Sunday, March 22, 2026

 

Telemachus

Stephanie West on Homer, Odyssey 1.113:
His name reflects his father's characteristic method of fighting; for Odysseus' skill at archery cf. viii 215 ff. (with Hainsworth's n.), xxi 393 ff., xxii t ff. The children of many Homeric heroes bear names which recall some aspect of their fathers' lives—Eurysaces (Ajax), Astyanax (Hector), Megapenthes (Menelaus), Iphianassa, Chrysothemis, and Laodice (Agamemnon), Pisistratus (Nestor)...
Name meanings: See Nikoletta Kanavou, The Names of Homeric Heroes: Problems and Interpretations (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2015).

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 3:33 PM


<< Home
Newer›  ‹Older

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?