Variations on the idea of a gleam that blinded Homer
2023.09.29 | By Gregory Nagy This pre-edited standalone essay is dedicated to my dear colleague and friend Pierre Judet de La Combe, on the occasion of a happy celebration, in Paris, of his radiant life and times. I start with a story told in a set of ancient myths about the life of Homer. In that story, Homer was blinded by a gleam of light that emanated from the shining bronze armor of… Read more