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Hesiod, Works And Days, 509-511


πολλὰς δὲ δρῦς ὑψικόμους ἐλάτας τε παχείαςI think. You’ll be at ease until pale spring


οὔρεος ἐν βήσσῃς πιλνᾷ χθονὶ πουλυβοτείρῃNor will you gape at others – rather they’ll


ἐμπίπτων, καὶ πᾶσα βοᾷ τότε νήριτος ὕλη.Have need of you. Keep at your furrowing


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1. Hesiod, Works And Days, 233, 240-508, 510-776, 778, 780-784, 788-789, 793-806, 813-828, 232 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

232. Keeps pace with and requites all crooked laws.
2. Hesiod, Theogony, 2, 22-23, 3, 39, 4, 40-43, 5-8, 1 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

1. From the Heliconian Muses let me sing:
3. Homer, Iliad, 12.434-12.435, 12.445-12.450, 12.459-12.466, 12.469-12.471, 20.221-20.229 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

12.434. /Yea, everywhere the walls and battlements were spattered with blood of men from both sides, from Trojans and Achaeams alike. Howbeit even so they could not put the Achaeans to rout, but they held their ground, as a careful woman that laboureth with her hands at spinning, holdeth the balance and raiseth the weight and the wool in either scale, making them equal 12.435. /that she may win a meagre wage for her children; so evenly was strained their war and battle, until Zeus vouchsafed the glory of victory to Hector, son of Priam, that was first to leap within the wall of the Achaeans he uttered a piercing shout, calling aloud to the Trojans: 12.445. /And Hector grasped and bore a stone that lay before the gate, thick at the base, but sharp at the point; not easily might two men, the mightiest of the folk, have upheaved it from the ground upon a wain—men, such as mortals now are—yet lightly did he wield it even alone; 12.446. /And Hector grasped and bore a stone that lay before the gate, thick at the base, but sharp at the point; not easily might two men, the mightiest of the folk, have upheaved it from the ground upon a wain—men, such as mortals now are—yet lightly did he wield it even alone; 12.447. /And Hector grasped and bore a stone that lay before the gate, thick at the base, but sharp at the point; not easily might two men, the mightiest of the folk, have upheaved it from the ground upon a wain—men, such as mortals now are—yet lightly did he wield it even alone; 12.448. /And Hector grasped and bore a stone that lay before the gate, thick at the base, but sharp at the point; not easily might two men, the mightiest of the folk, have upheaved it from the ground upon a wain—men, such as mortals now are—yet lightly did he wield it even alone; 12.449. /And Hector grasped and bore a stone that lay before the gate, thick at the base, but sharp at the point; not easily might two men, the mightiest of the folk, have upheaved it from the ground upon a wain—men, such as mortals now are—yet lightly did he wield it even alone; 12.450. /and the son of crooked-counselling Cronos made it light for him. And as when a shepherd easily beareth the fleece of a ram, taking it in one hand, and but little doth the weight thereof burden him; even so Hector lifted up the stone and bare it straight against the doors that guarded the close and strongly fitted gates— 12.459. /double gates they were, and high, and two cross bars held them within, and a single bolt fastened them. He came and stood hard by, and planting himself smote them full in the midst, setting his feet well apart that his cast might lack no strength; and he brake off both the hinges, and the stone fell within by its own weight 12.460. /and loudly groaned the gates on either side, nor did the bars hold fast, but the doors were dashed apart this way and that beneath the onrush of the stone. And glorious Hector leapt within, his face like sudden night; and he shone in terrible bronze wherewith his body was clothed about, and in his hands 12.461. /and loudly groaned the gates on either side, nor did the bars hold fast, but the doors were dashed apart this way and that beneath the onrush of the stone. And glorious Hector leapt within, his face like sudden night; and he shone in terrible bronze wherewith his body was clothed about, and in his hands 12.462. /and loudly groaned the gates on either side, nor did the bars hold fast, but the doors were dashed apart this way and that beneath the onrush of the stone. And glorious Hector leapt within, his face like sudden night; and he shone in terrible bronze wherewith his body was clothed about, and in his hands 12.463. /and loudly groaned the gates on either side, nor did the bars hold fast, but the doors were dashed apart this way and that beneath the onrush of the stone. And glorious Hector leapt within, his face like sudden night; and he shone in terrible bronze wherewith his body was clothed about, and in his hands 12.464. /and loudly groaned the gates on either side, nor did the bars hold fast, but the doors were dashed apart this way and that beneath the onrush of the stone. And glorious Hector leapt within, his face like sudden night; and he shone in terrible bronze wherewith his body was clothed about, and in his hands 12.465. /he held two spears. None that met him could have held him back, none save the gods, when once he leapt within the gates; and his two eyes blazed with fire. And he wheeled him about in the throng, and called to the Trojans to climb over the wall; and they hearkened to his urging. Forthwith some clomb over the wall, and others poured in 12.466. /he held two spears. None that met him could have held him back, none save the gods, when once he leapt within the gates; and his two eyes blazed with fire. And he wheeled him about in the throng, and called to the Trojans to climb over the wall; and they hearkened to his urging. Forthwith some clomb over the wall, and others poured in 12.469. /he held two spears. None that met him could have held him back, none save the gods, when once he leapt within the gates; and his two eyes blazed with fire. And he wheeled him about in the throng, and called to the Trojans to climb over the wall; and they hearkened to his urging. Forthwith some clomb over the wall, and others poured in 12.470. /by the strong-built gate, and the Danaans were driven in rout among the hollow ships, and a ceaseless din arose. 12.471. /by the strong-built gate, and the Danaans were driven in rout among the hollow ships, and a ceaseless din arose. 20.221. /who became richest of mortal men. Three thousand steeds had he that pastured in the marsh-land; mares were they. rejoicing in their tender foals. of these as they grazed the North Wind became enamoured, and he likened himself to a dark-maned stallion and covered them; 20.222. /who became richest of mortal men. Three thousand steeds had he that pastured in the marsh-land; mares were they. rejoicing in their tender foals. of these as they grazed the North Wind became enamoured, and he likened himself to a dark-maned stallion and covered them; 20.223. /who became richest of mortal men. Three thousand steeds had he that pastured in the marsh-land; mares were they. rejoicing in their tender foals. of these as they grazed the North Wind became enamoured, and he likened himself to a dark-maned stallion and covered them; 20.224. /who became richest of mortal men. Three thousand steeds had he that pastured in the marsh-land; mares were they. rejoicing in their tender foals. of these as they grazed the North Wind became enamoured, and he likened himself to a dark-maned stallion and covered them; 20.225. /and they conceived, and bare twelve fillies These, when they bounded over the earth, the giver of grain, would course over the topmost ears of ripened corn and break them not, and whenso they bounded over the broad back of the sea, would course over the topmost breakers of the hoary brine. 20.226. /and they conceived, and bare twelve fillies These, when they bounded over the earth, the giver of grain, would course over the topmost ears of ripened corn and break them not, and whenso they bounded over the broad back of the sea, would course over the topmost breakers of the hoary brine. 20.227. /and they conceived, and bare twelve fillies These, when they bounded over the earth, the giver of grain, would course over the topmost ears of ripened corn and break them not, and whenso they bounded over the broad back of the sea, would course over the topmost breakers of the hoary brine. 20.228. /and they conceived, and bare twelve fillies These, when they bounded over the earth, the giver of grain, would course over the topmost ears of ripened corn and break them not, and whenso they bounded over the broad back of the sea, would course over the topmost breakers of the hoary brine. 20.229. /and they conceived, and bare twelve fillies These, when they bounded over the earth, the giver of grain, would course over the topmost ears of ripened corn and break them not, and whenso they bounded over the broad back of the sea, would course over the topmost breakers of the hoary brine.
4. Demosthenes, Against Neaera, 97 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

