Oct 27, 2020 · In the Iliad Nestor is noted to have been king of Pylos for 2 generations and starting on his third. This would mean that Nestor was more than 60 years old when the Trojan …

Nestor; Nireus; Perithoas; Philoctetes; Phrix; Sostratus; Nowhere it is mentioned that Eurystheus and Heracles were lovers, neigh, had feeling for each other. Hence the probability of …

Oct 27, 2020 · Prompted by the question How old was Nestor is there any reference to how much Homer considered a generation to be? I cannot seem to find any good reference that is …

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Jul 31, 2019 · Why does Achilles continue fighting after killing Hector? He only returned to avenge Patroclus and he did that.

Jul 9, 2021 · Because Athena forbids it, and says he will be rewarded if he obeys. From the Iliad book 1:. While Agamemnon spoke, the son of Peleus was gnawed by pain, and the heart in …

4 b. Trojan women slaves. While not explicitly stated in the Odyssey, it is surely implied that there will be some on Odysseus' ships. Indeed, in Book 3 lines 152-3, Nestor describes the …

Apr 2, 2018 · About your first question, there are no mentions of that Perseus in the Odyssey, but of another Perseus that was son of Nestor and Eurydice (or Anaxibia). And in the Iliad there's …

Mar 25, 2018 · Yes, there are several specifically named characters in this role. Aaron Atsma's website The Theoi Project has a page thereon entitled Elysion [Elysium], detailing the …

Mar 17, 2018 · During these games the following competed in the footrace: Nestor son of Neleus; Helenus, Deiphobus, and Polites, all sons of Priam; Telephus son of Hercules; Cygnus son of …