... ning is made explicit at O.20.100 and O.20.105. This analysis of the meaning of phēmē is relevant to the meaning of the name of Phemios the singer: Phēmios is a derivative of phēmē. Accord ...
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The name of this aoidos ‘singer’ Phemios is a “speaking name” (nomen loquens): the adjectival Phēmios is derived from the noun phēmē, defined in the comment at O.02.035 as ‘somethi ...
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Odyssey 2.035
Gregory Nagy... ning is made explicit at O.20.100 and O.20.105. This analysis of the meaning of phēmē is relevant to the meaning of the name of Phemios the singer: Phēmios is a derivative of phēmē. Accord ... Continue reading
Odyssey 22.330-331
Gregory NagyThe name of this aoidos ‘singer’ Phemios is a “speaking name” (nomen loquens): the adjectival Phēmios is derived from the noun phēmē, defined in the comment at O.02.035 as ‘somethi ... Continue reading