Vol. 7 No. 1 (1981): VII - 1981, fascicolo 1
Articoli

Some Notes on the Funeral Games: Iliad 23

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  • J. Roger Dunkle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/prometheus-19805

Published 2016-12-13

Keywords

  • Homer,
  • Iliad,
  • Greek poetry
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Abstract

Analysis of function and meaning of the Funeral Games in the Iliad. Book 23, although marking a deliberate contrast with both the preceding and the following one, is connected to the rest of the poem by a number of thematic links: this rules out the possibility that it did not belong to the original narration of Achilles’ deeds.

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