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The Catalogue of Ships (Ancient Greek: νεῶν κατάλογος, neōn katálogos) is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's Iliad (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy.
Oct 24, 2006 · The Homeric catalogue of ships. by. Homer; Allen, Thomas W. (Thomas William), b. 1862. Publication date. 1921. Publisher. Oxford The Clarendon Press. Collection. robarts; toronto.
Feb 22, 2020 · This essay provides an overview of archaeological approaches to the Catalogue of Ships. Debates have focused on two interrelated issues: (1) whether the Catalogue is a snapshot of the Greek world during a particular era, and (2) which era, if any, that may be.
The Catalogue of Ships is a list of ships brought by the Achaean heroes to the Trojan War. The most famous Catalogue of Ships comes from Homer's Iliad, and tells of a thousand ships dispatched to Troy.
Nov 2, 2019 · In this series of articles we attempt an in-depth analysis of the Achaean ‘ Catalogue of ships ‘. Using the etymology of the various names, we receive valuable historical and cultural information. Iliad, Second Rhapsody, v. 511-516.
THE ART OF HOMER'S CATALOGUE OF SHIPS. THE PHRASE "CATALOGUE OF SHIPS" has led generations of readers and critics to think of the passage (Iliad 11.484-785) as being something detachable and lumpy -a long, boring mass of data (geography and personnel) that clogs the story and. serves no dramatic function.
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Catalogue of the ships in Homer's Iliad (Oxford 1970), think that "the Catalogue probably originated in an attempt by oral poets contemporary with the historical Trojan War to record in their songs the names of the princes who took part and the places from which their forces came" (169). R. M. Cook, "Two notes on the Homeric
