Saturday, October 24, 2009

Homeric Formulaic Phrases

καρη κομαοντες Αχαιοι - long-haired Achaeans

κρειων Αγαμεμνον - powerful Agamemnon

γλαυκωπις Αθηνη - bright-eyed Athena

ποδας ωκεα Ιρις - swift-footed Iris

αρηιφιλος Μενελαος - Ares-beloved Menelaus

Αλεξανδρος θεοειδης - godlike Alexander

κορυθαιολος Εκτωρ - shining-helmed Hector

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Homer's Iliad, Book 2

390. A man's horse will sweat (ἱδρωσει) drawing a well-polished chariot.