the iliad
121Homeric Question — The Homeric Question concerns the doubt and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey , and their historicity. It has its roots in classical antiquity and the scholarship of the Hellenistic period, but… …
122Cypria — The Cypria (Ancient Greek: Κύπρια Kypria; Latin form: Cypria) is an epic of ancient Greek literature that was quite well known in the Classical period[1] and fixed in a received text, but which subsequently was lost to view. It was one of the… …
123Trojan Battle Order — The Trojan Battle Order or Trojan Catalogue is a section of the second book of the Iliad [Lines 816 877.] listing the allied contingents that fought for Troy in the Trojan War. The catalogue is noted for its deficit of detail compared to the… …
124Nestor's Cup — The Nestor s cup from Mycenae The term Cup of Nestor or Nestor s Cup can refer to: A golden mixing cup, described in Homer s Iliad, belonging to Nestor, the king of Pylos. A golden goblet, found at Mycenae, which the excavator …
125Trojan language — The language spoken by the Trojans in the Iliad is Homeric Greek. However, it is unlikely that this is the language actually spoken by the inhabitants of Troy.The Anatolian city of Wilusa, identified with the site Troy VIIa, is identified with… …
126Catalogue of Ships — The Catalogue of Ships (νεῶν κατάλογος; neōn katalogos ) [The Catalogue of Ships is the original that supplied us our category term, catalogue .] is a passage in Book 2 of Homer s Iliad (2.494 759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army …
127Achilles and Patroclus — The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the myths associated with the Trojan War. Its exact nature has been a subject of dispute in both the classical period and modern times. In the Iliad , it is clear that the two… …
128Chimera (mythology) — The Chimera on a red figure Apulian plate, ca 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre) For other uses of the term chimera, see Chimera (disambiguation). The Chimera or Chimaera ( …
