TY - BOOK ID - 1299605 TI - A study of Thumos in Early Greek Epic PY - 1990 VL - 114 SN - 9004092609 9004329102 9789004092600 9789004329102 PB - Leiden : E.J. Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Lexicology. Semantics KW - Classical Greek language KW - Thumos (Grieks woord) KW - Thumos (Mot grec) KW - Thumos (The Greek word) KW - Epic poetry, Greek KW - Thymos (The Greek word) KW - Poésie épique grecque KW - Thumos (Le mot grec) KW - History and criticism. KW - Histoire et critique KW - -Thymos (The Greek word) KW - Greek language KW - Greek epic poetry KW - Epic poetry, Classical KW - Greek poetry KW - History and criticism KW - Etymology KW - Thymos (The Greek word). KW - Poésie épique grecque KW - Epic poetry, Greek. KW - Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1299605 AB - The language of early Greek epic, exemplified primarily by Homer, contains numerous descriptions of inner states and uses a specific vocabulary to do so. Scholars understand these descriptions in a general way; but the precision of the expressions remains a mystery. In this work, one of the most important of these words, thumos , is examined in each of its contexts. This synchronic formulaic analysis is carried out according to the contexts of thumos : the cognitive/intellectual, the emotional, and the physical. Two additional contexts, deliberation and motivation, are discussed separately. Within the discussion of each context, the functional synonyms of thumos, particulary phren/phrenes , and other frequent associates of thumos , are examined. Thumos has associations with words relating to winds and storms, a fact which helps clarify its significance in all contexts. Because this work is a discussion of thumos in all contexts, and also contains an appendix of the relevant passages, it should be useful to scholars engaged in research on Homeric vocabulary. ER -