5. Demosthenes, On The Crown, 267 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)



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agricultural calendar Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
altars on mountain summits Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
appraisal theory de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
arcturus Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 85
askra (ascra) Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
astrology Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
aulis Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 86
black sea, landscape Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
black sea Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
blend of cognition and emotion de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
body Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
boreas Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
cartographic space Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
comedy Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
cultic ritual practice, calendars and festivals Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
cultic ritual practice, sacrificial and festal calendars Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
cyme Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 86
dan, anca Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
demosthenes Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
dionysus, dodecaeterides de Jáuregui, Orphism and Christianity in Late Antiquity (2010) 297
discrepancy, between words and deeds Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84
drama Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
earth de Jáuregui, Orphism and Christianity in Late Antiquity (2010) 297
emotions, admiration/awe de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
emotions, anger/rage de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
emotions, disappointment de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
emotions, joy de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
emotions, love/passion de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
emotions, sorrow de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
epiphany Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
euripides Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
evil de Jáuregui, Orphism and Christianity in Late Antiquity (2010) 297
festivals Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
food Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
gifts Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84
hannah, robert Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
hector Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
hecuba Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
helicon Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 86
hesiod, works and days Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
hesiod Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86; Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27; de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
hippokrene (hippocrene) spring Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
horses Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
hubris, general human-environment relations Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
hyades, the Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 85
inscriptions, sacrificial calendars Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
justice Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
kravaritou, s. Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
leaving the city, as a metaliterary metaphor Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84
leocrates Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
mount helikon (helicon) Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
mount olympus Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
mountains, and the divine Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
muses Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
myth Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
odyssey Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
oreithyia Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
orion Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 85
orpheus, literary author de Jáuregui, Orphism and Christianity in Late Antiquity (2010) 297
pain/suffering de Bakker, van den Berg, and Klooster, Emotions and Narrative in Ancient Literature and Beyond (2022) 163
perses Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
poetic/musical inspiration Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
poetic quotations Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
poetry, and aristocratic power Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
sirius Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 85
solon Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
storms Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
thrace Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229; de Jáuregui, Orphism and Christianity in Late Antiquity (2010) 297
thunder Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
time, calendars' Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
timeliness Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84, 85, 86
tragedy Poet and Orator: A Symbiotic Relationship in Democratic Athens (2019)" 331
trümpy, c. Eidinow and Kindt, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion (2015) 537
utopia Kirichenko, Greek Literature and the Ideal: The Pragmatics of Space from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Age (2022) 84
winds Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
winter Gagne, Cosmography and the Idea of Hyperborea in Ancient Greece (2021), 229
wood-cutting Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27
zeus Konig, The Folds of Olympus: Mountains in Ancient Greek and Roman Culture (2022) 27