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Equivalent Formulae in the Greek Epos

Mnemosyne 34 (3-4):251-264 (1981)

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  1. Is KΛΕΟΣ ΑΦθΙΤΟΝ a Homeric Formula?Margalit Finkelberg - 1986 - Classical Quarterly 36 (1):1-5.
    Since being brought to light in 1853 by Adalbert Kuhn, the fact that the Homeric expressionκλέος ἄφθιτονhas an exact parallel in the Veda has played an extremely important role in formulating the hypothesis that Greek epic poetry is of Indo-European origin. Yet only with Milman Parry's analysis of the formulaic character of Homeric composition did it become possible to test the antiquity ofκλέος ἄφθιτονon the internal grounds of Homeric diction.It is generally agreed that the conservative character of oral composition entails (...)
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