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Iliad 1.282-284 and Nestor’s Rhetoric of Compromise

Iliad 1.282-284 and Nestor’s Rhetoric of Compromise At the end of the momentous quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon that forms the springboard of the Iliad’s plot, Nestor attempts unsuccessfully to make peace between the warring parties ( Il . 1.254-284). The old man receives a lengthy introduction that celebrates his rhetorical skill and lends weighty significance to the speech that follows ( Il. 1.246-248): τοῖσι δὲ Νέστωρ ἡδυεπὴς ἀνόρουσε λιγὺς Πυλίων ἀγορητής, τοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ γλώσσης µέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή. The speech itself begins with an extensive preamble; even as a youth and among mightier men of the past, Nestor claims, his words were always persuasive and managed to win over men far better than the two kings whose threats and rhetoric have now spun out of control. After thus presenting his credentials, Nestor addresses the antagonists and delivers a carefully balanced speech (1.274-279): ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε καὶ ὔµµες, ἐπεὶ πείθεσθαι ἄµεινον• µήτε σὺ τόνδ’ ἀγαθός περ ἐὼν ἀποαίρεο κούρην, ἀλλ’ ἔα ὥς οἱ πρῶτα δόσαν γέρας υἷες Ἀχαιῶν• µήτε σὺ Πηλείδη ’θελ’ ἐριζέµεναι βασιλῆϊ ἀντιβίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ ποθ’ ὁµοίης ἔµµορε τιµῆς σκηπτοῦχος βασιλεύς, ᾧ τε Ζεὺς κῦδος ἔδωκεν. But you too be persuaded, since it is better to be persuaded: you, although you are noble, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

Iliad 1.282-284 and Nestor’s Rhetoric of Compromise

Mnemosyne , Volume 67 (6): 987 – Nov 12, 2014

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Miscellanea
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0026-7074
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1568-525X
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10.1163/1568525X-12301444
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At the end of the momentous quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon that forms the springboard of the Iliad’s plot, Nestor attempts unsuccessfully to make peace between the warring parties ( Il . 1.254-284). The old man receives a lengthy introduction that celebrates his rhetorical skill and lends weighty significance to the speech that follows ( Il. 1.246-248): τοῖσι δὲ Νέστωρ ἡδυεπὴς ἀνόρουσε λιγὺς Πυλίων ἀγορητής, τοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ γλώσσης µέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή. The speech itself begins with an extensive preamble; even as a youth and among mightier men of the past, Nestor claims, his words were always persuasive and managed to win over men far better than the two kings whose threats and rhetoric have now spun out of control. After thus presenting his credentials, Nestor addresses the antagonists and delivers a carefully balanced speech (1.274-279): ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε καὶ ὔµµες, ἐπεὶ πείθεσθαι ἄµεινον• µήτε σὺ τόνδ’ ἀγαθός περ ἐὼν ἀποαίρεο κούρην, ἀλλ’ ἔα ὥς οἱ πρῶτα δόσαν γέρας υἷες Ἀχαιῶν• µήτε σὺ Πηλείδη ’θελ’ ἐριζέµεναι βασιλῆϊ ἀντιβίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ ποθ’ ὁµοίης ἔµµορε τιµῆς σκηπτοῦχος βασιλεύς, ᾧ τε Ζεὺς κῦδος ἔδωκεν. But you too be persuaded, since it is better to be persuaded: you, although you are noble,

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Published: Nov 12, 2014

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