Iliad, the word autos ‘self’ refers to the body as the basis of identity for heroes, while the word psūkhē ‘spirit’ refers to (A) the life-force of heroes when they are aliv ... Continue reading

analysis of the language of praise poetry as presenting the language of unjustified blame as parallel to the eating of heroes’ corpses by dogsThe very idea of exposing a dead body ... Continue reading

analysis of the language of praise poetry as presenting the language of unjustified blame as parallel to the eating of heroes’ corpses by dogsHector’s threat, to feed to dogs and b ... Continue reading