Homer and the Good Ruler in Antiquity and Beyond: Introduction

Klooster, Jacqueline; Berg, Baukje van den

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“…It is the speculum principum, the 'education of princes', where a preceptor gives advice on kingship to kings or princes. 36 Similar admonitions can be found, for instance, in the Mahabharata. 37 In the Iliad, Nestor often appeared as a preceptor, for instance giving advice on royal behaviour to Agamemnon and Achilles, much younger than him (Il.…”

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WHY CAN'T TELEMACHUS BE KING? THE GROWTH OF A YOUNG BASILEUS

Valle Salazar

2023

Greece & Rome

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This article seeks to offer some considerations on Telemachus’ journey to Pylos and Sparta (Hom. Od. 1–4), interpreting it in the light of his social position as heir of a basileus. Can the beginning of the Odyssey represent a sort of formation for the young prince? And how does the text support this reading? After a brief review of the features of a Homeric basileus, it will be argued that the narrative presents the growth of Telemachus as that of a young prince who needs to comply with those features, and become acquainted with the heroic world he lives in at peace.

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WHY CAN'T TELEMACHUS BE KING? THE GROWTH OF A YOUNG BASILEUS

Valle Salazar

2023

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WHY CAN'T TELEMACHUS BE KING? THE GROWTH OF A YOUNG BASILEUS

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