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Homer’s Epigraph: Iliad 7.87–91

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Abstract

The author argues that Iliad 7.87–89 where Hector imagines an epitaph that will redound to his own glory implies a knowledge of writing and should in any case be central to any discussion of writing in Homer.

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Published Online: 2016-11-2
Published in Print: 2016-11-1

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