WebThis book provides vocabulary and commentary to Statius’ unfinished epic poem Achilleid (“[The book or story] of Achilles”), which was intended to tell the life of the hero Achilles from his youth to his death at Troy. The one book and part of a second that survive (a total of 1,128 lines) recount Achilles’ life from his time with the centaur Chiron to an episode in … WebBy turns as witty, sophisticated, and learned as its object of examination, this book focuses on the themes of "the relationship of the Achilleid to the epic tradition and to the mythical...

STATIUS, Achilleid Loeb Classical Library

WebAchilleid. eBook available for $8.95. Click HERE for more information. "One of the most entertaining short narratives of all time, the Achilleid is a stand-alone work of compelling contemporary interest that moves with great rapidity and clarity. Its compact narrative, which encompasses a brutish childhood, an overprotective mother, temporary ... WebTranslation. Strong, Stout. BRIAREOS (Briareus) was one of the Hekantonkheires (Hecatoncheires), three primordial hundred-handed, fifty-headed storm giants. He was more specifically a god of sea-storms and in this guise he was often named Aigaion (Of the Aegean). Briareos wed Poseidon's daughter Kymopoleia ("Wave-Ranging") and dwelt with … hieno ravintola helsinki

Statius - The Latin Library

Web WebStatius completed one epic, the 12-book Thebaid, but only two books of another, the Achilleid. The Thebaid, a more ambitious work, describes the struggle of the brothers … WebBook 1. sequence on Abydos’ coast. 55 War-lust seethes, starting up the shaken cities. Temese 56 tames bronze, Euboea’s shore quivers with dockyards, Mycenae resonates with countless anvils, 57 Pisa makes new chariots, Nemea gives wild beasts’ hides, Cirrha vies in stuffing arrow-bearing quivers, Lerna is clothing heavy shields with ... hienosahattu rima