Looking for info about a Latin translation of Homer, more likely The Iliad, used to teach Latin in South African Catholic girls schools in the mid to late 1940s.
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It's a circuitous route via Greek, Latin, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare (and others) to get from Pandaros in the Iliad to "pander" in English.
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In the Iliad, Pandaros, son of Lykaon, is a Lykian archer who is allied with the Trojans. In Book 4 of the epic, the goddess Athena tricks him into firing an arrow at the Akhaian king Menelaos, which breaks a truce between the Trojans and Akhaians and causes fighting to resume. Pandaros briefly shows up … Continue reading "How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’"
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
The Iliad Ancient Epic, Eternal Legacy – Myth, War & Humanity || Speeches N Stories
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