tēkesthai ‘melt away, dissolve’

Here the verb tēkesthai ‘melt’ refers to wasting away in illness. Here the verb tēkesthai ‘melt’ refers to wasting away in illness. Here the verb tēkesthai ‘melt’ refers to wasting ... Continue reading

The metaphor of ‘dissolving’ into tears while weeping, as expressed here by way of the verb tēkesthai ‘melt away, dissolve’, extends into a further metaphor: with your own tears, you can be ‘pouring all over’ a loved one whom you are embracing: see the comment at O. ... Continue reading

For more on tēkesthai ‘melt away, dissolve’ as a metaphor for weeping, see the note at O.19.204–212. For more on tēkesthai ‘melt away, dissolve’ as a metaphor for weeping, see the note ... Continue reading

... he disguised Odysseus is to break down in tears. The idea of her melting away in tears, as expressed by way of the verb tēkesthai ‘melt away, dissolve’ at O.19.204 and O.19.208, is directly compared here ... Continue reading