name of Phemios

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Odyssey 2.035

... 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

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 ... Continue reading