Dang. It's been too long since I read this. I think the version I read was edited, too. Because I can't remember the boasts. 🤦♂️
I can see how the Greeks would blame the gods for those seemingly random occurrences in war, though. Blame the gods for Achilles's armor's failure, for not maintaining his weapons, etc. Weapons fail. "Two is one, and one is none" they say in the military because everything fails, and you better have a backup.
But, dang. I really need to read the Loeb Library edition of the Iliad, which has Greek on one side and English on the other. 🤦♂️
I've just heard of it myself here, looking up info on the chapter. You're really getting a newbie's first time read through. I wonder how I missed the concept when I read the chapter with the aristeia of Diomedes.
Dang. It's been too long since I read this. I think the version I read was edited, too. Because I can't remember the boasts. 🤦♂️
I can see how the Greeks would blame the gods for those seemingly random occurrences in war, though. Blame the gods for Achilles's armor's failure, for not maintaining his weapons, etc. Weapons fail. "Two is one, and one is none" they say in the military because everything fails, and you better have a backup.
But, dang. I really need to read the Loeb Library edition of the Iliad, which has Greek on one side and English on the other. 🤦♂️
Aristeia: one of my favorite concepts. I believe an entire philosophy can be built on this idea alone. Great piece!
I've just heard of it myself here, looking up info on the chapter. You're really getting a newbie's first time read through. I wonder how I missed the concept when I read the chapter with the aristeia of Diomedes.