Iphigenia in the Iliad and the architecture of Homeric allusion

In this paper, I argue that the traditional narrative of Iphigenia’s sacrifice lies allusively behind the opening scenes of the Iliad (1.8–487). Scholars have long suspected that this episode is evoked in Agamemnon’s scathing rebuke of Calchas (1.105–8), but I contend that this is only one moment in...

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Main Author: Nelson, TJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: John Hopkins University Press 2022