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published since W. C. Green’s The Similes of Homer’s Iliad (London 1877). The following compendium includes all the similes of the Iliad and Odyssey, with the Greek text first, along with a literal English translation of the Greek hexameters. For this purpose we have relied
In addition to providing the Greek text and an English translation of all the similes in the Iliad (344) and Odyssey (128), we discuss the problem of defining and distinguishing this rhetorical trope from other similar linguistic features.
A Homeric simile (also called an epic simile) is a formal extended comparison, usually introduced by “as,” “just as,” or “like” and almost invariably containing the phrase “that’s how” (or its grammatical equivalent) to indicate the second part of the comparison.
Similes of the Iliad Book 4 (Δ) SUMMARY. Scenes: #1 (75) [Athena ≈ gleaming star] #2 (130) [Athena kept arrow from Menelaus ≈ a mother keeps fly from child] #3 (141) [Menelaus’ thighs stained with blood ≈ ivory stained with scarlet] #4 (243) [Argives ≈ fawns]
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some article drawn from the background. Book 11 of the . Iliad. contains three examples. The first and second are the descriptions of the breastplate and the shield of Agamemnon embedded in his arming scene (11.19–40); the third is “Nestor’s cup” (11.632–37). The presentation of each object is sufficiently
A color-coded Greek text and English translation are provided on the right for individual similes. A User Guide explains use of this website. A Table of Contents provides links to Compendia of Similes and ten Appendices.
