epiphany

Reading Homer

Homeric Greek | Odyssey 1.169–177, part 2: Epiphanies and Athena’s travels

In this segment, Douglas Frame, Leonard Muellner, and Gregory Nagy continue their discussion of Odyssey 1.169–177. Topics include: the power of the conjunction epei to conjure myth; keĩnos in epiphanies; and Athena's travels. Read more

Topic for Discussion

In Focus: Song 31 of Sappho

|1 He appears [phainetai] to me, that one, equal to the gods [īsos theoisin], |2 that man who, facing you |3 is seated and, up close, that sweet voice of yours |4 he listens to, |5 and how you laugh a laugh that brings desire. Read more