JOURNAL ARTICLE

ATHENA'S MENTION OF ORESTES IN HOM. OD. 1.298–302.

  • Published In: Greece & Rome, 2023, v. 70, n. 1. P. 100 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Xian, Ruobing 3 of 3

Abstract

This article focuses on the interrelationship between two events taking place simultaneously in Odysseus' megaron : Phemius' performance and the conversation between Telemachus and Athena. I argue that at Hom. Od. 1.298–302 Athena, in her mention of Orestes' kleos , refers directly to Phemius' song that Telemachus can hear from where he is sitting. This reading sheds new light on the characters' receptions of Phemius' song. Between the well-known contrasting responses of the nearest and the farthest audiences – the suitors' silence and Penelope's over-reaction – stands Athena's cognitively constructive use of it, by which the goddess attempts to establish a shared understanding with Telemachus, whose kleos is one of the main concerns of her visit to Ithaca. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Greece & Rome. 2023/04, Vol. 70, Issue 1, p100
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0017-3835
  • DOI:10.1017/S0017383522000250
  • Accession Number:162252248
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