tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post4542145523151743362..comments2023-09-28T07:32:28.168-08:00Comments on Bill's Greek Mythology: TFBT: The Argonaut MenoetiusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11216523923707900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-14589991390774816462016-06-20T15:16:27.067-08:002016-06-20T15:16:27.067-08:00Thank you! I must find out more about it and think...Thank you! I must find out more about it and think well.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-82833505960193790822016-06-15T19:12:53.255-08:002016-06-15T19:12:53.255-08:00Menoetius had two other kids I found so far Abderu...Menoetius had two other kids I found so far Abderus (son of battle) and Myrto (sea-goddess). Those dont make good epithets for their dad. I like the idea that Patroclus was the glory of this father<br /><br />Hey, HeroesX starts up again in August. Ever think about taking the copurse?<br /><br />BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216523923707900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-85094366552766718442016-06-15T12:51:22.630-08:002016-06-15T12:51:22.630-08:00I had been thinking of Menoetius to figure out why...I had been thinking of Menoetius to figure out why Patroclus was called "Father's glory". I even suspected that the father in question was Homer himself. This was before I read Muellner's Anger of Achilles, with the explanation that "Patroclus" was just a rendition of the name of Meleagros' wife Cleopatra.<br />You pointed out that the son's name is often the father's epithet. Because Menoetius does not seem very mighty and does not suffer any spectacular fall, here the name of the father (who was conceived by the poet after the son) may be an epithet of the son.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.com