Agamemnon Best of Spearmen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3938344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Postlethwaite (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1192626 |
| OpenAlex | W2329464525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
THE FINAL SCENE of the funeral games for Patroklos in Iliad 23 is generally considered one of the poem's less controversial episodes. Two heroes, Agamemnon and Meriones, present themselves for the spear-throwing competition, but before the competition has even begun Achilleus intervenes and offers as prize to Agamemnon unfired cauldron with patterns / of flowers on it, the worth of an ox (23.885-886), and to Meriones farshadowing spear (23.885).1 The spear-throwing is the only competition in which prizes are awarded without a contest taking place, although Nestor is generously awarded a two-handled jar by Achilleus despite being prevented by age from taking an active part in the games (23.616-623). Similar generosity is normally attributed to Achilleus' words as he proposes the allocation of prizes to Agamemnon and Meriones
Ancient history · Art · Biology · Competition (biology · CONTEST · Generosity · Spear · Theology · Throwing · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |