O som ao redor

In this article, we demonstrate (1) the textual density and cohesion of the opening of the Iliad (Il. 1.1-42); (2) the emphatic, albeit implicit, comparison of Achilles’ anger to Apollo’s in this passage; and (3) the subliminal ways of communicating Apollo’s power in verses 8 to 42, that is, before his epiphany itself through the plague that strikes the Achaeans. In order to do this, we will focus on sound repetitions and examine the metrical architecture to see how these poetic phenomena reiterate or supplement the surface meaning of the poetic text.