Jul 13, 2023 · See Odette Touchefeu-Meynier, “Hektor,” in Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, Vol. 4 (Zurich: Artemis, 1988), 482–98. ↩; This version is most famously attributed to the poet Stesichorus (fragment 224 PMG). See also John Tzetzes on Lycophron’s Alexandra 265 and scholia on Homer’s Iliad 3.314. ↩; Homer, Iliad 6.244ff, 24 ...

May 24, 2023 · Overview. Astyanax (also called Scamandrius) was the son of Hector and Andromache, a prince and princess of Troy.

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Jul 31, 2023 · Etymology. The name Achilles (“Achilleus” is the Greek pronunciation) is an old one, found on tablets from the Mycenaean Period (ca. 1700–1100 BCE).

Jun 6, 2023 · Titles and Epithets. As one of the most impressive Trojan heroes in Homer’s Iliad, Aeneas was endowed with a number of equally impressive epithets, including μεγαλήτωρ (megalḗtōr, “great-hearted”), ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν (ánax andrôn, “lord of men”), and the patronymic Ἀγχισιάδης (Anchisiádēs, “son of Anchises”).

Mar 1, 2023 · The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE. Set during the famous Trojan War, the poem describes the events following a …

Jan 12, 2023 · Balius and Xanthus’ first (and most important) literary appearance is in Homer’s Iliad (eighth century BCE), where they are described as the spirited and loyal immortal horses of Achilles: they carry Achilles into battle, mourn the death of Patroclus, and even prophesy Achilles’ death (16.148ff, 17.426ff, 19.400ff).