Notes on the Works and Days of HesiodUniversity of Chicago, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... applied to so primitive a piece of literature , and that the style and composition must be judged from the work itself . It is perfectly conceivable that with the exception of a few obvious interpolations Hesiod may have written the ...
... applied to so primitive a piece of literature , and that the style and composition must be judged from the work itself . It is perfectly conceivable that with the exception of a few obvious interpolations Hesiod may have written the ...
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... applied to a different divinity or personage , as the Homeric epithet of Cronos to Prometheus in Works 48 ( cf. Th . 546 ) , or that of Hera to Persuasion in 73 , and that of Cytherea ( Od . XVIII 193 ) to Demeter in 300. In 614 ...
... applied to a different divinity or personage , as the Homeric epithet of Cronos to Prometheus in Works 48 ( cf. Th . 546 ) , or that of Hera to Persuasion in 73 , and that of Cytherea ( Od . XVIII 193 ) to Demeter in 300. In 614 ...
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... applied to certain subjects without any real meaning , as in θοὴ ναῦς , χθόνα δῖαν , etc. , where the adjective is closely joined to the noun and gradually loses its signification , the two together forming a set phrase . In some cases ...
... applied to certain subjects without any real meaning , as in θοὴ ναῦς , χθόνα δῖαν , etc. , where the adjective is closely joined to the noun and gradually loses its signification , the two together forming a set phrase . In some cases ...
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... applied to a customary place for animals , in Hesiod it is used of the abodes of men as well as their customs ( see note on Works 67 ) . The result is a loss of clearness . This was made nec- essary by the nature of his work . He found ...
... applied to a customary place for animals , in Hesiod it is used of the abodes of men as well as their customs ( see note on Works 67 ) . The result is a loss of clearness . This was made nec- essary by the nature of his work . He found ...
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... applied to this verse before Hephaestion ( 2nd century A. D. ) , and it is possible that it was so used because in tragedy the last line of an anapestic system was often a proverbial expression . 4. Syntax . Syntactical constructions ...
... applied to this verse before Hephaestion ( 2nd century A. D. ) , and it is possible that it was so used because in tragedy the last line of an anapestic system was often a proverbial expression . 4. Syntax . Syntactical constructions ...
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