A study of Thumos in early Greek epic / / by Caroline P. Caswell.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava, 114
• Author: Caswell; Caswell, Caroline P.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1990.
• Year of Publication: 1990
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 114.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (85 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; θυμός: A Statement of the Problem /; A Summary of Previous Studies of θυμός /; An analysis of the Usage of θυμός in Early Greek Epic /; θυμός Examined Further: Connections with the Winds /; Appendix /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80) and index.
• ISBN: 9004329102
• ISSN: 0169-8958. Supplementum
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Caroline P. Caswell.

The language of early Greek epic, exemplified primarily by Homer, contains numerous descriptions of inner states and uses a specific vocabulary to do so. Scholars understand these descriptions in a general way; but the precision of the expressions remains a mystery. In this work, one of the most important of these words, thumos , is examined in each of its contexts. This synchronic formulaic analysis is carried out according to the contexts of thumos : the cognitive/intellectual, the emotional, and the physical. Two additional contexts, deliberation and motivation, are discussed separately. Within the discussion of each context, the functional synonyms of thumos, particulary phren/phrenes , and other frequent associates of thumos , are examined. Thumos has associations with words relating to winds and storms, a fact which helps clarify its significance in all contexts. Because this work is a discussion of thumos in all contexts, and also contains an appendix of the relevant passages, it should be useful to scholars engaged in research on Homeric vocabulary.