tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post2998596887606575227..comments2024-03-17T23:58:06.585+13:00Comments on Kiwi Hellenist: Colours in Homer #1: the bronze skyPeter Gainsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17448862214081111386noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-17774991661992283602020-12-16T05:55:18.128+13:002020-12-16T05:55:18.128+13:00Thomas,
As with Ed just above, very astute comment...Thomas,<br />As with Ed just above, very astute comment. You two have definitely enriched the Gains of Peter on this topic.DKydderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744339729853412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-27866029603588234722020-12-16T05:53:29.962+13:002020-12-16T05:53:29.962+13:00Ed,
Good points in your 1st paragraph. Adding tha...Ed, <br />Good points in your 1st paragraph. Adding that to the point below by Thomas, one can see the power of the 'bronze sky' trope. <br />Thank you!DKydderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744339729853412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-4993282689930777262020-10-20T07:04:40.946+13:002020-10-20T07:04:40.946+13:00Just a quick note, aged and weathered bronze turns...Just a quick note, aged and weathered bronze turns a greenish blue (or "glaukos", if you prefer) - which might add to the poetry of the phrasing, and also helps to explain it somewhat.ThomasSjostronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197108094776991585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-60369592160388175922020-07-18T21:30:33.758+12:002020-07-18T21:30:33.758+12:00Might 'bronze' mean 'flawless', in...Might 'bronze' mean 'flawless', in the sky context? In other words, cloudless? Without shade, such a sky could easily be considered pitiless. Similarly, a flawless sleep might mean death. <br /><br />Also interesting how several Greek terms line up with medical terminology (as you might expect), particularly in relation to blood - porphyria, leucocyte, erythrocyte.EddTheRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893524712336271616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-91433960243020425052017-12-12T20:44:31.981+13:002017-12-12T20:44:31.981+13:00Certainly in the case of a phrase like the "w...Certainly in the case of a phrase like the "wine-looking sea" there's a lot of scope for that kind of thinking-outside-the-box. But there's no solid basis for suspecting a differently coloured sky -- plus, the trope of "bronze sky, iron earth" does rather strongly suggest it's a standard poetic and metaphorical image!Peter Gainsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448862214081111386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918995924244969903.post-60579930709405142052017-12-12T13:24:40.935+13:002017-12-12T13:24:40.935+13:00I thought the sky might have actually been copper ...I thought the sky might have actually been copper due to some environmental difference - in the thickness of the ozone perhaps or due to a major volcanic eruption somewhere, as there was more volcanic activity at that time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082513808796328385noreply@blogger.com